Welcome to BenchMarkFinancialNetwork.com!

President & CEO Mike McCormick at One Oxford Centre, home of one of the newest BenchMark Offices.

BenchMark (formerly Blue Vase) is an independently owned and operated financial services firm that serves financial advisors and their clients through a strategic "regional" relationship with Financial Network Investment Corporation, an ING broker-dealer.

Based in Pittsburgh, PA, BenchMark has experienced tremendous growth since its inception in 1998, and is now ranked as the number one financial services firm in the Pittsburgh area (Pittsburgh Business Times, 2008 Ranking by Number of Registered Representatives).

Our goal is to assist financial professionals and their clients grow and protect assets wisely, with an ongoing commitment to our core values of  trust, integrity, and passion.

Whether you are a prospective or current client, financial professional, or financial institution, we look forward to the opportunity to work with you in the future as we continue to "Set the Standard" in the Investment & Insurance Industry!

 Teamwork Makes it Easier to Succeed...

BenchMark Financial Network -- Regional Service

Founded in 1998; Headquartered just south of Pittsburgh, PA.

Comprised of over 170 Financial Advisors and Institutions.

Pittsburgh Area's Largest Financial Services Firm

     (As ranked by the Pittsburgh Business Times ’08,

      by Number of registered Representatives).

 

Financial Network Investment Corporation -- National Support

Founded in 1982; Headquartered just outside of Los Angeles.

Accounts cleared through Pershing, a Mellon BNY company.

Largest ING Broker/Dealer with over 3,000 representatives.

 

ING -- Global Strength

Financial Network is an ING company. ING is one of the world's

largest integrated financial services organizations. ING is active

on a worldwide scale, offering its clients a full range of financial

products and services through various distribution channels. ING's

continuity is its financial strength, its healthy profit base and the

careful weighing of the interest of its clients, shareholders and

employees. As of 2007, ING has operations worldwide with more

than 120,000 employees in 50 countries.

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