IBD Elite

The majority of the top 25 firms boosted their business by double digits in 2018, and five of them reeled in more than 20% growth.

Seven IBDs turn 50 this year. Here's why most of them won't survive another half-century.

Firms’ head counts show how they’re responding to a challenging time in which experts predict the number of advisors to fall in coming years.

The ongoing shift away from commissionable products is driving major changes in the space.

The largest firms’ combined VA and FA revenues hit a three-year low in 2017, but the products still make up a significant portion of their businesses.

The firms with the highest percentage growth year-over-year are cutting their head counts and fueling the record level of M&A deals.

The combined amount across the top 10 firms has jumped 37% to $385.3 million over the past three years.

Experts cite a variety of reasons for the industry’s grim jobs forecast for advisors, but the data reveals much more complexity.

Firms of all sizes have helped push fee-based business above commissions as the industry undergoes a transformation.

Although the industry reflects stark disparities, these firms are leading their peers in the hiring of female registered representatives.

Shifts in the annual ranking of the nation's independent broker-dealers show how pressure on IBDs is intensifying.

The nation's largest IBDs are growing again, but are they innovating fast enough to keep up with the industry's transformation?

This interactive tool provides the full collection of data from Financial Planning's 33rd annual study of the largest firms in the space.

Thirteen of the top 25 companies generated double-digit growth in 2017 as rivals close in on the perennial No. 1 firm.

See which firms took in the most revenue last year amid an industry-wide slump.

Firms still rely heavily on commission income despite drops last year.

The engine of future growth for the top independent broker-dealers is likely to be fees.

None of the FP50 are close to equalizing their ranks of men and women.

Although revenue fell for the FP50, most firms upped their AUM.

These firms reported the highest share of accounts topping $100,000.