Firm | Story date (click to read full story) | Estimated reps1 |
---|---|---|
Provident Asset Management LLC | Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010 | 50 |
Nationwide Securities LLC | Thursday, Apr. 1, 2010 | 200 |
AFA Financial Group LLC | Friday, Apr. 30, 2010 | 100 |
GunnAllen Financial Inc. | Monday, June 14, 2010 | 400 |
Great American Advisors Inc. | Monday, July 12, 2010 | 500 |
Okoboji Financial Services Inc. | Friday, May 28, 2010 | 20 |
MICG Investment Management LLC | Wednesday, May 12, 2010 | 40 |
Jesup & Lamont | Monday, June 21, 2010 | 300 |
Cullum & Burks Securities Inc. | Wednesday, June 16, 2010 | 100 |
Chicago Investment Group | Monday, June 28, 2010 | 90 |
United Equity Securities LLC | Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010 | 60 |
QA3 Financial Corp. | Friday, Feb. 11, 2011 | 400 |
Ensemble Financial Services Inc.2 | Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011 | 85 |
Brewer Financial Services LLC | Monday, Nov. 1, 2010 | 87 |
Total | 2,432 | |
1 As of story date. 2 Only B-D operations will be shuttered. RIA unit will remain open. |
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