The Financial Services Institute (FSI) is a national trade association founded in 2004 that advocates on behalf of independent financial services firms and their affiliated independent financial advisors. Its mission is to create a healthier, more business-friendly regulatory environment and to ensure that individuals have access to competent and affordable financial advice, products, and services.
Financial services regulation, securities and broker-dealer oversight, fiduciary standards, retirement and investment policy, independent contractor status, and federal and state regulatory advocacy affecting independent financial advisors and firms
Membership dues, sponsorships, and related trade association revenue, including support for its affiliated political action committee
FSI Political Action Committee (FSI PAC); independent broker-dealers and independent financial advisory firms; President and CEO Dale E. Brown
Non-profit trade association organized under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code