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          Financial Services

          Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.

          About

          About This Business

          Baird is an international wealth management, capital markets, asset management and private equity firm. Thanks to our independent, employee-owned structure, each one of our 3,300 associates worldwide share a real stake in your success. We know from experience that the only way to help you reach your goals is to keep your best interests in mind – always. 

          We've earned our clients' trust and our success for more than 90 years by staying true to our mission:
          "To provide the best financial advice and service to our clients and be the best place to work for our associates."
          While we have grown since 1919 to meet the evolving needs of our clients, we preserved the core values that kept us strong and stable through every imaginable market environment:

          Clients come first
          Integrity is irreplaceable
          Quality is our measure of success
          The best financial advice is the result of expertise and teamwork
          How we succeed is as important as if we succeed
          We seek personal balance in home, work, and community involvement

          These tenets of our philosophy have created a culture that is unique in our industry – a place where the best professionals want to come and build lasting partnerships with each other and clients like you. 

          Products and Services

          This company offers financial planning services that include stock, bonds, securities & annuities option plans, employee compensation and benefit plans, investment banking services, private equity, asset management, public finance, economy research, market research and investments.

          Business Details

          BBB File Opened:
          2/3/2009
          Business Started:
          12/27/1919
          Business Started Locally:
          12/27/1919
          Business Incorporated:
          12/27/1919
          Type of Entity:
          Corporation
          Alternate Names:
          R.W. Baird
          Baird
          Business Management:
          Mr. John Mabee, Branch Manager
          Mr. Steven Booth, President and CEO
          Mr. John Mabee, Branch Manager

          Additional Contact Information

          Principal Contacts
          Mr. John Mabee, Branch Manager
          Customer Contacts
          Mr. John Mabee, Branch Manager
          Fax numbers
          Primary Fax: (309) 676-4164
          Additional Phone Numbers
          Other Phone: (800) 274-4160

          Licensing information

          This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.

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