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Financial advisors in Columbia, MD

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a firm office in Columbia, with the firms that employ the most of them.

366 registered advisors work in Columbia; the most are at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (63). 63 list the CFP designation and 304 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Columbia

FirmAdvisors in Columbia
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news63
Equitable Advisors, LLC news49
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news41
LPL Financial LLC news15
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news14
Morgan Stanley news13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. news12
Baltimore-Washington Financial Advisors11
Cetera Investment Advisers LLC news11
MML Investors Services, LLC9
Transamerica Financial Advisors, LLC8
Commonwealth Financial Network news7
Strategic Advisers LLC7
Tribridge Partners Financial LLC6
Truist Advisory Services, Inc. news6
Mai Capital Management, LLC5
RBC Capital Markets, LLC news5
Williams Asset Management5
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. news4
Hb Wealth4
State Farm Investment Management Corp.4
Tiaa-Cref Individual & Institutional Services, LLC4
Vicus Capital, Inc.4
Wagener-Lee, LLC4
Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC news3

Advisors in Columbia, A to Z (first 300 of 366)

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Bethesda 820Baltimore 662Hunt Valley 567Annapolis 437Rockville 390Owings Mills 322Towson 284Frederick 198Lutherville 170Bel Air 132North Bethesda 125Gaithersburg 120Timonium 112Potomac 111Chevy Chase 97Ellicott City 92Easton 74Silver Spring 72Salisbury 68Hagerstown 66Cockeysville 63Severna Park 60Westminster 45Linthicum Heights 43

Questions

How many financial advisors are in Columbia, MD?

366 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Columbia, Maryland, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 304 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 63 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Columbia?

Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, with 63 registered advisors in Columbia, followed by Equitable Advisors, LLC with 49.

How do I check a financial advisor in Columbia?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their firm, registrations, exams and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the firm office they're registered at; an advisor registered at offices in more than one city appears in each. Broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included. Moving firms? See who's moving this week, compare payouts by firm or value a recruiting offer.