No one forces consumers to use an agent and most areas offer discount brokerages (Flat Fees). 

We are set to go other than my Washington state brokerage license.

That's how my brokerage is run and we are becoming quite the success in our area.

The ones who work for a larger brokerage and push products onto you are nothing more than glorified salesmen who will neither understand nor care about your finances.

I did, however, find some brokerages that offer the necessary training for licenses if you work for them. 

Here is how the ROBS 401k structure works at a high level.A new C-corporation is established.Corporation sponsors a new 401k/PSP.The IRA/ former employer 401k funds are transferred to a new brokerage account opened for the 401k/PSP.The new Corporation issues stock shares to the 401k/PSP for the benefit of the 401k owner.The 401k participant must be an employee of the Corporation business and he or she may take a reasonable salary.To the extent that the corporation generates profits and elects to distribute those profits to the owners of the business, the percentage of the profits associated with the shares held in the 401k/PSP will flow back to the 401k/PSP brokerage account.

I've been a Petroleum Landman for the last 10years writing mineral ownership reports for a Denver area based brokerage. 

I operate my own real estate brokerage business on Long Island and I have two people who want to get into the flipping business with me.  

., which despite hating the job and what that brokerage was about, did help me with my phone skills.) 

@JT SpanglerThere are many multi-state brokerages.