The largest national and regional brokerages

Dec 25, 2011 @ 12:01 am (Updated 12:50 pm) EST

  

Firm# of retail officesProducing reps% chg vs. 2010Client assets ($M)% chg vs. 2010Total client accounts1% chg vs. 2010
Ameriprise Financial Inc.1491,999-2.4%$49,397.54.1%365,418-3.1%
Crowell Weedon14N/DN/A$8,100.0-3.6%40,5001.3%
Hilliard Lyons70400-2.7%$29,600.0-2.0%175,600-3.5%
Janney Montgomery Scott967216.1%$48,400.0-3.6%302,600-4.3%
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.70416,7228.0%$1,452,000.0-1.0%3,344,66226.9%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney77217,291-4.6%$1,560,000.0-2.5%N/AN/A
Raymond James & Associates2211,0961.3%$85,100.04.4%498,0005.1%
RBC Wealth Management2002,000-4.8%$168,000.0-2.9%349,000-6.2%
Southwest Securities Inc.19164-17.6%$8,266.5-10.5%43,287-3.3%
Stifel Nicolaus2871,9612.1%$107,693.07.4%681,3468.5%
Wells Fargo Advisors4,30015,188N/A$1,100,000.03.1%25,630,4653.6%
As of Sept. 30. N/A = not available, N/D = not disclosed. All information was supplied by the firms. Davenport & Co., Morgan Keegan, Scott and Stringfellow, Strene Agee, Wedbush Securities and UBS Wealth Management Americas did not participate in the survey. 1Includes active and inactive accounts. 2Active accounts only. Source: 3Q 2011 financial statements, InvestmentNews

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