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Firm Reps$100K-$499K reps$500K+ repsAvg. annual payoutEmployeesCFPs ▼
1Northwestern Mutual 8,6391,547619$207,04001,322
2Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network2,476897977$629,0008631,046
3Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.4,5291,578498$308,639894832
4Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors1,333516264$391,739575264
5Securian Financial Services Inc.1,077454174$272,052172228
6Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC1,040427158$251,577384218
7Centaurus Financial, Inc.655362154$222,88588204
8United Planners Financial Services53822877$305,64867119
9American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.829328101$248,561112109
10Independent Financial Group, LLC61525998$334,0008088
11Kovack Securities, Inc.40027245$213,9437086
12Geneos Wealth Management Inc.24312471$425,9105486
13Grove Point Financial, LLC42215353$277,5097568
14The O.N. Equity Sales Co.73515721$112,3684665
15M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities)74712581$285,8955064
16The Investment Center Inc.29112126$227,8564153
17The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.1344929$351,0004150
18Harbour Investments Inc.27212637$300,9002442
19PlanMember Securities Corp.47918745$157,78718142
20Founders Financial805014$397,6232923
21Prospera Financial Services Inc.1296647$545,8526122
22Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.123488$287,489219
23Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC83320554$70,900460
24Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc.86518440$150,323850
25Cantella & Co. Inc. 221—————
26Crown Capital Securities L.P.341—————

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    Notes
  • Rankings only include firms that participated in the InvestmentNews Independent Broker-dealer Survey on Recruitment & Staffing
  • N/A = Not available
  • N/D = Not disclosed
  • — = Information not available or not disclosed
  • Clearing firms listed are as of 2011. For a $historical list of clearing firms, contact the IN Data Team

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