Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.

With headquarters in Overland Park, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., is an asset management and financial planning company founded in 1937. It operates asset management and distribution subsidiaries including Ivy Investment Management Company and Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company. The company distributes products through three primary channels, the Advisors channel (a network of personal financial advisors around the country); the Wholesale channel (unaffilated broker/dealers, registered investment advisors and retirement platforms); and the Institutional channel (pension plans, defined benefit plans and endowments). Employee count: 1,350