IBD Elite 2026: Download FP's list of the largest independent brokerages in wealth management

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Financial Planning's IBD Elite study ranks the largest independent brokerages in wealth management each year, based on the firms' reported annual revenue.

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This printable PDF contains those figures and much more. 

The document includes multiple tables that break down the 37 firms' advisory fees, commissions and other revenue that drove that business. In addition, the PDF features six exclusive top 10 rankings on:

  • revenue growth 
  • payout growth
  • advisor headcount growth
  • largest mix of advisory business
  • highest percentage of women as producing registered representatives and 
  • largest volume of client account assets

Click here to download the PDF. Alternatively, find the complete interactive data from the IBD Elite study here, or follow this link to read the feature story, "The cryptic costs of clearing and custody for advisors."


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