Note 4 - Business Combination - Changes in the Carrying Value of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Brokerage and Advisory Services [Member]
Goodwill balance	$ 5,412,000	$ 0
Acquisition of Gilman in 2014		5,412,000
Goodwill balance		5,412,000
Tax and Accounting Services [Member]
Goodwill balance	1,119,000	0
Acquisition of Gilman in 2014		1,119,000
Goodwill balance		1,119,000
Goodwill balance	6,531,000	0
Acquisition of Gilman in 2014		6,531,000
Goodwill balance	$ 6,531,000	$ 6,531,000

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64834752&loc=SL49117168-202975

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