Broker-dealer Data Center
Rankings
All 2011-2016 recruitment and staffing data is as of Dec. 31 in the calendar year displayed. Prior year recruitment and staffing data is as of Sept. 30. All financial figures are for firms' year end, unless noted.
| Firm | Total revenue ▼ | Fee revenue | Excess net capital | Operating expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LPL Financial LLC | $5,188,400,000 | $2,766,008,000 | $100,100,000 | $4,470,740,342 |
| 2 | Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC | $4,804,002,854 | $2,638,804,784 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Raymond James Financial Services Inc. | $2,451,920,931 | 0 | $33,143,000 | 0 |
| 4 | Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network | $1,425,306,063 | $976,195,820 | $69,487,433 | 0 |
| 5 | Northwestern Mutual | $1,219,479,000 | $786,939,000 | $31,276,869 | 0 |
| 6 | MML Investors Services, LLC | $1,126,611,001 | $443,746,613 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Equitable Advisors, LLC | $913,766,249 | $237,451,393 | $17,474,857 | $839,351,631 |
| 8 | Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. | $906,665,662 | $509,612,090 | $1,862,175 | $860,066,326 |
| 9 | Lincoln Financial Network | $782,425,686 | $217,746,816 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Securities America Inc. | $700,700,000 | $299,300,000 | $8,900,000 | 0 |
| 11 | Cetera Advisor Networks | $619,547,036 | $247,597,408 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Royal Alliance Associates Inc. | $603,933,811 | $255,654,198 | 0 | $82,882,692 |
| 13 | Kestra Financial, Inc | $549,198,316 | $303,041,167 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors | $522,793,569 | $259,863,842 | $56,859,000 | 0 |
| 15 | Voya Financial Advisors Inc. | $458,805,517 | $170,595,490 | $48,736,249 | 0 |
| 16 | SagePoint Financial Inc. | $405,712,335 | $136,968,012 | 0 | $60,443,995 |
| 17 | Woodbury Financial Services | $373,562,068 | $97,583,809 | 0 | $61,341,896 |
| 18 | Avantax Investment Services, Inc. | $373,173,600 | $164,353,527 | $3,665,758 | $68,071,711 |
| 19 | Securian Financial Services Inc. | $368,628,320 | $136,120,961 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Cetera Advisors | $367,399,446 | $164,802,162 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Cetera Financial Institutions | $340,713,456 | $48,368,083 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC | $336,840,000 | $199,932,000 | $18,420,000 | $79,102,299 |
| 23 | Principal Securities, Inc. | $316,187,460 | $80,468,487 | $11,382,094 | 0 |
| 24 | FSC Securities Corp. | $305,578,221 | $108,596,387 | 0 | $46,959,453 |
| 25 | First Allied Securities, Inc. | $239,977,492 | $79,357,654 | 0 | 0 |
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- Notes
- Rankings only include firms that participated in the InvestmentNews Independent Broker-dealer Survey on Financials
- N/A = Not available
- N/D = Not disclosed
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