Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents ($3.8 million and $3.9 million restricted from use at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively)	$ 156,374	$ 267,646
Advisory fees receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.0 million and $0.3 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively	61,793	64,244
Other receivables	2,595	3,964
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $45.0 and $62.1 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017	7,185	8,602
Goodwill	205,922	217,737
Deferred tax asset, net	43,706	42,345
Other assets	8,125	6,279
Total assets	485,700	610,817
Liabilities and Equity
Compensation payable	56,922	26,022
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	17,167	15,443
Current income taxes payable	7,486	5,311
Secured term loan payable	319,479	339,048
Contingent obligation due selling unitholders of Cogent	18,293	13,763
Deferred tax liability	3,990	2,928
Total liabilities	423,337	402,515
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 45,001,788 and 43,750,170 shares issued as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively; 20,404,996 and 27,084,520 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively	450	438
Restricted stock units	71,596	80,512
Additional paid-in capital	846,721	800,806
Exchangeable shares of subsidiary; 257,156 shares issued as of December 31, 2018 and 2017; 32,804 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017	1,958	1,958
Retained earnings	63,427	37,595
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(35,705)	(22,222)
Treasury stock, at cost, par value $0.01 per share; 24,596,792 and 16,665,650 shares as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively	(886,084)	(690,785)
Stockholders’ equity	62,363	208,302
Total liabilities and equity	$ 485,700	$ 610,817