Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 72,962	$ 63,987	$ 134,854	$ 112,442
Investment revenues (losses)	380	(964)	371	(5,850)
Total revenues	73,342	63,023	135,225	106,592
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	39,604	35,135	73,021	63,978
Occupancy and equipment rental	5,482	4,818	10,342	9,132
Depreciation and amortization	921	830	1,642	1,643
Information services	2,192	2,170	4,382	4,199
Professional fees	1,767	1,447	4,159	2,625
Travel related expenses	3,405	3,293	5,659	6,309
Interest expense	789	311	1,067	576
Other operating expenses	3,412	2,495	7,013	5,242
Total expenses	57,572	50,499	107,285	93,704
Income before taxes	15,770	12,524	27,940	12,888
Provision for taxes	6,351	4,470	10,918	4,596
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 9,419	$ 8,054	$ 17,022	$ 8,292
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	30,934,832	29,954,291	30,707,895	30,218,513
Diluted (shares)	31,026,098	29,961,023	30,786,714	30,254,549
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.27	$ 0.55	$ 0.27
Diluted (usd per share)	0.30	0.27	0.55	0.27
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.9	$ 0.9