Williams Financial Group Hires William H. "Bill" Flaherty II, to Join Their Institutional Equity Sales Team

DALLAS, April 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Williams Financial Group, a privately held Dallas-based financial services firm providing brokerage, advisory and investment services, is pleased to announce that William H. "Bill" Flaherty II has joined their Capital Markets division in the role of Institutional Equity Salesman. He will split his time between the WFG offices in Dallas and Houston, Texas, and report to Patrick Fay, Director of Equity Sales and Trading.

Patrick said, "Bill Flaherty brings a sales background steeped in the energy and technology sectors which are two of our focus verticals. We are fortunate to have a salesman with Bill's enthusiasm, expertise and knowledge join our growing team."

Cody Acree, Director of WFG Equity Research, agrees, "We believe Bill's wealth of experience will provide tremendous value-add to our clients."

Bill Flaherty is a 19-year veteran of Wall Street and was previously the Managing Director of Institutional Sales at Global Hunter Securities, Pritchard Capital Partners and Natixis Bleichroeder. Bill began his career at Fidelity Investments where he held various positions including Equity Trader, Risk Team Analyst and Investor Center Representative.

"The Capital Markets department at Williams Financial Group offers a dynamic platform with a quality research product and a back-to-basics approach to Institutional Equities. The culture and talented equities team are tremendous draws for me. I am already inspired by their collaboration, camaraderie, and innovation," said Bill.

Williams Financial Group

Williams Financial Group is a privately held Dallas-based financial services firm providing brokerage, advisory and investment services to over 280 independent Financial Professionals with clients (individual investors and institutions) whose combined assets under management are approximately $7.1 billion. http://www.williams-financial.com/ Securities offered through WFG Investments, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC, subsidiary of Williams Financial Group.

Contact: Amy Gottenberg, Director of Marketing [email protected]
800.225.3650. Williams Financial Group  2711 North Haskell Ave., Suite 2900, Dallas, TX 75204

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