Shearson (disambiguation)
Shearson was a well-known brand in the financial services industry from 1901 through 1993, related to the following:
Companies
- Shearson Hammill & Co., 1901-1974, an investment banking and brokerage firm founded by Edward Shearson
- Shearson Hayden Stone, 1974-1981, formed through the merger of Shearson, Hamill and Hayden, Stone & Co.
- Shearson/American Express, 1981-1984, formed through the acquisition of Shearson Hayden Stone by American Express
- Shearson Lehman/American Express, 1984-1988, formed through the acquisition of Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb
- Shearson Lehman Hutton, 1988-1990, formed through the acquisition of E.F. Hutton & Co.
- Shearson Lehman Brothers, 1990-1993
- Smith Barney Shearson, 1993-1994, formed through the acquisition of Shearson by Primerica in 1993 and merger with its Smith Barney unit, prior to the discontinuation of the Shearson name
People
- Edward Shearson, founder of Shearson
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