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Firm Safety Comparison

Search any U.S. broker-dealer and put up to four side by side — safety grade, branch footprint, BrokerCheck disclosures, and disclosures per office, all from official FINRA and SEC records. See our methodology for how each figure is sourced.

27,152
Firms searchable
93%
Clean record (Grade A)
Up to 4
Side by side

The national benchmark

Of the 27,152 broker-dealer firms on FINRA BrokerCheck, 93% carry a clean record (Grade A); the rest hold 14,653 reported disclosures between them. This tool puts any firms you pick side by side on the metrics that drive a safety grade.

27,152
firms searchable
93%
clean record (Grade A)
1,902
firms with disclosures
Up to 4
side by side

What the side-by-side shows

Grade & disclosures

The size-normalized A–F safety grade and the total count of reportable FINRA BrokerCheck disclosures on file.

Footprint & intensity

Branch-office count and disclosures per office — the size-normalized signal that lets a national firm and a single-office shop be compared fairly.

The full breakdown

Regulatory actions, arbitrations, and civil events split out — so two firms with the same total can be told apart.

Every figure comes straight from FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC — no ratings or opinions added. Read the methodology.

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Frequently asked questions

How does the firm comparison tool work?
Type a broker-dealer name to search, check up to four firms, then click "Compare selected". The comparison shows each firm’s size-normalized safety grade, branch-office footprint, total FINRA BrokerCheck disclosures, the regulatory / arbitration / civil breakdown, and disclosures per office — the size-normalized signal behind the grade.
What does "disclosures per office" mean?
It is total reported disclosures divided by the firm’s branch-office count — a size-normalized measure so a 6,000-office national firm and a single-office shop can be compared fairly. FINRA publishes no registered-rep headcount, so branch footprint is the operating-size denominator. Lower is cleaner.
Where does the data come from?
All figures come from FINRA BrokerCheck and the SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD), the official public registries for U.S. broker-dealers. Grades are size-normalized by PlainAdvisorCheck; see the methodology for the exact formula. Always review the underlying disclosures on FINRA BrokerCheck before engaging a firm.
Why can I only compare up to 4 firms?
The side-by-side view is built for detailed reading. Comparing more than four firms at once makes the table hard to scan. To survey a whole market, use the rankings and state browse pages.