Securities America Welcomes Great Plains Financial Group
February 24 2012 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Securities America Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of
the independent branch Great Plains Financial Group of Fargo,
N.D.
Great Plains Financial Group, which has $3.8 million in annual
revenue and $350 million in assets under management, was founded in
October 2002. With 11 advisors, they have more than 200 combined
years of service. Great Plains Financial Group has its main office
in Fargo, N.D., with an additional office in Grand Forks, N.D.
Mike Bindas, a founding partner of Great Plains Financial Group,
said the group chose Securities America because of the assistance
and improvement the broker-dealer can provide with advisory
programs, recruitment and future growth initiatives.
“We wanted to partner with a large, stable firm with strong
technology resources and a culture that was a good fit for us,”
Bindas said. “A key consideration was whether the new affiliation
could and would add to our value proposition, and Securities
America certainly met that requirement.”
Great Plains Financial Group was founded with the intent to
assemble a team of experienced financial advisors and empower them
with the tools, the resources and most importantly, the
independence to pursue the strategies they know best. Through this
unique and extraordinary structure they are able to offer a broad
range of expertise to their clients.
“We are extremely pleased that Great Plains Financial Group
chose to become a part of the Securities America family,” said
Gregg Johnson, senior vice president of branch office development
and acquisitions. “We are working closely with them to ensure a
smooth transition and to provide them with our extensive technology
and practice management resources.”
The 11 advisors – Mike Bindas, Tom Halstenson, Eric Hustad,
Chris Birmingham, Ray Morgan, Jon Halstenson, Chris Siverson,
Patrick McIntyre, Mark Teigen, Mark Schadewald and Ryland Syverson
– officially began business with Securities America Feb. 17.
About Securities America
Headquartered in La Vista, Neb., Securities America Inc. is the
nation’s seventh largest independent broker-dealer (as ranked by
Financial Planning magazine, June 2011, based on 2010 total
revenue). For more than 25 years, Securities America’s mission has
been to foster the success of financial professionals so they can
provide quality, objective counsel and services to their clients.
Advisors benefit from the firm’s industry-leading programs in
practice management, advisory services and retirement income
distribution, supported by state-of-the-art technology. Founded in
1993, Securities America Advisors Inc. is an SEC-Registered
Investment Advisory firm that offers investment management,
financial advice and financial planning through a national network
of independent financial advisors. Securities America Financial
Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial
Services Inc. (AMEX: LTS). Securities America received the
inaugural Thought Leadership Award from the Retirement Income
Industry Association in March 2011. Additional information is
available at www.securitiesamerica.com.
Advisory services offered through Securities
America Advisors, Inc., an SEC Registered Investment Advisory Firm.
Securities offered through Securities America, Inc., member
FINRA/SIPC. Great Plains Financial Group and the Securities America
companies are unaffiliated.
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