The largest national and regional brokerages
Firm # of retail offices Producing reps % chg vs. 2010 Client assets ($M) % chg vs.
| Firm | # of retail offices | Producing reps | % chg vs. 2010 | Client assets ($M) | % chg vs. 2010 | Total client accounts1 | % chg vs. 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameriprise Financial Inc. | 149 | 1,999 | -2.4% | $49,397.5 | 4.1% | 365,418 | -3.1% |
| Crowell Weedon | 14 | N/D | N/A | $8,100.0 | -3.6% | 40,500 | 1.3% |
| Hilliard Lyons | 70 | 400 | -2.7% | $29,600.0 | -2.0% | 175,600 | -3.5% |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | 96 | 721 | 6.1% | $48,400.0 | -3.6% | 302,600 | -4.3% |
| Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. | 704 | 16,722 | 8.0% | $1,452,000.0 | -1.0% | 3,344,6622 | 6.9% |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney | 772 | 17,291 | -4.6% | $1,560,000.0 | -2.5% | N/A | N/A |
| Raymond James & Associates | 221 | 1,096 | 1.3% | $85,100.0 | 4.4% | 498,000 | 5.1% |
| RBC Wealth Management | 200 | 2,000 | -4.8% | $168,000.0 | -2.9% | 349,000 | -6.2% |
| Southwest Securities Inc. | 19 | 164 | -17.6% | $8,266.5 | -10.5% | 43,287 | -3.3% |
| Stifel Nicolaus | 287 | 1,961 | 2.1% | $107,693.0 | 7.4% | 681,346 | 8.5% |
| Wells Fargo Advisors | 4,300 | 15,188 | N/A | $1,100,000.0 | 3.1% | 25,630,465 | 3.6% |
| 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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