2015 IBD Report Card: Compensation and Benefits Ranking

Mar 31, 2015

How This Survey Was Conducted: Between Jan. 14 and Feb. 25, 2015, REP. magazine emailed invitations to participate in an online survey to print subscribers and advisors in the Meridian-IQ database at over 80 independent broker/dealers. By Feb. 25, a total of 2,069 completed responses were received. Brokers rated their current employers on several items related to their satisfaction. Ratings are based on a 1-to-10 scale, with 10 representing the highest satisfaction level.

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IBDs	Cash compensation (payout grid)	Timely payout of commissions and fees	Deferred revenue and other non-cash compensation	Group health and retirement benefits	Other perks	Overall rating
All respondents	9.2	9.6	8.8	7.4	8.4	9.1
Cambridge Investment Research	Inc.	8.9	9.7	8.3	6.6	8.2
Commonwealth Financial Network	9.6	9.9	9.6	8.3	9.1	9.7
CUNA Brokerage Services	8.5	9.4	9	9.2	9	9
Independent Financial Group	LLC	9.8	9.9	9.5	9	9.4
Investacorp	Inc.	8.9	9.1	8.2	6.9	7.3
Investors Capital Corp.	9.8	9.8	9.4	9.3	9.4	9.6
LPL Financial Corporation	8.8	9.1	7.6	5.5	6.6	8.2
NFP Advisor Services	9.6	9.8	9	8.7	9.1	9.5
Raymond James Financial Services	Inc.	8.9	9.5	8.8	7	8.1
Securities America	Inc.	9.4	9.4	8.5	7.5	7.8
Securities Service Network	9.7	9.9	8.7	7.7	8.4	9.6
Sigma Financial Corporation	9.4	9.7	8.7	8	8.6	9.2
Signator Investors	Inc.	8.3	8.9	6.9	3.8	6.7
Summit Brokerage Services	Inc.	10	10	9.9	9.9	10
The Investment Center	Inc.	10	10	10	5.5	9.8
United Planners' Financial Services of America	9.4	9.8	9.3	7.7	8.7	9.4
Voya Financial	8.8	9.5	8.9	6.8	7.8	8.7
VSR Financial Services	Inc.	9.5	9.7	8.8	7.4	8.7
Cetera Advisor Network	8.3	9	7.9	5.1	7.3	8

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