Wunderlich Securities Adds to Dallas, Houston & Memphis Offices

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 14, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jim Parrish, President of Wunderlich's Private Client Group at Wunderlich Securities announced the addition of six Financial Advisors. "We made a commitment to grow our Texas presence and these fine additions are making the goal a reality," said Jim Parrish. He added, "They fit very well into our culture." Wunderlich expanded its Houston office in 2012 moving to new space on Post Oak Parkway which houses the Private Client Group, Investment Banking and Research. "We consider Texas to be an extremely important market and have made a strong commitment to growing our services here," said Lynn Houston, Branch Manager of the Houston Branch. The Investment Banking and Research Departments in Houston focus on the Energy Industry specializing in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Oilfield Services, MLP, and utilities. For more information on our commitment to Texas visit our website at www.wunderlichsecurities.com/texas.

In Houston, Richard (Ric) Badger, Sr. Vice President joined Wunderlich Securities in Houston after 13 years with Sanders Morris Harris. He assists large pension plans with portfolio management selection. Paula Mott joined the Houston Group.  She provides personalized service to high net worth individuals, business owners and non-profit organizations.

In Dallas, Jeff Nuziard, Vice President joined as a Financial Advisors provided retirement, education, and estate planning services. April Spicer comes to our Dallas office from Mormac Group as a Vice President.  For the past 15 years, she has managed some of the firm's largest institutional accounts and developed an impressive and loyal individual client base. Derek Williams comes to Wunderlich Securities after serving as the Director of Business Development for the Mormac Group.

In Memphis, Jenny King joins Wunderlich Securities as a Financial Advisor from Morgan Keegan where she served as the Director of Marketing for Retail Fixed Income Trading for 9 years. Ms. King's responsibilities at Morgan Keegan included the coordination of the fixed income marketing initiatives for the sales force of more than 1200 advisors and product development.  
 
About Wunderlich Securities. Inc. -- Established in 1996, Wunderlich Securities is a full-service brokerage firm based in Memphis, Tenn. Wunderlich Securities caters to individual and institutional clients with financial advisory, brokerage, equity research and investment banking services. Wunderlich Fixed Income Capital Markets and Fundamental Brokers Inter-Dealer serve institutional clients with fixed income brokerage services. The firm operates in 26 offices across 15 states and have over 450 associated professionals. For more information about the organization, please visit our website at www.wunderlichsecurities.com.