At the close of 2021, there were approximately 92,055 certified financial planners (CFPs) in the United States. Below is a list of the large independent broker-dealers that employ the most CFPs, measured by numbers of financial advisors and their percentage of all of the advisors at that firm.
- LPL Financial
- 2021:4,596
- 2020: 3,833
- 23.1% of reps are CFPs
- Raymond James Financial Services Inc.
- 2021: 1,411
- 2021: 1,300
- 20.9% of reps are CFPs
- Northwestern Mutual Investment Services
- 2021: 1,369
- 2020: 1,322
- 16.1% of reps are CFPs
- Commonwealth Financial Network
- 2021: 1,074
- 2020: 1,046
- 42.3% of reps are CFPs
- Cambridge Investment Research Inc.
- 2021: 861
- 2020: 832
- 18.8% of reps are CFPs
- MML Investors Services
- 2021: 597
- 2020: 635
- 9.0% of reps are CFPs
- Equitable Advisors
- 2021: 475
- 2020: 436
- 10.8% of reps are CFPs
- Kestra Financial Inc.
- 2021: 339
- 2020: 310
- 18.9% of reps are CFPs
- Atria Wealth Solutions
- 2021: 286
- 2020: 312
- 12.3% of reps are CFPs
- Securian Financial Services Inc.
- 2021: 224 CFPs
- 2020: 228 CFPs
- 20% of reps are CFPs
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