Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 67,038	$ 90,265	$ 123,738	$ 156,818
Investment revenues	231	220	460	532
Total revenues	67,269	90,485	124,198	157,350
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	38,843	44,110	82,893	88,616
Occupancy and equipment rental	5,290	4,879	9,998	9,550
Depreciation and amortization	760	791	1,546	1,639
Information services	2,222	2,140	4,634	4,510
Professional fees	2,001	1,749	3,611	3,258
Travel related expenses	3,494	2,958	6,214	5,774
Interest expense	789	802	1,608	1,548
Other operating expenses	4,294	3,191	1,944	6,132
Total expenses	57,693	60,620	112,448	121,027
Income before taxes	9,576	29,865	11,750	36,323
Provision for taxes	3,331	10,237	6,251	12,338
Net income allocated to common stockholders	$ 6,245	$ 19,628	$ 5,499	$ 23,985
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	31,933,830	31,712,959	32,151,409	31,898,939
Diluted (shares)	31,977,479	31,712,959	32,251,500	31,898,939
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.62	$ 0.17	$ 0.75
Diluted (usd per share)	0.20	0.62	0.17	0.75
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.45	$ 0.9	$ 0.9