The Financial Services Institute says its members contributed $48 billion to the U.S. economy last year and created about 482,000 jobs.
The group of independent advisors and broker-dealers, which released a report Monday on its economic impact, says its roughly 167,000 members also help generate income and business activities that lead to $6.8 billion in taxes.
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