Commonwealth Financial Network

Commonwealth Financial Network
Private
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1979
Headquarters 29 Sawyer Road
Waltham, MA 02453
Key people
 Joseph S. Deitch, Chairman
Wayne Bloom, CEO
Revenue Increase $1 billion USD (2015)
AUM Approximately $100 billion
Number of employees
 Approximately 775
Slogan "Anything but Common"
Website www.commonwealth.com

Commonwealth Financial Network is a privately held independent broker/dealer-RIA based in Waltham, Massachusetts, and 110 Plaza in San Diego, California. The company was founded in 1979 by Joseph S. Deitch and was incorporated under the name Commonwealth Equity Services. In 1999, the name Commonwealth Financial Network was adopted. Deitch remains Chairman of the firm. The firm is owned and controlled by its 11 managing principals.

Commonwealth has approximately 1,600 independent financial advisors and financial planners for whom it serves as a "back office," processing investment transactions on behalf of their clients, and to whom the firm provides resources and consulting services to support the advisors’ businesses.

Advisors who affiliate with the firm must earn a minimum of $200,000 in annual gross broker/dealer concessions (GDC). Gross revenue per advisor is the highest among independent broker/dealers, as reported by Financial Advisor in April 2015.[1]

Year Event
1979 Firm incorporated as Commonwealth Equity Services.
1985–1987 Commonwealth was named one of Inc. magazine’s 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. for three consecutive years.
1991–2005 Investment Advisor magazine named Commonwealth Broker/Dealer of the Year a total of ten times.[2]
1992 Commonwealth acquired Kavanaugh Securities of Dallas, Texas, to expand its national presence.
1999 Changed name to Commonwealth Financial Network.
2000 Commonwealth opened its San Diego office.

References

  1. ↑ Financial Advisor Magazine 2015 Broker-Dealer Review & Ranking: http://www.fa-mag.com/userfiles/2015_FA_Issues/April_2015/BrokerDealer_Survey/BD2015Ranking_print1.pdf
  2. ↑ Investment Advisor Magazine http://www.investmentadvisor.com/Issues/2009/September%202009/Pages/BD-of-the-Year-Through-the-Years.aspx
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