Centaurus Financial Inc.
A member of Federation of Financial Services
Clearing firm: Pershing LLC, TD Ameritrade
No. advisers: 648
No. franchises: 381
AUM: $23,000,000,000
Year founded: 1992
Year end: Apr. 30
No. of retail offices: 431
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| CEO | J. Ronald King | |
| Recruiting Contact | Tyler Shumaker (800) 880-4234 x225 Tesh Lokumal (800) 880-4234 ext. 212 John Trentor (800) 880-4234 ext. 300 Tesh Lokumal | |
| Compliance Contact | Jerry Duhovic (800) 880-4234 | |
| Marketing Contact | Westley King (800) 880-4234 ext. 220 | |
| Technology Operations Contact | Robert Castaneda (800) 880-4234 ext. 251 | |
Recruitment & Staffing
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of reps | 655 | 648 | 643 |
| No. of reps, male | 520 | 515 | 515 |
| No. of reps, female | 135 | 133 | 128 |
| No. of producing reps | 643 | 635 | 638 |
| No. of producing reps, male | 517 | 507 | 510 |
| No. of producing reps, female | 126 | 128 | 128 |
| No. of reps producing $100K-$499K /year | 362 | 354 | 350 |
| No. of reps producing $500K+ /year | 154 | 156 | 152 |
| No. of CFPs | 204 | 200 | 220 |
| No. of full-time employees | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| No. of fee-based advisers served | 502 | 498 | 485 |
| Average payout per rep, per year | $222,885 | $257,358 | $244,280 |
| Avg. annual production of top 20% reps | $686,650 | $695,000 | $685,000 |
| Total payout, per year | $143,314,736 | $147,570,324 | $140,732,144 |
| Cost of E&O insurance per rep, per year | $3,080 | $3080.00 | $3080.00 |
| Affiliation fees charged per rep, per year | None | None | none |
| Affiliation fee coverage | We don't charge affiliation fees. | N/A | not applicable |
| $0-$249,999 | $250K-$499,999 | $500K-$749,999 | $750K-$999,999 | $1,000,000+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutual funds | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% |
| Insurance | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% |
| Variable annuities | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% |
| Limited parterships | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% |
| Securities | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% | 86%-90% |
| Required minimum production | $50,000 | ||||
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | $158,683,040 | $163,422,286 | $155,849,550 |
| Commission revenues | $111,853,261 | $120,000,984 | $114,446,273 |
| Securities revenues | $14,866,046 | $14,315,792 | $13,649,892 |
| Securities revenues: Stocks | $7,245,720 | $7,108,869 | $6,771,894 |
| Securities revenues: Bonds | $5,517,730 | $4,902,669 | $4,686,012 |
| Securities revenues: ETFs | $1,799,379 | $2,222,543 | $2,116,759 |
| Securities revenues: Other | $303,217 | $81,711 | $75,227 |
| Mutual fund revenues | $15,550,938 | $18,679,167 | $17,809,444 |
| Annuities revenues | $65,758,503 | $69,356,418 | $66,146,208 |
| Annuities revenues: Fixed | $19,641,651 | $25,248,743 | $24,072,570 |
| Annuities revenues: Variable | $46,116,853 | $44,107,675 | $42,073,637 |
| Annuities revenues: Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insurance revenue | $4,990,203 | $5,817,833 | $5,554,241 |
| Insurance revenues: Life | $4,486,386 | $4,951,695 | $4,729,026 |
| Insurance revenues: Disabilities | $23,988 | $130,738 | $130,511 |
| Insurance revenues: LTC | $479,829 | $735,400 | $694,703 |
| Insurance revenues: Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alternative revenues | $10,687,571 | $11,831,774 | $11,286,489 |
| Alternative revenues: Hedge funds | — | 0 | 0 |
| Alternative revenues: Managed futures | — | 0 | 0 |
| Alternative revenues: Private placements | — | 0 | 0 |
| Alternative revenues: REITs | $10,687,571 | $11,831,774 | $11,286,489 |
| Alternative revenues: Other | — | 0 | 0 |
| Other commission revenues | 0 | — | 0 |
| Fee revenues | $46,829,779 | $43,421,302 | $41,403,277 |
| Fee revenues: Rep-managed accounts | $23,587,636 | $16,848,838 | $16,061,507 |
| Fee revenues: Firm-managed accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fee revenues: Outside-managed accounts | $21,212,355 | $23,712,574 | $22,617,382 |
| Fee revenues: Other | $2,029,787 | $2,859,890 | $2,724,388 |
| Total revenues: Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total account assets | $25,115,149,980 | $23,000,000,000 | $20,000,000,000 |
| Fee-based assets | $4,779,099,085 | $4,466,534,154 | $3,831,229,412 |
| Fee-based assets: Clearing firm | $2,657,763,642 | $1,957,308,381 | $1,607,486,594 |
| Fee-based assets: Advisory firm platforms | — | — | — |
| Fee-based assets: Third-party money managers | $2,121,335,443 | $2,509,225,773 | $2,223,742,818 |
| Fee-based assets: Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total account assets: Other | $20,336,050,895 | $18,533,465,846 | $16,168,770,588 |
| Average assets per rep | $38,343,740 | $35,493,827 | $31,104,199 |
- Notes
- N/A = Not available
- N/D = Not disclosed
- — = Information not available or not disclosed
All 2011-2016 recruitment and staffing data is as of Dec. 31 in the calendar year displayed. Prior year recruitment and staffing data is as of Sept. 30. All financial figures are for firms' year end, unless noted.
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