Fast Facts*

Below are some general facts about Commonwealth. For more on Commonwealth's history, read our story.
 

Founded	1979
Registration	50 states
Registered Representatives	Over 1,200
Commonwealth Staff	Approximately 450
Office Locations	Waltham, MA San Diego, CA
Ownership	100% owned and controlled by the management of the firm; the 11 principals have more than 250 combined years in the industry
Revenues	$470 million in 2009
Assets Under Management	Approximately $50 billion
Minimum Production Requirement	$200,000 in gross broker/dealer concessions
Clearing	National Financial Services LLC, Member NYSE/SIPC, a Fidelity Investments company
Industry Recognition	Unprecedented 10-time winner of Investment Advisor magazine’s Broker/Dealer of the Year award. Officially recognized as the best of the best on both East and West coasts. In 2009, the San Diego Business Journal ranked us as the #1 Place to Work in the midsize category, and for the sixth straight year, we were honored by the Boston Business Journal as one of Massachusetts’s Best Places to Work; we were named the #1 Midsize Place to Work in 2005. Recognized as a Top Workplace in the midsize category for the second consecutive year in the Boston Globe’s 2009 list of the 100 Top Places to Work. We were named the #1 Top Workplace in 2008. Named one of the Best Places to Work in IT by Computerworld magazine for three consecutive years.