Chicago, IL – June 25, 2009 – Brewer Financial Services, the full-service broker dealer division of Brewer Investment Group, an independent wealth management firm, announced that Steve Brown has joined Brewer’s network of financial advisors. Mr. Brown has 26 years experience as a financial advisor and advises clients with aggregate assets in excess of $35 million dollars. Previously he was with LPL Financial for 20 years.

The addition of Mr. Brown to Brewer’s advisor network expands the firm’s footprint and introduces a new regional presence to include Dallas, Texas. Over the past 4 months, Brewer Financial Services expanded its national presence from 8 to 17 geographical locations. Brewer recently added advisors from St. Louis, MO and Jacksonville, FL.

“Joining Brewer gives me the ability of having a full suite of services and products I can share with my clients. It helps me open their minds to other investment possibilities,” said Mr. Brown. “Brewer’s open architecture provides me with flexibility to explore ideas that were simply not accessible before. More importantly for my clients, choice of products enables a customized portfolio designed specifically for them, giving them peace of mind because their special needs are addressed.”

“Innovative investment veterans like Steve are helping us re-define the practice of wealth management,” said Bob Whalen, President of Brewer Financial Services. “We are thrilled that Steve chose Brewer to launch the next stage in his career as a trusted advisor to his clients and add another region to our growing network.”

Mr. Brown specializes in retirement planning and capital preservation strategies.

Brewer Financial Services currently has in excess of 85 advisors in its network.

About Brewer Investment Group

Brewer Investment Group is an independent, diversified wealth management firm serving individual investors, small to mid-size businesses, institutions, and financial advisors. Brewer Investment Group has six wholly owned subsidiaries including Brewer Financial Services, Brewer Investment Advisor (RIA), Advisor Resource, Brewer Futures Group, Brewer Forex Group, and Brewer Insurance Group - offering a wide range of financial products, strong acumen in alternative investments and robust collaboration between each of its businesses.

Brewer’s mission is to bring institutional products and services to the individual investor and to leverage a comprehensive open-architecture wealth management platform which provides flexible access to investment services and products such as financial and retirement planning, asset allocation, insurance and annuities, and professional money management. For sophisticated investors looking for additional strategies to complement their existing asset allocation, Brewer offers a choice of private equity investments, hedge funds, commodities, and currency trading. Brewer also offers an extensive list of managed futures and forex programs.

For more information visit http://brewerinvestmentgroup.com or call 312-896-3930.

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Brewer Investment Group
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