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INDEPENDENT BROKER-DEALER REVIEW AND RANKING 2026

FA’ s 2026 Independent Broker-Dealer Ranking

2025 GROSS REVENUE RANK
FIRM NAME
NUMBER OF PRODUCING REPS
GROSS REVENUE 2025($ MM)
GROSS REVENUE PER REP 2025
FIRM PAYOUT % 2025
AUM 2025($ MM)
1
LPL Financial *
32,178
16,989.48
527,984
88 %
2,370,500.00
2
Ameriprise Financial
N / A
7,960.36
N / A
Up to 91 %
N / A
3
Osaic
9,806
5,441.62
554,927
91.6 %
336,982.43
4
Cetera
11,341
5,247.57
465,871
90 %
294,092.00
5
Raymond James Financial Services **
4,615
4,523.24
980,117
Up to 90 %
611,196.10
6
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services †
5,870
3,491.19
594,750 §
Up to 95 %
446,431.74
7
MML Investors Services
5,340
2,301.00
430,899
Up to 88 %
306,500.00
8
Cambridge Investment Research
4,077
2,057.73
524,932
Up to 100 %
265,382.78
9
Equitable Advisors
4,582
1,978.34
439,000
Up to 95 %
277,739.48
10
Kestra Financial
1,416
977.70
690,463
93 %
169,860.28
11
Park Avenue Securities
2,461
597.93
242,962
N / A
68,971.22
12
Principal Securities
1,404
542.26
386,226
Up to 95 %
91,306.70
13
Lincoln Investment Planning
937
497.81
531,276
N / A
60,094.00
14
Independent Financial Group
520
320.02
615,425
Up to 95 %
35,400.00
15
J. W. Cole Financial
550
316.75
575,905
Up to 94 %
36,625.00
16
Centaurus Financial
692
233.62
337,604
90 %
46,380.00
17
United Planners Financial Services ‡
489
228.46
523,000
90 +%
17,548.91
18
PlanMember Securities
496
172.10
346,976
Up to 94 %
20,500.00
19
Prospera Financial Services
230
168.00
730,424
Up to 99 %
27,400.00
20
Hornor, Townsend & Kent
545
162.47
298,104
Up to 91 %
21,951.05
21
Arkadios Capital
224
154.00
687,500
90-95 %
15,900.00
22
Geneos Wealth Management
196
144.03
734,824
Up to 97 %
20,500.00
23
Kovack Securities
412
125.85
305,470
Up to 100 %
15,947.28
24
Harbour Investments
238
116.78
490,128
Up to 94 %
20,800.00
25
StoneX Wealth Management
402
114.55
284,951
85 %
6,185.87
26
Sigma Financial Corporation
401
114.09
284,526
Up to 96 %
15,711.65
27
Arete Wealth
176
113.99
647,655
Up to 90 %
6,800.00
28
LaSalle St. Securities
260
72.00
275,000
90 +%
15,000.00
29
The O. N. Equity Sales Company
271
70.12
258,756
Up to 92 %
11,446.02
30
Parkland Securities
244
69.63
285,387
Up to 94 %
7,495.68
31
Ausdal Financial Partners
225
60.65
270,000
90 +%
13,600.00
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