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Ranking, United States

Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff

As of October 2, 2026, Empower Advisory Group, LLC ranked #1 nationally in AdvisorIQ's ranking of independent RIAs with the most advisory staff, with 6,138.

Include wirehouses and broker-dealer firms

Firms ranked by employees who perform investment advisory functions, including research (Form ADV Item 5.B(1)), in the data of October 2, 2026. SEC-registered and state-registered firms are both ranked. Independent wealth management RIAs are ranked: firms whose individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of their regulatory assets and that offer financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, leaving out broker-dealers, banks and their advisory arms. The all wealth firms view ranks the same way with those broker-dealer affiliated firms added. Asset managers, private fund managers, pension consultants and platform managers are never ranked (see the methodology). State lists use each firm's main office state, or its registration state when the main office is not public. The US list leaves out firms whose main office is outside the United States. Equal values share a rank and are listed by CRD number.

Rank Firm City and state Most advisory staff
1 Empower Advisory Group, LLC Greenwood Village, CO 6,138
2 Fisher Investments Plano, TX 1,948
3 Creative Planning Overland Park, KS 1,538
4 Cerity Partners LLC New York, NY 1,102
5 Focus Partners Wealth, LLC St. Louis, MO 1,025
6 Hightower Advisors, LLC Chicago, IL 953
7 Mariner Overland Park, KS 933
8 Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC Plymouth, MN 850
9 Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Denver, CO 632
10 Corient Miami, FL 620
11 Edelman Financial Engines Santa Clara, CA 553
12 Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC Waltham, MA 491
13 CWM, LLC Omaha, NE 472
14 AE Wealth Management, LLC Topeka, KS 448
15 Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC Newport Beach, CA 440
16 Pathstone Englewood, NJ 365
17 EP Wealth Advisors Torrance, CA 320
17 Brookstone Capital Management LLC Wheaton, IL 320
19 Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Phoenix, AZ 289
20 Farther San Francisco, CA 252
21 Brookstone Wealth Advisors, LLC Wheaton, IL 247
21 Advisory Services Network Atlanta, GA 247
21 Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC Charlotte, NC 247
24 Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC St. Louis, MO 239
25 Savant Wealth Management Rockford, IL 238
26 Lido Los Angeles, CA 235
27 Mai Capital Management, LLC Cleveland, OH 230
28 Wealthspire Advisors New York, NY 220
29 Summit Financial, LLC Parsippany, NJ 216
30 Creativeone Wealth, LLC Overland Park, KS 203
31 Waverly Advisors, LLC Birmingham, AL 197
32 Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. Akron, OH 195
33 Ieq Capital, LLC Foster City, CA 193
34 Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC Berwyn, PA 192
35 Cresset Asset Management, LLC Chicago, IL 187
36 RFG Advisory, LLC Vestavia Hills, AL 178
37 Arax Advisory Partners New York, NY 168
38 Coldstream Wealth Management Bellevue, WA 166
38 Gradient Advisors, LLC Arden Hills, MN 166
40 Allworth Financial, L.P. Folsom, CA 165
41 United Capital Financial Advisors Irving, TX 162
42 Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC Tampa, FL 160
43 Mutual Advisors, LLC Omaha, NE 158
44 Brighton Jones LLC Seattle, WA 156
45 HB Wealth Atlanta, GA 152
46 Belpointe Asset Management LLC Reno, NV 151
47 Plante Moran Financial Advisors Southfield, MI 142
48 McAdam LLC Radnor, PA 138
49 Mission Wealth Management, LP Santa Barbara, CA 135
50 Sound Income Strategies, LLC Fort Lauderdale, FL 134
51 The Wealth Consulting Group Las Vegas, NV 131
52 Alphastar Capital Management Cornelius, NC 130
53 Seia Los Angeles, CA 128
53 49 Financial Austin, TX 128
55 Avior Wealth Management, LLC Omaha, NE 125
56 Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC Carmel, IN 119
57 Apollon Wealth Management, LLC Mount Pleasant, SC 115
58 Focus Financial Minneapolis, MN 114
59 IP Financial Advisory Services LLC Charlotte, NC 112
60 Integrity Advisory Solutions Dallas, TX 108
61 Global View Capital Management LLC Waukesha, WI 107
62 Curi Capital, LLC Chicago, IL 106
62 Modera Wealth Management, LLC Westwood, NJ 106
62 Mariner Independent Overland Park, KS 106
65 Aspiriant, LLC Los Angeles, CA 105
66 Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions Cleveland, OH 104
66 Onepoint BFG Wealth Partners Parsippany, NJ 104
68 Hub Investment Partners, LLC Austin, TX 103
69 NWF Advisory Services Inc Los Angeles, CA 102
69 Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC Des Peres, MO 102
69 Highpoint Planning Partners Downers Grove, IL 102
69 Modern Wealth Management, LLC Kansas City, MO 102
73 Savvy New York, NY 101
74 Sagespring Wealth Partners Franklin, TN 100
75 SCS Capital Management LLC Boston, MA 99
75 Jordan Park Group LLC San Francisco, CA 99
75 New Edge Wealth Stamford, CT 99
78 Prosperity Capital Advisors Westlake, OH 98
79 Choreo, LLC Rockford, IL 97
79 The Mather Group, LLC Chicago, IL 97
81 LNW Seattle, WA 96
82 Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC Grants Pass, OR 95
82 Oneseven Beachwood, OH 95
82 Western Wealth Management LLC Golden, CO 95
85 Sowell Management North Little Rock, AR 94
85 Forum Financial Management, LP Lombard, IL 94
87 Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC New York, NY 92
87 Perigon Wealth Management, LLC San Francisco, CA 92
89 Northrock Partners, LLC Minneapolis, MN 91
90 F L Putnam Investment Management Co. Lynnfield, MA 90
90 Virtue Capital Management, LLC Brentwood, TN 90
92 CW Advisors, LLC Boston, MA 89
92 Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC Marietta, GA 89
94 Apella Wealth West Hartford, CT 88
94 Good Life Advisors, LLC Celebration, FL 88
96 Ballentine Partners Waltham, MA 87
97 IFG Advisory, LLC Atlanta, GA 86
97 PFG Advisors Phoenix, AZ 86
99 Cary Street Partners Richmond, VA 85
99 Encompass More Asset Management LLC Danville, CA 85

Showing the top 100. Figures are as firms reported them on Form ADV.

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Data as of October 2, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.