Rcs Capital (RCAPQ) 8-K Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-198064 and 333-194018) and on Form S-3 (File No. 333-197148) of our report dated September 29, 2014, related to our audit ofthe combination of the consolidated statement of financial condition of RCS Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2013, statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013, after restatement for the acquisition of First Allied Holdings Inc. which was a reorganization of entities under common control and therefore accounted for in a manner similar to a pooling of interests.

/s/ WeiserMazars LLP

New York, New York

September 29, 2014