Meridian-IQ, a strategic partner of Penton Media, recently powered Registered Rep.'s annual rankings of wirehouse advisors. Meridian-IQ provided hard-data research as well as industry insight into the different advisory markets.

The Top 100 Independent Advisors of America 2011 can be found here

The Top 100 Wirehouse Advisors of America 2011 can be found here

Additionally, more advisor rankings are forthcoming in early 2012.

"For a lot of these rankings, it's never quite clear what the criteria are. What percentage of the advisors assets must be retail? Do advisors compete based on custodied assets, non-custodied assets or both? Do hybrid advisors qualify for the ranking? Etc. We welcomed the opportunity to partner with Rep. for these rankings," said Nicholas Stuller, President and CEO of Meridian-IQ. "Our industry expertise provides for much-needed consistency and accuracy in these ranking reports."