Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 86,769	$ 56,700
Investment revenues	774	229
Total revenues	87,543	56,929
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	49,208	44,050
Occupancy and equipment rental	5,289	4,708
Depreciation and amortization	763	786
Information services	2,317	2,412
Professional fees	2,923	1,610
Travel related expenses	3,305	2,720
Other operating expenses	4,722	(2,350)
Total operating expenses	68,527	53,936
Total operating income	19,016	2,993
Interest expense	5,261	819
Income before taxes	13,755	2,174
Provision for taxes	7,387	2,920
Net income (loss)	$ 6,368	$ (746)
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	29,754,957	31,904,270
Diluted (shares)	30,198,797	31,904,270
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.21	$ (0.02)
Diluted (usd per share)	0.21	(0.02)
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.45