IMPERA Wealth Management LLC
Core Values
At the center of our core values is . . . “Client First”
Three Key Concepts of “Client First”
1) Independence provides us the ability to make decisions that are in the best interest of the client.
2) Individually managed accounts –We support the concept that no two clients are identical.
Each has his/her own time horizon, income needs, risk tolerance, goals and objectives.
3) Integrity – People have to trust everything we do and everything we say.
Our firm’s decision to affiliate with Raymond James Financial (NYSE: RJF) is primarily due to
the fact that Raymond James shares our commitment to putting the client first.
Increasingly, a commitment to putting the client first has become uncommon.
While Raymond James remains independent, most all of the great regional and national investment
firms have been acquired. For your review, we have compiled an incomplete list of 60 such firms.
We invite you to share with us the names of others that belong on this list.
Adams, Harkness & Hill
Alex. Brown & Sons
A.G. Becker & Co
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc
Bache Halsey Stuart Shields
Bear Stearns Companies
Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co
Bowles Hollowell Connor & Company
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin
Cassatt & Company
Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt
Dain Rauscher Wessels
Dean Witter Reynolds
Dillon, Read & Company
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette
E.F. Hutton & Co
Everen Capital Corporation
Fenner & Beane
Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated
First Boston Corporation
G.H. Walker, Laird & Company
Gaines, Berland Inc
Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co
Gruntal & Co
Hambrecht & Quist
Hanifen, Imhoff, & Samford Inc
Hayden Stone & Co
Hilliard Lyons
Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes & Trask
Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Inc
Interstate Securities
J.C. Bradford & Co
J. & W. Seligman & Co
Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith & Co., Inc
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
L.F. Rothschild
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc
Lehman Brothers
Loeb, Rhoades & Company
McDonald & Co
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith
Montgomery Securities
Morgan Keegan & Company
Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis
R.L. Day
Ragen MacKenzie Group Incorporated
Robertson Stephens
Robinson-Humphrey Company
Ryan Beck & Company
Scott & Stringfellow Financial Inc
Shearson, Hammill & Company
Thomson McKinnon
Volpe Brown Whelan & Company
Tucker Anthony
Viguerie, Hayne & Chaffe, Inc
Wasserstein Perella & Co
Wertheim & Co
Wheat First Butcher Singer
White Weld & Company
● Kirby Newburger ● Charles Genois ● IMPERA Wealth Management LLC ● 504-835-5900 ●
Adams, Harkness & Hill – Founded 1968 – Acquired by Canaccord Capital on January 3, 2006
Alex. Brown & Sons – Founded 1800 – Acquired by Bankers Trust on September 1, 1997
A.G. Becker & Co – Founded 1893 – Merged with London-based S.G. Warburg and Paris-based Paribas in 1974
A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc – Founded 1887 – Acquired by Wachovia Corporation on October 1, 2007
Bache Halsey Stuart Shields – Founded 1879 – Acquired by Prudential Securities in 1981
Bear Stearns Companies – Founded 1923 – Acquired by JP Morgan Chase on May 30, 2008
Blyth, Eastman Dillon & Co – Founded 1914 – Acquired by Paine Webber in 1979
Bowles Hollowell Connor & Company – Founded 1975 – Acquired by First Union Corporation on April 30, 1998
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin – Founded 1932 – Acquired by L.F. Rothschild in 1977
Cassatt & Company – Founded 1872 – Acquired by Merril Lynch & Co in 1940
Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt – Founded in 1960 – Acquired by American Express in 1981
Dain Rauscher Wessels – Founded 1929 – Acquired by Royal Bank of Canada on January 10, 2001
Dean Witter Reynolds – Founded 1924 – Acquired by Morgan Stanley in 1997
Dillon, Read & Company – Founded 1832 as Carpenter & Vermilye – Acquired by Swiss Bank Corporation in 1997
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette – Founded 1959 – Acquired by Credit Suisse on November 3, 2000
E.F. Hutton & Co – Founded 1904 – Acquired by Shearson Lehman in 1988
Everen Capital Corporation – Previously Kemper Financial – Acquired by First Union Corporation in 1999
Fenner & Beane – Founded 1916 – Acquired by Merrill Lynch, E.A. Pierce and Cassatt in 1941
Ferris, Baker Watts Incorporated – Founded 1900 – Acquired by Royal Bank of Canada on June 20, 2008
First Boston Corporation – Founded 1932 – Acquired by Credit Suisse in 1990
G.H. Walker, Laird & Company – Founded 1900 – Acquired by White Weld & Company in 1974
Gaines, Berland Inc – Founded 1983 – Acquired by Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services on August 24, 1999
Gerard Klauer Mattison & Co – Founded 1989 – Acquired by Bank of Montreal on July 7, 2003
Gruntal & Co – Fonded 1880 – Acquired by BankAtlantic Bancorp’s Ryan Beck & Company in June 2002
Hambrecht & Quist – Founded 1968 – Acquired by Chase Manhattan Bank on December 8, 1999
Hanifen, Imhoff, & Samford Inc – Founded 1960 – Acquired by Stifel Nicolaus and Company on January 12, 2000
Hayden Stone & Co – Founded 1892 – Acquired by Cogan, Berlind, Weill & Levitt in 1972
Hilliard Lyons – Founded 1854 – Acquired by PNC Financial in 1998 – sold to Houchens Industries March 15, 2008
Hornblower, Weeks, Noyes & Trask – Founded 1888 – Acquired by Loeb, Rhoades & Co in 1977
Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Inc – Founded 1946 – Acquired by Legg Mason on March 2, 1987
Interstate Securities – Founded 1932 – Acquired by Wachovia Securities on April 2, 1999
J.C. Bradford & Co – Founded 1927 – Acquired by PaineWebber on June 12, 2000
J. & W. Seligman & Co – Founded 1846 – Acquired by Ameriprise Financial on November 7, 2008
Johnson, Lane, Space, Smith & Co., Inc – Merged with Interstate Securities on October 14, 1988
Kidder, Peabody & Co – Founded 1865 – Acquired by General Electric in 1986 – sold to PaineWebber in 1994
Kuhn, Loeb & Company – Founded 1867 – Acquired by Lehman Brothers in 1977
L.F. Rothschild – Founded 1899 – Acquired by Franklin Savings Association in 1988
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc – Founded 1899 – Acquired by Citigroup on December 1, 2005
Lehman Brothers – Founded 1850 – Acquired by Nomura Securities on September 22, 2008
Loeb, Rhoades & Company – Founded 1931 – Acquired by Shearson Hayden Stone in 1979
McDonald & Co – Founded 1927 – Acquired by KeyCorp in 1998 – sold to UBS in 2007
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith – Founded 1914 – Acquired by Bank of America on January 2, 2009
Montgomery Securities – Founded 1978 – Acquired by NationsBank (now called Bank of America) on June 30, 1997
Morgan Keegan & Company – Founded 1969 – Acquired by Regions Financial on March 30, 2001
Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis – Founded in 1880 – Acquired by UBS on November 3, 2000
R.L. Day – Founded 1862 – Acquired by Tucker Anthony in 1956 – Firm was known as Tucker Anthony & R.L. Day
Ragen MacKenzie Group Incorporated – Founded 1982 – Acquired by Wells Fargo on March 16, 2000
Robertson Stephens – Founded 1969 – Acquired by BankAmerica in 1997 – sold to Bank of Boston in 1998
Robinson-Humphrey Company – Founded 1894 – A division of SunTrust since 2001
Ryan Beck & Company – Founded 1946 – Acquired by BankAtlantic Bancorp in 1998
Scott & Stringfellow Financial Inc – Founded 1893 – Acquired by BB&T on March 26, 1999
Shearson, Hammill & Company – Founded 1902 – Acquired by American Express in 1981
Thomson McKinnon – Founded 1855 – Prudential-Bache Securities bought offices and customer accounts in 1989
Volpe Brown Whelan & Company – Acquired by Prudential Securities on December 13, 1999
Tucker Anthony – Founded 1892 – Acquired by John Hancock in 1982 – sold to Royal Bank of Canada in 2001
Viguerie, Hayne & Chaffe, Inc – Founded 1964 – Acquired by Howard, Weil, Labouisse, Friedrichs, Inc in 1970
Wasserstein Perella & Co – Founded 1988 – Acquired by Dresdner Bank on January 4, 2001
Wertheim & Co – Founded 1927 – Acquired by Schroders PLC in 1994
Wheat First Butcher Singer – Founded in 1910 – Acquired by First Union Corporation on February 2, 1998
White Weld & Company – Acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1978
● Kirby Newburger ● Charles Genois ● IMPERA Wealth Management LLC ● 504-835-5900 ●