Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. Top Performer in Investment Advisor

Boca Raton, FL , February 21, 2012 – On January 30, 2012, InvestmentNews magazine reported on the top 50 independent broker-dealers ranked by financial advisors producing $100,000 to $499,000 a year. As a percentage of producing financial advisors, Summit Brokerage Services Inc., is listed as the top performer with over 97% of its 330 financial advisors falling into that range.

Marshall Leeds, Chairman and CEO of Summit, commented that, “I am pleased that the Firm was recognized by InvestmentNews for our commitment to serving the needs of the industry’s biggest and best producers. This recognition is due entirely to the efforts of our dedicated financial advisors and associates in helping to build one of the premier independent broker-dealers. I believe our operating philosophy of providing top notch service to our advisors has allowed the Firm to be recognized by another one of the industry’s leading publications as the number one independent boutique broker-dealer in the country, for two years in a row.”

About Summit Brokerage Services, Inc.
Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. is a Florida-based financial services company that provides a broad range of securities brokerage and investment services to primarily individual investors. Summit Brokerage also sells insurance products, predominantly fixed and variable annuities and life insurance through its subsidiary, SBS Insurance Agency of Florida. Summit Brokerage also provides asset management services through its investment advisor, Summit Financial Group, Inc.