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Firm Reps$100K-$499K reps ▼$500K+ repsAvg. annual payoutEmployeesCFPs
1LPL Financial LLC14,3777,0211,793$182,9273,2880
2Raymond James Financial Services Inc.5,2171,9581,106$330,3868,3361,115
3Equitable Advisors, LLC4,7651,474154$113,292718427
4Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.3,7381,290279$244,238712763
5Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network2,092949630$461,217803728
6Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors1,906855217$157,342537271
7Securities America Inc.2,209832230$207,177587646
8Northwestern Mutual 5,037823318$107,08501,009
9Voya Financial Advisors Inc.1,990778134$156,005303293
10Signator Investors Inc.2,152733141$111,642160521
11MML Investors Services, LLC4,43666587$74,8622020
12Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network1,404633481$452,040950
13Royal Alliance Associates Inc.2,782627204$244,5542140
14Avantax Investment Services, Inc.4,597582104$71,000300600
15SagePoint Financial Inc.2,323580110$185,3961800
16Woodbury Financial Services1,73956586$198,8441620
17National Planning Corporation (NPC) 1,326518160$245,0001960
18Securian Financial Services Inc.1,214469163$209,226150219
19Kestra Financial, Inc1,712458217$247,581241283
20INVEST Financial Corp.1,27845595$193,0001720
21FSC Securities Corp.1,743407119$226,7931370
22Triad Advisors, LLC80536775$288,73677207
23Centaurus Financial, Inc.635346145$228,62585240
24American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.81134163$174,8959294
25Cadaret, Grant & Co. Inc.83031351$195,969110125
26Principal Securities, Inc. 1,95931220$74,0072430
27Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC1,12629396$225,453310189
28NEXT Financial Group, Inc.61928129$145,98412364
29Questar Capital Corp.65127333$152,8008336
30J.W. Cole Financial Inc.47527266$227,5465764
31CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.40226878$116,00212248
32Sigma Financial Corp.64925317$139,81810594
33SII Investments Inc.55624483$262,000870
34Ameritas Investment Company/Ameritas Advisory Services1,36323357$96,0471150
35Grove Point Financial, LLC59622245$123,7657797
36Independent Financial Group, LLC58821260$200,7006786
37United Planners Financial Services53620441$226,38556102
38Kovack Securities, Inc.40520150$176,7086868
39Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc.1,09919027$96,2121120
40Investment Centers of America Inc.40118454$236,0009682
41PlanMember Securities Corp.49016635015249
42M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities)85616386$259,8794478
43Geneos Wealth Management Inc.25616069$408,04250105
44Investacorp Inc.54615622$199,4807595
45LaSalle St. Securities LLC31515525$185,0002830
46KMS Financial Services, Inc.40115437$253,90064100
47Securities Service Network LLC43115256$264,00060116
48The O.N. Equity Sales Co.8581318$76,8244973
49Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC1,01412620$75,2145195
50Crown Capital Securities L.P.35712114$114,9332678
51Harbour Investments Inc.25111014$190,0002032
52Parkland Securities, LLC47110811$112,46410529
53Kalos Capital Inc.1408921$279,1363615
54The Investment Center Inc.2548911$137,8743851
55Prospera Financial Services Inc.1357334$381,4325012
56CFD Investments Inc.2196010$135,4694321
57Founders Financial75557$321,6631724
58The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.1755221$348,5293159
59Trustmont Financial Group Inc.111475$125,0001239
60SCF Securities Inc.148435$105,6862617
61David A. Noyes & Company86327$126,000347
62Fortune Financial Services, Inc.294322$63,051119
63Arete Wealth1063011$126,73374
64Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.101306$197,417186
65The Leaders Group649283$74,0672866
66Spire Investment Partners LLC951810$387,9853119
67Infinity Financial Services 5080$59,03754
68Trutoro1430$95,70021
69Cetera Advisors1,52500$160,4281550
70Cetera Advisor Networks2,69300$183,0532850
71Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC7,66800000
72St. Bernard Financial Services Inc.6100024
73Lincoln Financial Network8,8850007360
74Cetera Financial Specialists1,27800$75,007980
75Cetera Financial Institutions1,80500$108,6153160
76First Allied Securities, Inc.81400$238,0311580
77Quest Capital Strategies Inc. 31700000
78Capital Investment Co.18500000
79Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.3,30200000
80Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.52800$198,1301580
81Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak
82Alden Investment Group
83Arkadios Capital
84Vanderbilt Financial Group
85Advisor Group
86Atria Wealth Solutions
87CoastalOne
88Nations Financial Group
89ING Advisor Network Inc.
90Protected Investors of America Inc.
91GBS Financial Corp.
92Equity Services Inc. 480
93Cutter & Company, Inc.45
94WRP Investments Inc.
95Wunderlich Securities Inc.50
96Park Avenue Securities LLC
97Correll Co. Investment Services Corp.9
98LifeMark Securities Corp.
99Bolton Global Capital75
100Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc.
101Coordinated Capital Securities Inc.
102Century Securities Associates Inc.129
103Synergy Investment Group
104Leonard & Co.
105MetLife Inc.
106New England Securities Inc.
107Tower Square Securities Inc.
108Walnut Street Securities Inc.
109Capital Analysts Inc.
110Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.250
111Foothill Securities Inc.
112National Securities Corp.
113vFinance Investments Inc.
114Wall Street Access
115Cantella & Co. Inc. 165
116TFS Securities Inc.
117Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc.307
118BCG Securities, Inc.
119SA Stone650
120Financial Telesis Inc.
121First Republic Securities Co.
122Financial Services International Corp.
123Quincy Cass Associates Inc.
124Packerland Brokerage Services Inc.
125D.A. Davidson & Co.
126Williams Financial Group
127Finance 500 Inc.
128Foresters Equity Services Inc.
129Ausdal Financial Partners
130Harbor Financial Services LLC
131TriCor Financial LLC
132Calton & Associates Inc.320
133Bernardi Securities Inc.
134Allstate Financial Services LLC
135Securities Management and Research214
136World Capital Brokerage, Inc.71
137Schwab Independent Branch Services (Franchise)
138Edward Jones14,500

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