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 | Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network | $1,425,306,063 | $976,195,820 | $69,487,433 | 0 |
| 3 | Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors | $522,793,569 | $259,863,842 | $56,859,000 | 0 |
| 4 | Voya Financial Advisors Inc. | $458,805,517 | $170,595,490 | $48,736,249 | 0 |
| 5 | Raymond James Financial Services Inc. | $2,451,920,931 | 0 | $33,143,000 | 0 |
| 6 | Northwestern Mutual | $1,219,479,000 | $786,939,000 | $31,276,869 | 0 |
| 7 | Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC | $336,840,000 | $199,932,000 | $18,420,000 | $79,102,299 |
| 8 | Equitable Advisors, LLC | $913,766,249 | $237,451,393 | $17,474,857 | $839,351,631 |
| 9 | Centaurus Financial, Inc. | $155,849,550 | $41,403,277 | $16,935,781 | 0 |
| 10 | Principal Securities, Inc. | $316,187,460 | $80,468,487 | $11,382,094 | 0 |
| 11 | Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. | $109,330,863 | $16,805,778 | $10,203,306 | $25,992,515 |
| 12 | American Portfolios Financial Services Inc. | $218,210,687 | $109,063,912 | $9,800,000 | $27,369,348 |
| 13 | Investacorp Inc. | $104,683,443 | $28,116,000 | $9,236,000 | $96,601,000 |
| 14 | Securities America Inc. | $700,700,000 | $299,300,000 | $8,900,000 | 0 |
| 15 | Securities Service Network LLC | $100,445,000 | $35,994,000 | $8,684,000 | 0 |
| 16 | Prospera Financial Services Inc. | $54,156,438 | $26,514,253 | $7,696,516 | $14,603,953 |
| 17 | Triad Advisors, LLC | $132,133,009 | $124,065,940 | $7,265,876 | 0 |
| 18 | KMS Financial Services, Inc. | $122,780,641 | $60,795,192 | $7,128,658 | $117,203,696 |
| 19 | Grove Point Financial, LLC | $116,887,423 | $35,232,244 | $6,646,199 | 0 |
| 20 | Ameritas Investment Company/Ameritas Advisory Services | $139,100,000 | $47,400,000 | $6,280,864 | $20,500,000 |
| 21 | United Planners Financial Services | $131,918,119 | $76,594,825 | $5,108,857 | $124,993,813 |
| 22 | PlanMember Securities Corp. | $97,311,000 | $71,573,000 | $5,100,000 | 0 |
| 23 | J.W. Cole Financial Inc. | $121,435,444 | $40,715,794 | $4,490,243 | $9,789,324 |
| 24 | Avantax Investment Services, Inc. | $373,173,600 | $164,353,527 | $3,665,758 | $68,071,711 |
| 25 | Crown Capital Securities L.P. | $50,921,253 | $15,935,800 | $3,593,179 | 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
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