Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues
Advisory revenues	$ 88,051	$ 67,038	$ 174,820	$ 123,738
Investment revenues	445	231	1,219	460
Total revenues	88,496	67,269	176,039	124,198
Expenses
Employee compensation and benefits	48,438	38,843	97,646	82,893
Occupancy and equipment rental	5,508	5,290	10,797	9,998
Depreciation and amortization	717	760	1,480	1,546
Information services	2,652	2,222	4,969	4,634
Professional fees	2,247	2,001	5,170	3,611
Travel related expenses	3,492	3,494	6,797	6,214
Other operating expenses	5,986	4,294	10,708	1,944
Total operating expenses	69,040	56,904	137,567	110,840
Total operating income	19,456	10,365	38,472	13,358
Interest expense	5,594	789	10,855	1,608
Income before taxes	13,862	9,576	27,617	11,750
Provision for taxes	3,349	3,331	10,736	6,251
Net income	$ 10,513	$ 6,245	$ 16,881	$ 5,499
Average shares outstanding:
Basic (shares)	26,992,652	31,933,830	28,545,545	32,151,409
Diluted (shares)	27,921,821	31,977,479	29,224,878	32,251,500
Earnings per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.39	$ 0.20	$ 0.59	$ 0.17
Diluted (usd per share)	0.38	0.20	0.58	0.17
Dividends declared and paid per share (usd per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.45	$ 0.10	$ 0.9