| Firm | Phone/website | Head of RIA custody business | # of clients | % change vs. 2012 | Assets under custody ($M) | % change vs. 2012 | Minimum assets of advisers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schwab Advisor Services | (877) 687-4085 schwabadvisorcenter.com |
Bernie Clark, Executive vice president and head of Schwab Advisor Services | 70001 | 0.0% | $895,000.0 | 0.0% | None |
| 2 | TD Ameritrade Institutional | (800) 934- 6124 tdainstitutional.com |
Thomas Nally, President | 45001 | 0.0% | N/D | N/A | None |
| 3 | Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services | (800) 735-3756 fiws.fidelity.com |
Michael Durbin, President of Institutional Wealth Services | 3,213 | -2.6% | $660,000.0 | 19.3% | $15M |
| 4 | Trade-PMR Inc. | (888) 579-8640 tradepmr.com |
Robb W. Baldwin, President, CEO | 1,364 | 10.9% | N/D | N/A | None |
| 5 | Scottrade Advisor Services | (866) 306-7135 advisor.scottrade.com |
Brian A. Davis, Head of Scottrade Advisor Services | 1,250 | 13.6% | N/D | N/A | None |
| 6 | Shareholders Service Group | (800) 380-7370 ssginstitutional.com |
Peter Mangan, President, CEO | 1,088 | 11.6% | N/D | N/A | None |
| 7 | Pershing Advisor Solutions | (800) 445-4467 pershing.com/ria |
Mark Tibergien, CEO | 547 | 4.2% | $1,182,000.0 | 18.0% | $100M |
| 8 | Folio Institutional | (703) 245-4000 folioinstitutional.com |
Greg Vigrass, President, CEO | 405 | 7.4% | N/D | N/A | None |
| 9 | Raymond James Financial Services, Investment Advisors Division | (888) 399-1237 advisorchoice.com/ria |
Bill Van Law, President | 280 | 1.8% | $82,000.0 | 13.9% | $50M |
| 10 | LPL Financial LLC | (800) 877-7210 joinlpl.com |
Matthew Enyedi, Senior vice president of RIA Services | 1992 | 30.9% | $466,960.0 | 72.4% | None |
| 11 | National Advisors Trust Co. | (913) 234-8200 nationaladvisorstrust.com |
Kevin D. Hobbs, Senior vice president of operations | 144 | 3.6% | $82,548.0 | 10.5% | None |
| 12 | Trust Co. of America | (800) 955-7808 trustamerica.com |
David Barry, CEO | 142 | 4.4% | $113,000.0 | 13.0% | None |
| 13 | RBC Advisor Services | (888) 665-7630 rbc-as.com |
Catie Tobin, Head of RBC Correspondent & Advisor Services | 99 | 10.0% | $116,200.0 | 11.7% | $100M |
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