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Firm Reps$100K-$499K reps$500K+ repsAvg. annual payoutEmployeesCFPs ▼
1LPL Financial LLC17,28700$217,5764,7563,833
2Northwestern Mutual 8,6391,547619$207,04001,322
3Raymond James Financial Services Inc.6,64000$436,36801,300
4Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network2,476897977$629,0008631,046
5Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.4,5291,578498$308,639894832
6Securities America Inc.3,2331,188390$204,949594747
7MML Investors Services, LLC6,9502,163459$127,320596635
8Equitable Advisors, LLC4,5301,609320$159,558642436
9Atria Wealth Solutions2,2496081420428312
10Kestra Financial, Inc1,736484309$482,535267310
11Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors1,333516264$391,739575264
12Securian Financial Services Inc.1,077454174$272,052172228
13Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC1,040427158$251,577384218
14Triad Advisors, LLC86225168$160,4580215
15Centaurus Financial, Inc.655362154$222,88588204
16United Planners Financial Services53822877$305,64867119
17American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.829328101$248,561112109
18Sigma Financial Corp.61826860$199,097126107
19Independent Financial Group, LLC61525998$334,0008088
20The Leaders Group1,076479$122,3203387
21Geneos Wealth Management Inc.24312471$425,9105486
22Kovack Securities, Inc.40027245$213,9437086
23J.W. Cole Financial Inc.550334113$330,5006983
24Grove Point Financial, LLC42215353$277,5097568
25The O.N. Equity Sales Co.73515721$112,3684665
26M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities)74712581$285,8955064
27The Investment Center Inc.29112126$227,8564153
28The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.1344929$351,0004150
29PlanMember Securities Corp.47918745$157,78718142
30Harbour Investments Inc.27212637$300,9002442
31LaSalle St. Securities LLC31020040$210,0003241
32Trustmont Financial Group Inc.88345$144,0001035
33Fortune Financial Services, Inc.375525$81,1831333
34Parkland Securities, LLC33513021$163,99212730
35Founders Financial805014$397,6232923
36Prospera Financial Services Inc.1296647$545,8526122
37Packerland Brokerage Services Inc.257844$95,8902419
38Arete Wealth1323115$270,0741316
39Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.123488$287,489219
40Alden Investment Group65457085
41Cutter & Company, Inc.484170135
42Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak68000915
43St. Bernard Financial Services Inc.11300034
44Trutoro3460$87,43253
45Principal Securities, Inc. 1,7474518703290
46Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc.86518440$150,323850
47Ameritas Investment Company/Ameritas Advisory Services1,05518969$136,6101040
48Arkadios Capital901065$382,727230
49Vanderbilt Financial Group181000270
50Advisor Group14,5134,3621,411$253,3821,7430
51Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC83320554$70,900460
52Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC7,80500000
53CFD Investments Inc.1504915$194,582520
54Royal Alliance Associates Inc.4,8151,259436$274,2484070
55SagePoint Financial Inc.1,461591163$243,9621960
56Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.3,10819480670
57FSC Securities Corp.799282115$309,1451090
58Equity Services Inc. 506150200500
59Woodbury Financial Services2,498791238$254,5703360
60Park Avenue Securities LLC1,92200000
61Finance 500 Inc.
62Foresters Equity Services Inc.
63CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.
64Ausdal Financial Partners
65SCF Securities Inc.
66Harbor Financial Services LLC
67TriCor Financial LLC
68Kalos Capital Inc.
69Calton & Associates Inc.418
70Bernardi Securities Inc.
71Allstate Financial Services LLC
72Securities Management and Research146
73World Capital Brokerage, Inc.
74Infinity Financial Services
75Schwab Independent Branch Services (Franchise)
76Edward Jones
77David A. Noyes & Company
78CoastalOne
79Nations Financial Group
80BCG Securities, Inc.
81Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc.223
82Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.
83Cadaret, Grant & Co. Inc.
84Capital Analysts Inc.
85Century Securities Associates Inc.
86Coordinated Capital Securities Inc.60
87Correll Co. Investment Services Corp.
88Crown Capital Securities L.P.341
89First Allied Securities, Inc.
90GBS Financial Corp.
91Avantax Investment Services, Inc.3,825
92ING Advisor Network Inc.
93Cetera Advisor Networks
94Voya Financial Advisors Inc.
95Cetera Advisors
96Investacorp Inc.
97INVEST Financial Corp.
98Investment Centers of America Inc.
99National Planning Corporation (NPC)
100SII Investments Inc.
101NEXT Financial Group, Inc.
102Protected Investors of America Inc.
103Securities Service Network LLC
104Signator Investors Inc.
105Cetera Financial Specialists
106Questar Capital Corp.
107Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
108WRP Investments Inc.
109Wunderlich Securities Inc.
110Lincoln Financial Network10,620
111LifeMark Securities Corp.
112Bolton Global Capital
113Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc.
114Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
115Synergy Investment Group
116Leonard & Co.
117MetLife Inc.
118New England Securities Inc.
119Tower Square Securities Inc.
120Walnut Street Securities Inc.
121Foothill Securities Inc.
122Quest Capital Strategies Inc.
123Spire Investment Partners LLC
124Capital Investment Co.
125National Securities Corp.
126vFinance Investments Inc.
127Wall Street Access
128Cantella & Co. Inc. 221
129TFS Securities Inc.
130KMS Financial Services, Inc.
131Cetera Financial Institutions
132SA Stone
133Financial Telesis Inc.
134First Republic Securities Co.
135Financial Services International Corp.
136Quincy Cass Associates Inc.5
137D.A. Davidson & Co.
138Williams Financial Group

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