After major activist arm-twisting, Blucora cashes out of software holding to double down on legacy H.D. Vest broker-dealer unit it bought seven years ago
The $73 billion AUM Dallas firm now has $720 million in cash to pay off debt and put toward turning the old Roger Ochs franchise into a world class wealth manager.
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John Clendening tells analyst who asks about Bob Oros's H.D. Vest departure: 'You can read into that whatever you want to.'
Blucora's CEO was evasive but, for sure, his firm's shares plunged near 40% in the past month after its IBD revenues ticked up only 6%; Oros may never have moved to Texas from Boston CEO