How many financial planning firms reside in the United States?  Small,
medium, and large ? their size does not matter.

All I want is a number and a link ? that would be 5star work! : )
Thanks.

Hello cashindahat-ga,

The US Census Bureau 2001 Statistics of U.S. Businesses, which is the
most recent data available, lists data for NAICS code 52393,
?Investment Advice?.
http://www.census.gov/csd/susb


I believe this category of businesses is made up of what you describe
as ?financial planning firms?.


NAICS code 52393 is defined as follows:

US Census Bureau
NAICS 52393: Investment Advice
http://www.census.gov/epcd/ec97/def/52393.HTM
?This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing
customized investment advice to clients on a fee basis, but do not
have the authority to execute trades. Primary activities performed by
establishments in this industry are providing financial planning
advice and investment counseling to meet the goals and needs of
specific clients.?


According to the US Census Bureau 2001 Statistics of U.S. Businesses,
there are 15,023 ?Investment Advice? firms in the U.S.


To find this information, go to:

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2001: 
Finance & Insurance 
United States 
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2001/us/US52.HTM

Click on ?By industry? in the upper right of the page. Then scroll
down to ?52393   Investment advice?.


Click on ?more? to see a breakdown by firm size which includes the
number of paid employees and the annual payroll.


Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2001: 
Investment advice 
U.S. - Investment advice by Employment Size of Enterprise 
http://www.census.gov/epcd/susb/2001/us/US52393.HTM



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