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Word: spearfish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dedicated to the proposition that eager -- and well-heeled -- investors can be found almost anywhere among the hills and dales of America. Jones' energetic corps of 1,273 brokers, who almost never set foot in towns with more than 25,000 people, has enjoyed solid success in outposts from Spearfish, S. Dak., to Broken Bow, Neb., that such big-time competitors as Dean Witter Reynolds and Merrill Lynch have virtually ignored. Based in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights, Jones ranks just 43rd among brokerage firms in total capital ($82.5 million), but no investment company is represented in more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biggest Little Brokerage | 7/27/1987 | See Source »

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