NEXT Financial Group Inc.
A subsidiary of NEXT Financial Holdings Inc.
Clearing firm: Pershing LLC
No. advisers: 509
No. franchises: 391
Year founded: 1999
Year end: Dec. 31
Recruitment & Staffing
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|
No. of reps | 509 | 539 | 619 |
No. of producing reps | — | — | 619 |
No. of reps producing $100K-$499K /year | — | — | 281 |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total revenues | — | — | $107,787,124 |
Commission revenues | — | — | $66,201,030 |
Fee revenues | — | — | $36,965,116 |
Total revenues: Other | — | — | $4,620,978 |
2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total account assets | — | — | $14,358,317,515 |
Fee-based assets | — | — | $3,606,461,090 |
Total account assets: Other | — | — | $10,751,856,425 |
Average assets per rep | 0 | — | $23,195,990 |
Social Media & Mobile | |||
Allows advisers to use social media | Y | ||
Social media sites allowed | Facebook | ||
Dedicated mobile application for advisers? | N | ||
Primary purpose of mobile application | — |

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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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