Pros
Not many that I can truthfully think of
Cons
Ownership has zero interest in providing support or understanding anything outside of their direct line of sight. The egos and personal insecurities of senior management prevent any real business from being done on a daily basis. People are more considered with posturing to ownership than bringing in revenue or adding value to the firm. Absolutely toxic culture in which every single employee walks around with their guard up, as backstabbing and scheming against colleagues is a daily occurrence. On top of that, technology and support is comically antiquated. There is no daily accounting for commissions, and you are not even sure what your monthly gross commissions are until the second week of the following month, and only then do you know what the traders "blessed" you with. Commissions are totaled by hand using an adding machine and then taped to a spreadhseet and scanned to you, if you are lucky, they give you the correct total. Overall complete disfunction from the top down. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to go to a different firm, because I will be genuinely shocked if Brean survives another 6 months with its current ownership.