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

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