Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 83,066	$ 45,148	$ 164,513	$ 118,403
Total investment revenues	3,624	2,170	1,767	11,604
Total Revenues	86,690	47,318	166,280	130,007
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	45,946	28,404	88,128	69,641
Occupancy and equipment rental	4,330	4,477	8,650	8,743
Depreciation and amortization	1,024	1,717	2,752	3,688
Information services	1,913	2,205	3,977	4,089
Professional fees	1,639	1,384	2,753	2,735
Travel related expenses	3,237	2,645	6,481	6,089
Interest expense	247	289	528	508
Other operating expenses	2,940	2,673	5,924	6,179
Total expenses	61,276	43,794	119,193	101,672
Income before taxes	25,414	3,524	47,087	28,335
Provision for taxes	9,927	1,282	17,983	9,959
Consolidated net income	15,487	2,242	29,104	18,376
Less: Net income allocated to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 15,487	$ 2,242	$ 29,104	$ 18,376
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	29,912,161	30,507,700	30,131,291	30,649,957
Diluted (shares)	29,920,179	30,512,613	30,171,500	30,656,429
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.07	$ 0.97	$ 0.60
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.52	$ 0.07	$ 0.96	$ 0.60
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.9	$ 0.9