 Commonwealth has approximately 1,950 independent financial advisers 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 in 2017 was the highest among independent broker/dealers, as reported by "Financial Advisor" in April 2017.