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Has anyone heard of SSN? http://www.ssnetwork.com/
Apparently they are a small B/D in Tenn. Does anyone know anything about them? What are some ways/questions you ask while performing due dilly on B/Ds?
Thanks.
First time I have seen them. Will you share anything you learn about them? Please don't try to send us to some other forum to see it either.
I wonder if people get confussed by the SSN .. maybe that's a good thing?
Those places are a dime a dozen. I would be surprised if anyone has heard of them having only "450+ affiliated financial professionals". But on a side note it could be that small boutique place you are looking for. Good luck in your search and let us know what you find.
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First time I have seen them. Will you share anything you learn about them? Please don't try to send us to some other forum to see it either.
I wonder if people get confused by the SSN .. maybe that's a good thing?
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I will share any info I come across. I have also found a website that lists most all the B/Ds out there. I will not post a link to the "other site" but I do have some threads started over there about the more popular B/Ds. I will add the list here though instead of the link to the "other site" as you requested me to refrain from doing...
[QUOTE=from the other site by Debolt]Here is a website that has most all B/Ds listed and you can use as needed.
http://www.financialservices.org/ This is the current list as of this post: http://www.financialservices.org/bdroster.aspx Broker-Dealer Membership RosterFSI has123 broker-dealer members as of January 3, 2011. Network Members are in bold, with the firms in their network in italics.
1st Global, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Advisor Group
FSC Securities - Atlanta, GA
Royal Alliance Associates - New York, NY
SagePoint Financial Inc. - Phoenix, AZ
Allstate Financial Services - Lincoln, NE
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. - Holbrook, NY
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN
Ameritas Investment Corp. - Bethesda, MD
AXA Advisors, LLC - New York, NY
BCG Securities - Delran, NJ
Berthel Fisher & Company - Marion, IA
brokersXpress, LLC - Chicago, IL
Cadaret, Grant & Co. - Syracuse, NY
Cambridge Investment Research - Fairfield, IA
Capital Analysts - Cincinnati, OH
Capital Investment Brokerage - Raleigh, NC
Capital Management Securities, Inc. - Minneapolis, MN
CBIZ Financial Solutions, Inc. - Cleveland, OH
Centaurus Financial, Inc. - Orange, CA
Century Securities Associates, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Cetera Financial Group
Financial Network Investment Corporation - El Segundo, CA
Multi-Financial Securities - Denver, CO
PrimeVest Financial Services - St. Cloud, MN
cfd Investments, Inc. - Kokomo, IN
Clark Securities, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Colorado Financial Service Corp. - Centennial, CO
Commonwealth Financial Network - Waltham, MA and San Diego, CA
Coordinated Capital Securities, Inc. - Madison, WI
COUNTRY Capital Management - Bloomington, IL
Crown Capital Securities, LP - Orange, CA
CUSO Financial Services, LP - San Diego, CA
DeWaay Financial Network, LLC – Clive, IA
Eagle One Investments, LLC - Washington, IA
Equity Services, Inc. - Montpelier, VT
Farmers Financial Solutions - Agoura Hills, CA
First Allied Securities, Inc. - San Diego, CA
First Command Financial Planning Inc. - Ft. Worth, TX
Foothill Securities, Inc. - Mountain View, CA
G.A. Repple & Company - Casselberry, FL
Geneos Wealth Management - Denver, CO
Genworth Financial Securities Corporation - Schaumburg, IL
H. Beck, Inc. - Rockville, MD
H.D. Vest Financial Services - Irving, TX
Hanson McClain Retirement Network - Sacramento, CA
Horace Mann Investors, Inc.- Springfield, IL
Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. - Horsham, PA
ING Financial Partners - Des Moines, IA
Intervest International Equities Corporation - Colorado Springs, CO
Investacorp, Inc. - Miami Lakes, FL
Investors Capital - Lynnfield, MA
J.P. Turner & Company, LLC - Atlanta, GA
J.W. Cole Financial Inc. - Tampa, FL
Kaiser and Company - Cheyenne, WY
Keystone Capital Corp. - San Diego, CA
Kovack Securities, Inc. - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Lincoln Financial Network
Lincoln Financial Advisors - Ft. Wayne, IN
Lincoln Financial Securities - Concord, NH
Lincoln Investment Planning - Wyncote, PALPL Holdings, Inc.
LPL Financial Corporation - Boston, MA and San Diego, CA
UVEST Financial Services Group, Inc. - Charlotte, NC
M Holdings Securities, Inc. - Portland, OR
Madison Avenue Securities - San Diego, CA
Maplewood Investment Advisors - Dallas, TX
MetLife Broker/Dealer Group
MetLife Securities - Iselin, NJ
New England Securities - Boston, MA
Tower Square Securities - Hartford, CT
Walnut Street Securities - St. Louis, MOMidwestern Securities Trading Company, LLC - East Peoria, IL
MML Investors Services, Inc. - Springfield, MA
Moloney Securities Co., Inc. - Manchester, MO
Money Concepts Capital Corp. - Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. – Omaha, NE
MWA Financial Services - Rock Island, IL
National Planning Holdings
INVEST Financial - Tampa, FL
Investment Centers of America - Bismarck, ND
National Planning Corp. - Santa Monica, CA
SII Investments - Appleton, WI
NEXT Financial Group - Houston, TX
NFP Securities - Austin, TX
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC - Milwaukee, WI
NPB Financial Group, LLC - Burbank, CA
OneAmerica Securities, Inc. - Indianapolis, IN
Pacific West Financial Group - Renton, WA
Park Avenue Securities - Bethlehem, PA
PFS Investments, Inc. - Duluth, GA
PlanMember Securities Corp. - Carpenteria, CA
Princor Financial Services Corporation - Des Moines, IA
ProEquities, Inc. - Birmingham, AL
Prospera Financial Services, Inc. - Dallas, TX
Questar Capital - Minneapolis, MN
Raymond James Financial Services - St. Petersburg, FL
Regulus Advisors, LLC - Kentwood, MI
Reliance Worldwide Investments, LLC - Riverwoods, IL
Saxony Securities, Inc. - St. Louis, MO
Securian Financial Services, Inc. - St. Paul, MN
Securities America, Inc. - La Vista, NE
Securities Service Network, Inc. - Knoxville, TN
Signator Investors, Inc. - Boston, MA
Spire Securities, LLC - Reston, VA
Sterne Agee Financial Services - Birmingham, AL
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. - Boca Raton, FL
Sunset Financial Services - Kansas City, MO
The Investment Center, Inc. - Bedminster, NJ
The O.N. Equity Sales Company (ONESCO) - Cincinnati, OH
The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. - Atlanta, GA
Thrivent Investment Management - Minneapolis, MN
Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. - St. Petersburg, FL
Triad Advisors, Inc. - Norcross, GA
United Planners' Financial Services of America - Scottsdale, AZ
USI Securities, Inc. - Glastonbury, CT
Valmark Securities, Inc. - Akron, OH
VSR Financial Services - Overland Park, KS
Waddell & Reed, Inc. - Shawnee Mission, KS
Wall Street Financial Group, Inc. - Fairport, NY
Western International Securities - Pasadena, CA
WFG Investments, Inc. - Dallas, TX
WFP Securities, Inc. - San Diego, CA
Woodbury Financial Services - Woodbury, MN
Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. - Woodstock, GA
World Group Securities, Inc. - Duluth, GA
WRP Investments, Inc. - Youngstown, OH
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I think the normal questions apply. Ticket charges, hair cuts, any fees, e&o, support, compliance, ownership, their vision, 5 and 10 year plans, backoffice to FA ratio, mutual fund agreements, their capital situation, financial statement, avg. tenure of their reps, u4s of owners / officers, and of course speaking with as many advisors utilizing their services as possible