NEXT Takes Number One Spot in Two National Surveys

NEXT Financial Group, Inc., has moved to the top spot in a recent Financial Planning magazine survey.  In the June 2006 issue of Financial Planning, NEXT is ranked as the number one fastest growing independent broker/dealer, based on the largest percentage of growth in revenue.  This number one ranking falls on the heels of a second survey in which NEXT ranked first.  In May, Investment Advisor magazine announced that NEXT placed first of any broker/dealer in percentage of growth of fee-based advisors added over the past five years.

NEXT was also ranked as one of the 50 largest broker/dealers in America for the first time this year in Financial Planning magazine’s annual rankings.  The magazine reported that NEXT’s steep jump in revenue of 46.1% for 2005 was the key in placing the company in the FP50.