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

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