ECCC vs LPLA Comparison

Eagle Point Credit Co Inc. is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") collateralized by a portfolio consisting of below-investment-grade U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. The Company intends to operate so as to qualify to be taxed as a regulated investment company.

LPL Financial is the largest US independent broker-dealer, with nearly 29,000 financial advisors affiliated with its platform and roughly 10 million associated customer accounts at the end of 2024. The firm earns the bulk of its profit from interest income earned on client cash balances and from advisory fees and commissions tied to the $1.7 trillion in assets under management or advisory on its platform at year-end 2024. LPL specializes in the provision of turnkey wealth management services for affiliated independent advisors, but maintains a diverse array of affiliation modalities, running the gamut from more traditional employee models to a pure RIA custody approach. It earns tuck-in revenue from recordkeeping fees and the provision of software tools and services to its advisor base.