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Five participating schools earn profit-sharing checksD.A. Davidson & Co., an employee-owned, full-service investment firm with a national scope, today announced that a student team from Montana State University had the top-performing portfolio in the company’s annual Student Investment Program (SIP).In the program, students in senior-level investment courses at 20 western U.S. public and private universities begin each school year with $50,000 to invest in the stock market. Montana Sta...

Students at Gonzaga Awarded $2,000 and Trip to D.A. Davidson ConferenceD.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with a national scope, today announced that a team of students from Gonzaga University in Spokane has been named the winners of the 2nd Annual Fred Dickson Memorial Award. Named in honor of D.A. Davidson & Co.’s late chief market strategist, the Fred Dickson Memorial Award is given annually to the participating team that demonstrates overall excellence and adhe...

What does the future hold for Mentor Graphics? Senior Research Analyst Tom Diffely discusses his bullish perspective in the Portland (Ore.) Business Journal article “Is Mentor Graphics for sale” by Malia Spencer.Read the full article here.

Rory McKinney, Head of Investment Banking, offers his view of the M&A environment for banks in “Small Bank Deals Dominate 2016 M&A Transactions,” a BankDirector.com article written by Jack Milligan.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with operations nationwide, today announced that Monte Giese has been named President of its Equity Capital Markets Group.

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service national investment banking firm, has hired Peter Suazo to join the firm's real estate investment banking team in Baltimore as managing director.

Senior Institutional Analyst Andrew Burns outlines his view of likely changes at Cabela’s stores and headquarters in article “Bass Pro Shops to buy Cabela’s in $5.5b deal; Capitol One to take over Lincoln operation” by Lincoln Journal Star writer Matt Olberding.Read the full article here.

Longtime Executive Promoted Within Growing Financial Services CompanyD.A. Davidson Companies, an employee-owned financial services firm, today announced that Larry Martinez has been named President effective October 1. In this role, Martinez will report to Jim Kerr, D.A. Davidson's Chief Executive Officer, and assume additional oversight of the firm’s human capital, operations and information technology functions. Larry is a proven leader who is adept at developing strategies that...

Financial Advisor Brad Thurber discusses the value of patience in “How to Invest an Inheritance for a Comfortable Retirement,” a U.S. News & World Report Article by Rebecca Lake.Read the full article here.

D.A. Davidson Senior Institutional Analyst Eric Gottlieb discusses Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, in the Reuters article “Brittle egg prices plague Cal-Maine on Wall Street” by Noel Randewich.Read the full article here.