DMCD Detwiler Fenton Group Inc (CE)

Detwiler, Mitchell & Co. (Pink Sheets: DMCD) announced today that Bradford Miles Kimball joined its wholly owned broker dealer subsidiary Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, Inc. (�DMFG�) as its Executive Vice President and Managing Director of the Private Client Group. Mr. Kimball will be located at 225 Franklin Street, Boston, MA and will primarily be responsible for recruiting and directing sales for the Firm�s Boston and Connecticut offices. �We are delighted to have Brad join our company and we look forward to adding many more wealth advisors to our platform under Brad�s leadership,� said CEO Peter Fenton. �With his extensive experience and knowledge of the wealth management business, I think Brad will position DMFG to be the new boutique firm of choice for independent thinking wealth management professionals seeking to extract themselves from large financial management companies.� Formerly with Morgan Stanley for over 17 years, Mr. Kimball was responsible for establishing and managing the Manchester-By-The-Sea office. He was recognized by Morgan Stanley in 2005 as the Northeast Region �Recruiter of the Year� and as a First-Vice President of Investments. Mr. Kimball earned a bachelor�s degree in Finance and Political Science from the University of Maine and has the Senior Financial Advisor designation from the Wharton Business School. �I am extremely excited about the future opportunities for Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves,� said Mr. Kimball. �Given the significant consolidation in recent years by major banks and investment firms, I believe many of Wall Street�s best and brightest financial advisors are looking for more independence. Detwiler Mitchell offers an entrepreneurial environment to financial advisors where they can have a meaningful impact both on their career and the financial performance of their company.� �I think investors are looking for comprehensive, unbiased, individualized advice and expertise,� he continued. �For more than 40 years, DMFG has been servicing the needs of high net worth clients with objective financial thinking and solutions which should help to attract experienced financial advisors and their clients to our Firm.� Detwiler, Mitchell & Co. is the holding company for Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, headquartered in Boston, and James Mitchell & Co., a financial services holding company located in San Diego, California. DMFG has been serving investors in the Northeast since 1962 providing institutional Channel Research and wealth management and investment brokerage services for high net worth individuals. DMFG is a registered broker dealer with branch offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York.