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Firm Reps ▼$100K-$499K reps$500K+ repsAvg. annual payoutEmployeesCFPs
1LPL Financial LLC17,28700$217,5764,7563,833
2Advisor Group14,5134,3621,411$253,3821,7430
3Lincoln Financial Network10,620
4Northwestern Mutual 8,6391,547619$207,04001,322
5Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC7,80500000
6MML Investors Services, LLC6,9502,163459$127,320596635
7Raymond James Financial Services Inc.6,64000$436,36801,300
8Royal Alliance Associates Inc.4,8151,259436$274,2484070
9Equitable Advisors, LLC4,5301,609320$159,558642436
10Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.4,5291,578498$308,639894832
11Avantax Investment Services, Inc.3,825
12Securities America Inc.3,2331,188390$204,949594747
13Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.3,10819480670
14Woodbury Financial Services2,498791238$254,5703360
15Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC dba-Commonwealth Financial Network2,476897977$629,0008631,046
16Atria Wealth Solutions2,2496081420428312
17Park Avenue Securities LLC1,92200000
18Principal Securities, Inc. 1,7474518703290
19Kestra Financial, Inc1,736484309$482,535267310
20SagePoint Financial Inc.1,461591163$243,9621960
21Waddell & Reed Financial Advisors1,333516264$391,739575264
22Securian Financial Services Inc.1,077454174$272,052172228
23The Leaders Group1,076479$122,3203387
24Ameritas Investment Company/Ameritas Advisory Services1,05518969$136,6101040
25Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC1,040427158$251,577384218
26Concourse Financial Group Securities, Inc.86518440$150,323850
27Triad Advisors, LLC86225168$160,4580215
28Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC83320554$70,900460
29American Portfolios Financial Services Inc.829328101$248,561112109
30FSC Securities Corp.799282115$309,1451090
31M Holdings Securities Inc. (M Securities)74712581$285,8955064
32The O.N. Equity Sales Co.73515721$112,3684665
33Centaurus Financial, Inc.655362154$222,88588204
34Sigma Financial Corp.61826860$199,097126107
35Independent Financial Group, LLC61525998$334,0008088
36J.W. Cole Financial Inc.550334113$330,5006983
37United Planners Financial Services53822877$305,64867119
38Equity Services Inc. 506150200500
39PlanMember Securities Corp.47918745$157,78718142
40Grove Point Financial, LLC42215353$277,5097568
41Calton & Associates Inc.418
42Kovack Securities, Inc.40027245$213,9437086
43Fortune Financial Services, Inc.375525$81,1831333
44Crown Capital Securities L.P.341
45Parkland Securities, LLC33513021$163,99212730
46LaSalle St. Securities LLC31020040$210,0003241
47The Investment Center Inc.29112126$227,8564153
48Harbour Investments Inc.27212637$300,9002442
49Packerland Brokerage Services Inc.257844$95,8902419
50Geneos Wealth Management Inc.24312471$425,9105486
51Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc.223
52Cantella & Co. Inc. 221
53Vanderbilt Financial Group181000270
54CFD Investments Inc.1504915$194,582520
55Securities Management and Research146
56The Strategic Financial Alliance Inc.1344929$351,0004150
57Arete Wealth1323115$270,0741316
58Prospera Financial Services Inc.1296647$545,8526122
59Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc.123488$287,489219
60St. Bernard Financial Services Inc.11300034
61Arkadios Capital901065$382,727230
62Trustmont Financial Group Inc.88345$144,0001035
63Founders Financial805014$397,6232923
64Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak68000915
65Alden Investment Group65457085
66Coordinated Capital Securities Inc.60
67Cutter & Company, Inc.484170135
68Trutoro3460$87,43253
69Quincy Cass Associates Inc.5
70Nations Financial Group
71BCG Securities, Inc.
72Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp.
73Cadaret, Grant & Co. Inc.
74Capital Analysts Inc.
75Century Securities Associates Inc.
76Correll Co. Investment Services Corp.
77First Allied Securities, Inc.
78GBS Financial Corp.
79ING Advisor Network Inc.
80Cetera Advisor Networks
81Voya Financial Advisors Inc.
82Cetera Advisors
83Investacorp Inc.
84INVEST Financial Corp.
85Investment Centers of America Inc.
86National Planning Corporation (NPC)
87SII Investments Inc.
88NEXT Financial Group, Inc.
89Protected Investors of America Inc.
90Securities Service Network LLC
91Signator Investors Inc.
92Cetera Financial Specialists
93Questar Capital Corp.
94Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network
95WRP Investments Inc.
96Wunderlich Securities Inc.
97LifeMark Securities Corp.
98Bolton Global Capital
99Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc.
100Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
101Synergy Investment Group
102Leonard & Co.
103MetLife Inc.
104New England Securities Inc.
105Tower Square Securities Inc.
106Walnut Street Securities Inc.
107Foothill Securities Inc.
108Quest Capital Strategies Inc.
109Spire Investment Partners LLC
110Capital Investment Co.
111National Securities Corp.
112vFinance Investments Inc.
113Wall Street Access
114TFS Securities Inc.
115KMS Financial Services, Inc.
116Cetera Financial Institutions
117SA Stone
118Financial Telesis Inc.
119First Republic Securities Co.
120Financial Services International Corp.
121D.A. Davidson & Co.
122Williams Financial Group
123Finance 500 Inc.
124Foresters Equity Services Inc.
125CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.
126Ausdal Financial Partners
127SCF Securities Inc.
128Harbor Financial Services LLC
129TriCor Financial LLC
130Kalos Capital Inc.
131Bernardi Securities Inc.
132Allstate Financial Services LLC
133World Capital Brokerage, Inc.
134Infinity Financial Services
135Schwab Independent Branch Services (Franchise)
136Edward Jones
137David A. Noyes & Company
138CoastalOne

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