# 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.

As of: 2026-10-02
Address: https://advisoriq.com/ria/rankings/most-advisory-staff/

## Facts

- ranking: Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff
- how_it_is_computed: 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.
- unit: count
- scope: United States
- firms_listed: 100
- rows: rank: 1, crd: 112058, firm: Empower Advisory Group, LLC, city: Greenwood Village, state: CO, value: 6138, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/112058/; rank: 2, crd: 107342, firm: Fisher Investments, city: Plano, state: TX, value: 1948, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/107342/; rank: 3, crd: 105348, firm: Creative Planning, city: Overland Park, state: KS, value: 1538, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/105348/; rank: 4, crd: 151559, firm: Cerity Partners LLC, city: New York, state: NY, value: 1102, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/151559/; rank: 5, crd: 159289, firm: Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, city: St. Louis, state: MO, value: 1025, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/159289/; rank: 6, crd: 145323, firm: Hightower Advisors, LLC, city: Chicago, state: IL, value: 953, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/145323/; rank: 7, crd: 140195, firm: Mariner, city: Overland Park, state: KS, value: 933, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/140195/; rank: 8, crd: 116407, firm: Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, city: Plymouth, state: MN, value: 850, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/116407/; rank: 9, crd: 147363, firm: Mercer Global Advisors Inc., city: Denver, state: CO, value: 632, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/147363/; rank: 10, crd: 319448, firm: Corient, city: Miami, state: FL, value: 620, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/319448/; rank: 11, crd: 104510, firm: Edelman Financial Engines, city: Santa Clara, state: CA, value: 553, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/104510/; rank: 12, crd: 284656, firm: Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, city: Waltham, state: MA, value: 491, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/284656/; rank: 13, crd: 155344, firm: CWM, LLC, city: Omaha, state: NE, value: 472, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/155344/; rank: 14, crd: 282580, firm: AE Wealth Management, LLC, city: Topeka, state: KS, value: 448, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/282580/; rank: 15, crd: 119290, firm: Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, city: Newport Beach, state: CA, value: 440, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/119290/; rank: 16, crd: 151736, firm: Pathstone, city: Englewood, state: NJ, value: 365, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/151736/; rank: 17, crd: 111147, firm: EP Wealth Advisors, city: Torrance, state: CA, value: 320, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/111147/; rank: 17, crd: 141413, firm: Brookstone Capital Management LLC, city: Wheaton, state: IL, value: 320, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/141413/; rank: 19, crd: 175083, firm: Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, city: Phoenix, state: AZ, value: 289, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/175083/; rank: 20, crd: 302050, firm: Farther, city: San Francisco, state: CA, value: 252, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/302050/; rank: 21, crd: 137658, firm: Brookstone Wealth Advisors, LLC, city: Wheaton, state: IL, value: 247, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/137658/; rank: 21, crd: 146051, firm: Advisory Services Network, city: Atlanta, state: GA, value: 247, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/146051/; rank: 21, crd: 168267, firm: Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, city: Charlotte, state: NC, value: 247, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/168267/; rank: 24, crd: 104727, firm: Moneta Group Investment Advisors, LLC, city: St. Louis, state: MO, value: 239, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/104727/; rank: 25, crd: 107271, firm: Savant Wealth Management, city: Rockford, state: IL, value: 238, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/107271/; rank: 26, crd: 269866, firm: Lido, city: Los Angeles, state: CA, value: 235, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/269866/; rank: 27, crd: 109807, firm: Mai Capital Management, LLC, city: Cleveland, state: OH, value: 230, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/109807/; rank: 28, crd: 106181, firm: Wealthspire Advisors, city: New York, state: NY, value: 220, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/106181/; rank: 29, crd: 299322, firm: Summit Financial, LLC, city: Parsippany, state: NJ, value: 216, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/299322/; rank: 30, crd: 281213, firm: Creativeone Wealth, LLC, city: Overland Park, state: KS, value: 203, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/281213/; rank: 31, crd: 115332, firm: Waverly Advisors, LLC, city: Birmingham, state: AL, value: 197, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/115332/; rank: 32, crd: 117756, firm: Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C., city: Akron, state: OH, value: 195, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/117756/; rank: 33, crd: 301819, firm: Ieq Capital, LLC, city: Foster City, state: CA, value: 193, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/301819/; rank: 34, crd: 123913, firm: Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, city: Berwyn, state: PA, value: 192, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/123913/; rank: 35, crd: 288566, firm: Cresset Asset Management, LLC, city: Chicago, state: IL, value: 187, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/288566/; rank: 36, crd: 158401, firm: RFG Advisory, LLC, city: Vestavia Hills, state: AL, value: 178, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/158401/; rank: 37, crd: 133535, firm: Arax Advisory Partners, city: New York, state: NY, value: 168, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/133535/; rank: 38, crd: 108805, firm: Coldstream Wealth Management, city: Bellevue, state: WA, value: 166, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/108805/; rank: 38, crd: 152665, firm: Gradient Advisors, LLC, city: Arden Hills, state: MN, value: 166, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/152665/; rank: 40, crd: 111167, firm: Allworth Financial, L.P., city: Folsom, state: CA, value: 165, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/111167/; rank: 41, crd: 134600, firm: United Capital Financial Advisors, city: Irving, state: TX, value: 162, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/134600/; rank: 42, crd: 323135, firm: Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, city: Tampa, state: FL, value: 160, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/323135/; rank: 43, crd: 167658, firm: Mutual Advisors, LLC, city: Omaha, state: NE, value: 158, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/167658/; rank: 44, crd: 108601, firm: Brighton Jones LLC, city: Seattle, state: WA, value: 156, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/108601/; rank: 45, crd: 316731, firm: HB Wealth, city: Atlanta, state: GA, value: 152, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/316731/; rank: 46, crd: 143440, firm: Belpointe Asset Management LLC, city: Reno, state: NV, value: 151, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/143440/; rank: 47, crd: 112158, firm: Plante Moran Financial Advisors, city: Southfield, state: MI, value: 142, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/112158/; rank: 48, crd: 170914, firm: McAdam LLC, city: Radnor, state: PA, value: 138, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/170914/; rank: 49, crd: 113057, firm: Mission Wealth Management, LP, city: Santa Barbara, state: CA, value: 135, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/113057/; rank: 50, crd: 173272, firm: Sound Income Strategies, LLC, city: Fort Lauderdale, state: FL, value: 134, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/173272/; rank: 51, crd: 173194, firm: The Wealth Consulting Group, city: Las Vegas, state: NV, value: 131, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/173194/; rank: 52, crd: 157423, firm: Alphastar Capital Management, city: Cornelius, state: NC, value: 130, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/157423/; rank: 53, crd: 108163, firm: Seia, city: Los Angeles, state: CA, value: 128, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/108163/; rank: 53, crd: 319484, firm: 49 Financial, city: Austin, state: TX, value: 128, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/319484/; rank: 55, crd: 148674, firm: Avior Wealth Management, LLC, city: Omaha, state: NE, value: 125, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/148674/; rank: 56, crd: 127132, firm: Valeo Financial Advisors, LLC, city: Carmel, state: IN, value: 119, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/127132/; rank: 57, crd: 291902, firm: Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, city: Mount Pleasant, state: SC, value: 115, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/291902/; rank: 58, crd: 116140, firm: Focus Financial, city: Minneapolis, state: MN, value: 114, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/116140/; rank: 59, crd: 305772, firm: IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, city: Charlotte, state: NC, value: 112, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/305772/; rank: 60, crd: 288817, firm: Integrity Advisory Solutions, city: Dallas, state: TX, value: 108, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/288817/; rank: 61, crd: 158292, firm: Global View Capital Management LLC, city: Waukesha, state: WI, value: 107, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/158292/; rank: 62, crd: 134249, firm: Curi Capital, LLC, city: Chicago, state: IL, value: 106, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/134249/; rank: 62, crd: 155649, firm: Modera Wealth Management, LLC, city: Westwood, state: NJ, value: 106, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/155649/; rank: 62, crd: 305418, firm: Mariner Independent, city: Overland Park, state: KS, value: 106, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/305418/; rank: 65, crd: 146720, firm: Aspiriant, LLC, city: Los Angeles, state: CA, value: 105, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/146720/; rank: 66, crd: 105674, firm: Clearstead; Clearstead Advisory Solutions, city: Cleveland, state: OH, value: 104, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/105674/; rank: 66, crd: 318366, firm: Onepoint BFG Wealth Partners, city: Parsippany, state: NJ, value: 104, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/318366/; rank: 68, crd: 307956, firm: Hub Investment Partners, LLC, city: Austin, state: TX, value: 103, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/307956/; rank: 69, crd: 110410, firm: NWF Advisory Services Inc, city: Los Angeles, state: CA, value: 102, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/110410/; rank: 69, crd: 164666, firm: Cornerstone Wealth Management, LLC, city: Des Peres, state: MO, value: 102, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/164666/; rank: 69, crd: 316636, firm: Highpoint Planning Partners, city: Downers Grove, state: IL, value: 102, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/316636/; rank: 69, crd: 324624, firm: Modern Wealth Management, LLC, city: Kansas City, state: MO, value: 102, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/324624/; rank: 73, crd: 318493, firm: Savvy, city: New York, state: NY, value: 101, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/318493/; rank: 74, crd: 283515, firm: Sagespring Wealth Partners, city: Franklin, state: TN, value: 100, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/283515/; rank: 75, crd: 122258, firm: SCS Capital Management LLC, city: Boston, state: MA, value: 99, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/122258/; rank: 75, crd: 287755, firm: Jordan Park Group LLC, city: San Francisco, state: CA, value: 99, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/287755/; rank: 75, crd: 307771, firm: New Edge Wealth, city: Stamford, state: CT, value: 99, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/307771/; rank: 78, crd: 156480, firm: Prosperity Capital Advisors, city: Westlake, state: OH, value: 98, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/156480/; rank: 79, crd: 111221, firm: Choreo, LLC, city: Rockford, state: IL, value: 97, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/111221/; rank: 79, crd: 156005, firm: The Mather Group, LLC, city: Chicago, state: IL, value: 97, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/156005/; rank: 81, crd: 107341, firm: LNW, city: Seattle, state: WA, value: 96, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/107341/; rank: 82, crd: 148107, firm: Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC, city: Grants Pass, state: OR, value: 95, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/148107/; rank: 82, crd: 283087, firm: Oneseven, city: Beachwood, state: OH, value: 95, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/283087/; rank: 82, crd: 283545, firm: Western Wealth Management LLC, city: Golden, state: CO, value: 95, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/283545/; rank: 85, crd: 127145, firm: Sowell Management, city: North Little Rock, state: AR, value: 94, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/127145/; rank: 85, crd: 145706, firm: Forum Financial Management, LP, city: Lombard, state: IL, value: 94, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/145706/; rank: 87, crd: 118333, firm: Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC, city: New York, state: NY, value: 92, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/118333/; rank: 87, crd: 131037, firm: Perigon Wealth Management, LLC, city: San Francisco, state: CA, value: 92, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/131037/; rank: 89, crd: 167908, firm: Northrock Partners, LLC, city: Minneapolis, state: MN, value: 91, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/167908/; rank: 90, crd: 106223, firm: F L Putnam Investment Management Co., city: Lynnfield, state: MA, value: 90, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/106223/; rank: 90, crd: 167816, firm: Virtue Capital Management, LLC, city: Brentwood, state: TN, value: 90, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/167816/; rank: 92, crd: 310873, firm: CW Advisors, LLC, city: Boston, state: MA, value: 89, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/310873/; rank: 92, crd: 313928, firm: Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC, city: Marietta, state: GA, value: 89, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/313928/; rank: 94, crd: 171106, firm: Apella Wealth, city: West Hartford, state: CT, value: 88, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/171106/; rank: 94, crd: 171898, firm: Good Life Advisors, LLC, city: Celebration, state: FL, value: 88, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/171898/; rank: 96, crd: 152802, firm: Ballentine Partners, city: Waltham, state: MA, value: 87, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/152802/; rank: 97, crd: 168012, firm: IFG Advisory, LLC, city: Atlanta, state: GA, value: 86, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/168012/; rank: 97, crd: 173344, firm: PFG Advisors, city: Phoenix, state: AZ, value: 86, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/173344/; rank: 99, crd: 128545, firm: Cary Street Partners, city: Richmond, state: VA, value: 85, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/128545/; rank: 99, crd: 322382, firm: Encompass More Asset Management LLC, city: Danville, state: CA, value: 85, base_value: not stated, succeeded_to_another_advisers_business: false, url: https://advisoriq.com/ria/firms/322382/

## Notes

- Firms marked as successors reported on Form ADV Item 4 that they succeeded to another adviser's business; their growth is shown as reported.
- Each ranking lists at most the top 100 firms.

## Sources

- SEC, Information About Registered Investment Advisers (ia100226.zip), checked 2026-10-07: https://www.sec.gov/files/investment/data/other/information-about-registered-investment-advisers-exempt-reporting-advisers/ia100226.zip
- IAPD compilation reports (IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz), checked 2026-10-07: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/compilation

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