Independent broker-dealer breakdown: Assets rankings

Here are two lists on the total account asset amounts at the largest independent broker-dealers, based on information that <i>InvestmentNews</i> has gathered directly from the firms that participated in the annual survey.
JUN 29, 2010
By  mlanche
InvestmentNews has released its latest independent broker-dealer rankings, which can be viewed here. Below are two lists on the total account asset amounts at the largest independent broker-dealers, based on information that InvestmentNews has gathered directly from the firms that participated in the annual survey.

Top 10 broker-dealers ranked by total account assets

Rank Name of company 2009 total account assets
1 LPL Financial, a unit of LPL Investment Holdings Inc. $257,704,362,757
2 Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. $218,338,000,000
3 Raymond James Financial Services Inc. $118,161,933,000
4 Northwestern Mutual $61,098,800,000
5 MetLife Securities Inc., a unit of MetLife Broker-Dealer Group $55,206,972,588
6 Securities America Inc. $53,000,000,000
7 Commonwealth Financial Network $51,519,867,215
8 Royal Alliance Associates Inc., a unit of Advisor Group $41,327,000,000
9 Financial Network Investment Corp., a unit of Cetera Financial Group $39,294,000,000
10 NFP Securities $38,072,492,810

Want the full slate of InvestmentNews' exclusive independent broker-dealer info? For an expanded set of our B-D data, please contact Kristen Hensley at khensley@investmentnews.com or 212-210-0451.

Top 10 broker-dealers ranked by % change in total account assets

Rank Name of company Total account assets % change, 2008-2009 Actual 2009 total account assets Total account assets % change, 2007-2008 Total account assets % change, 2006-2007
1 Securities Service Network Inc. 74.77% $4,286,438,000 -18.61% N/A
2 United Planners Financial Services 73.06% $6,230,000,000 28.00% N/A
3 Securities America Inc. 65.63% $53,000,000,000 -27.27% 7.32%
4 Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. 63.30% $17,800,000,000 N/A 40.00%
5 New England Securities Inc., a unit of MetLife Broker-Dealer Group 58.95% $25,124,717,576 N/A N/A
6 Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network 56.52% $36,000,000,000 N/A N/A
7 Questar Capital Corp. 53.33% $4,600,000,000 N/A N/A
8 Kovack Securities Inc. 51.41% $2,626,300,000 N/A N/A
9 MetLife Securities Inc., a unit of MetLife Broker-Dealer Group 45.51% $55,206,972,588 N/A N/A
10 Next Financial Group Inc. 45.47% $11,351,762,664 N/A 30.48%

Want the full slate of InvestmentNews' exclusive independent broker-dealer info? For an expanded set of our B-D data, please contact Kristen Hensley at khensley@investmentnews.com or 212-210-0451.

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