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Firm Total revenueFee revenueExcess net capital ▼Operating expenses
1LPL Financial LLC$5,188,400,000$2,766,008,000$100,100,000$4,470,740,342
2Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network$1,425,306,063$976,195,820$69,487,4330
3Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors$522,793,569$259,863,842$56,859,0000
4Voya Financial Advisors Inc.$458,805,517$170,595,490$48,736,2490
5Raymond James Financial Services Inc.$2,451,920,9310$33,143,0000
6Northwestern Mutual $1,219,479,000$786,939,000$31,276,8690
7Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC$336,840,000$199,932,000$18,420,000$79,102,299
8Equitable Advisors, LLC$913,766,249$237,451,393$17,474,857$839,351,631
9Centaurus Financial, Inc.$155,849,550$41,403,277$16,935,7810
10Principal Securities, Inc. $316,187,460$80,468,487$11,382,0940
11Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.$109,330,863$16,805,778$10,203,306$25,992,515
12American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.$218,210,687$109,063,912$9,800,000$27,369,348
13Investacorp Inc.$104,683,443$28,116,000$9,236,000$96,601,000
14Securities America Inc.$700,700,000$299,300,000$8,900,0000
15Securities Service Network LLC$100,445,000$35,994,000$8,684,0000
16Prospera Financial Services Inc.$54,156,438$26,514,253$7,696,516$14,603,953
17Triad Advisors, LLC$132,133,009$124,065,940$7,265,8760
18KMS Financial Services, Inc.$122,780,641$60,795,192$7,128,658$117,203,696
19Grove Point Financial, LLC$116,887,423$35,232,244$6,646,1990
20Ameritas Investment Company/Ameritas Advisory Services$139,100,000$47,400,000$6,280,864$20,500,000
21United Planners Financial Services$131,918,119$76,594,825$5,108,857$124,993,813
22PlanMember Securities Corp.$97,311,000$71,573,000$5,100,0000
23J.W. Cole Financial Inc.$121,435,444$40,715,794$4,490,243$9,789,324
24Avantax Investment Services, Inc.$373,173,600$164,353,527$3,665,758$68,071,711
25Crown Capital Securities L.P.$50,921,253$15,935,800$3,593,1790
26Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc.$117,123,444$39,071,888$3,432,9690
27The O.N. Equity Sales Co.$77,096,757$13,245,972$2,560,056$75,275,242
28Kovack Securities, Inc.$79,347,000$35,746,560$2,250,000$74,655,600
29M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities)$175,742,932$25,836,194$2,119,983$15,189,990
30Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc.$52,419,235$17,858,085$2,024,216$36,750,000
31LaSalle St. Securities LLC$40,833,000$8,000,000$2,000,000$4,000,000
32Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.$906,665,662$509,612,090$1,862,175$860,066,326
33Geneos Wealth Management Inc.$132,288,399$98,751,679$1,107,2670
34Founders Financial$29,136,901$22,144,045$1,016,096$27,233,750
35Securities Management and Research$5,900,021$1,517,991$937,998$3,076,435
36The Investment Center Inc.$56,702,206$23,788,089$932,000$54,847,473
37Arkadios Capital$13,000,000$3,500,000$900,000$10,600,000
38CFD Investments Inc.$31,198,973$12,685,490$519,669$18,486,216
39Packerland Brokerage Services Inc.$23,665,120$5,152,735$514,787$2,772,317
40Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.$19,049,094$4,443,440$508,606$14,606,165
41The Leaders Group$72,532,0540$407,996$71,114,992
42Harbour Investments Inc.$54,914,000$24,080,000$367,000$54,000,000
43Arete Wealth$30,085,805$10,362,588$275,000$26,318,330
44Trutoro$973,829$544,918$26,802$1,008,332
45Cetera Advisors$367,399,446$164,802,16200
46MML Investors Services, LLC$1,126,611,001$443,746,61300
47Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC$124,165,295$37,500,00000
48Parkland Securities, LLC$63,395,514$16,864,05500
49Spire Investment Partners LLC$33,458,313$23,905,55100
50Kestra Financial, Inc$549,198,316$303,041,16700
51Cetera Financial Institutions$340,713,456$48,368,08300
52SagePoint Financial Inc.$405,712,335$136,968,0120$60,443,995
53FSC Securities Corp.$305,578,221$108,596,3870$46,959,453
54Equity Services Inc. $53,800,000$18,000,00000
55Trustmont Financial Group Inc.0000
56Sigma Financial Corp.$117,498,872$44,609,18500
57First Allied Securities, Inc.$239,977,492$79,357,65400
58Cetera Financial Specialists$157,742,605$78,914,30500
59Kalos Capital Inc.$32,066,600$8,044,03100
60Fortune Financial Services, Inc.$19,629,452000
61St. Bernard Financial Services Inc.0000
62Woodbury Financial Services$373,562,068$97,583,8090$61,341,896
63World Capital Brokerage, Inc.$2,500,000000
64Lincoln Financial Network$782,425,686$217,746,81600
65Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC$4,804,002,854$2,638,804,78400
66Park Avenue Securities LLC$213,712,000$87,087,00000
67Securian Financial Services Inc.$368,628,320$136,120,96100
68Cetera Advisor Networks$619,547,036$247,597,40800
69Royal Alliance Associates Inc.$603,933,811$255,654,1980$82,882,692
70Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.$152,766,802$48,553,90800
71Independent Financial Group, LLC$174,207,800$73,559,40000
72Nations Financial Group
73BCG Securities, Inc.
74Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.
75Cadaret, Grant & Co. Inc.
76Capital Analysts Inc.
77Century Securities Associates Inc.
78Coordinated Capital Securities Inc.
79Correll Co. Investment Services Corp.
80Cutter & Company, Inc.
81GBS Financial Corp.
82ING Advisor Network Inc.
83INVEST Financial Corp.
84Investment Centers of America Inc.
85National Planning Corporation (NPC)
86SII Investments Inc.
87NEXT Financial Group, Inc.
88Protected Investors of America Inc.
89Signator Investors Inc.
90Questar Capital Corp.
91Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
92WRP Investments Inc.
93Wunderlich Securities Inc.
94LifeMark Securities Corp.
95Bolton Global Capital
96Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc.
97Synergy Investment Group
98Leonard & Co.
99MetLife Inc.
100New England Securities Inc.
101Tower Square Securities Inc.
102Walnut Street Securities Inc.
103Foothill Securities Inc.
104Quest Capital Strategies Inc.
105Capital Investment Co.
106National Securities Corp.
107vFinance Investments Inc.
108Wall Street Access
109Cantella & Co. Inc.
110TFS Securities Inc.
111SA Stone
112Financial Telesis Inc.
113First Republic Securities Co.
114Financial Services International Corp.
115Quincy Cass Associates Inc.
116D.A. Davidson & Co.
117Williams Financial Group
118Finance 500 Inc.
119Foresters Equity Services Inc.
120CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.
121Ausdal Financial Partners
122SCF Securities Inc.
123Harbor Financial Services LLC
124TriCor Financial LLC
125Calton & Associates Inc.
126Bernardi Securities Inc.
127Allstate Financial Services LLC
128The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.
129Infinity Financial Services
130Schwab Independent Branch Services (Franchise)
131Edward Jones
132David A. Noyes & Company
133Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
134Alden Investment Group$1,694,232$43,692
135Vanderbilt Financial Group
136Advisor Group
137Atria Wealth Solutions
138CoastalOne

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