Press Releases

Rochester, New York, March 28, 2023 - Brighton Securities has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2023 honor by Rochester Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidentia...

February 13, 2023- ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY headquartered Financial Services firm, today announced that George T. Conboy, Chairman, has been named to Rochester Business Journal’s 2023 Power 100 List. This list is comprised of significant power playe...

December 12, 2022 - ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY headquartered Financial Services firm, today announced that it has been named this year’s winner in the Democrat & Chronicle’s Community Choice Awards as the Best Investment Firm in Rochester, NY.“I am fortunate to witn...

November 3, 2022 - ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY headquartered Financial Services firm, today announced the partnership and foundation of the Wade Investment Fund at SUNY Brockport. The fund was lead and made possible by the support of brothers Chuck Wade ’06 and Ethan Wa...

October 21, 2022 - ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY headquartered Financial Services firm, today announced that Melissa Hawryschuk has been named to Rochester Business Journal’s 2022 Power 30 List in Banking and Finance. The list includes individuals who have sp...

In this press release Brighton Securities of Rochester NY discusses their recent financial planner hires and the formation of the Hicks Wealth Management Team.

July 20, 2022 - ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY-based financial services firm, today announced the addition of Jordan Daniels as Chief Growth Officer and newest member of the firm’s leadership team. Jordan joins Brighton Securities with a nearly 20-year career in the fin...

February 18, 2022 - ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY headquartered Financial Services firm, today announced that Ethan Wade has been promoted to our Leadership Team as our newest Board Member and Director of Training and Development for our Financial Advisor Development Program. C...

December 13, 2021 - ROCHESTER, NY-- Brighton Securities is pleased to welcome Melissa Hawryschuk as our new Chief Executive Officer and member of our Board of Directors.  She will lead our firm into its next stage of growth, as we build upon our strategy to drive consistent annual growth and in...

In this press release Brighton Securities provides information on recently being named one of the top 100 fastest growing companies by the Rochester Chamber.

ROCHESTER, NY - June 29, 2021 – Brighton Securities, an employee owned wealth management firm, today announced that it has acquired Worth Considering, Inc. (“Worth Considering”), a Registered Investment Advisor (“RIA”) which provides services to individual clients throu...

June 28, 2021 - ROCHESTER, NY- Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY based Financial Services firm, announced today that it has partnered with Liberty Financial Solutions and its President, Michael Black.  Liberty Financial Solutions is a financial services company serving clients out of its...

October 7, 2020 - ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY based Financial Services firm, today announced that it has partnered with Crossed Pines Wealth Management, a financial services company serving clients out of its Santa Fe, NM office.  “The team at Brighton Securities...

October 5, 2020 - ROCHESTER, NY-- Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY based Financial Services firm, announced today that it has partnered with Cal Willis Wealth Management, a financial services company serving clients out of its Albuquerque, NM  office.  “The entire Brighton...

In this recent press release from Brighton Securities in Rochester, NY they review the measures taken to become named one of Rochester's best places to work.

Brighton Securities was named one of the 100 fastest growing privately owned companies in the Greater Rochester NY region by the Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

  March 16, 2020 - ROCHESTER, NY --Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY based Financial Services firm, today announced that it has opened a new branch office location, located in Lockport, NY.  This office opening coincides with the hiring of our newest financial advisors, Scott Hunting...

March 13, 2020 - ROCHESTER, NY – Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY based Financial Services firm, today announced that we continue to closely monitor developments with respect to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). We have been taking steps to ensure the safety and wellness of our employees, reviewi...

Brighton Securities Hires New Financial Advisor Contact: Christina Gregory        Marketing Coordinator 585-340-2204 cgregory@brightonsecurities.com Brightonsecurities.com   Brighton Securities Hires New Financial Advisor March 6, 2020...

September 10, 2019 - ROCHESTER, NY --Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY based Financial Services firm, today announced that it has partnered with Southern Tier Financial, a financial services company serving clients out of its Falconer, NY office.  “Brighton Securities and its team h...

Brighton Securities, a Rochester, NY based Financial Services firm announced today that Salvatore Fasciano has been named as the company's newest partner.

Brighton Securities Celebrates its 50th Anniversary Rochester, NY – March 5, 2019.  For immediate release Brighton Securities announced its 50th anniversary as an independent financial services firm with clients throughout the United States. Brighton Securities was founded by Mar...

ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Financial Services firm, recently announced that Deanna LaPier has joined the firm as a Financial Advisor.  Deanna joins Brighton Securities with a background in banking and finance as she served in a client facing role as a licensed banker at Citizens Bank. Prior to joining Citizens Bank Deanna was a property and casualty insurance agent serving clients in Upstate New York.

ROCHESTER, NY, February 16, 2018-- Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY based Financial Services firm, today announced that Joe Boyd, Stephen Hicks, and brothers Charles and Ethan Wade have been named Partners in the Firm. While all four new partners have clients throughout the country, they are all based at Brighton Securities two offices in Rochester and Batavia, NY.

ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Financial Services firm, recently announced that Lori Alberts has joined its firm as a Compliance Manager. Lori brings more than 25 years of operations and compliance experience in the financial services industry with her to Team Brighton. Lori began her career with LifeMark Securities Corp. where she was a valuable member of the management team for over 19 years. During her tenure there she was the Manager of Accounting and Human Resources, Director of Compliance and Director of Supervision. She subsequently held positions as Assistant Chief Compliance Officer at Wall Street Financial and a Senior Registered Associate at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, LLC.

ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Financial Services firm, recently announced that Giavanna C. Garling has joined its firm as a Financial Advisor. An alumna of Nazareth College of Rochester, Giavanna holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance & Marketing with a specialization in Economics. She first joined Team Brighton by completing an internship in the Corporate Services department as an analyst helping to advise local small and medium sized business on meeting their financial and strategic goals.

ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Financial Services firm, recently announced that Jaemoy Grey has joined its firm as an Investment Banking Analyst. Jaemoy worked formerly as a Private Equity Analyst at Broadtree Partners. There he analyzed new investment prospects, conducted detailed financial analysis, and determined the optimal capital structure for potential acquisitions.

ROCHESTER, NY--Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Financial Services firm, recently announced that Dianne Bell has joined its firm as an Operation Associate. Dianne joins Brighton Securities with a background as an Investment Support Clerk. Dianne is also a Notary Public.

Brighton Securities is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the Top Small Business Workplace in Rochester NY by WorkplaceDynamics.

Since the 2014 inception of the contest in Rochester by WorkplaceDynamics, Brighton Securities has been voted by its employees as one of the Top Workplaces, with 2017 being our first year as the overall winner. In addition, Brighton Securities was the top Wealth Management workplace in the Rochester area, and also received the Standout Award for New Ideas.

Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Financial Services firm, recently announced that Victoria Flugel has joined its firm as a Senior Client Sales Associate. Victoria has been in the financial services industry since 2000 and will be an associate of our Batavia office located at 212 E. Main Street.

Brighton Securities, a Rochester NY-based Wealth Management firm, recently announced the completion of a 2,000 sq. ft facility expansion and renovation of their Monroe Avenue location.  The expansion culminates over two years of planning and development efforts, and was conducted to accommodate the firm's ongoing growth, staffing needs and evolving client services.

2016 marks Brighton Securities’ sixth year of contributing to the Literacy Volunteers of Rochester. Literacy Volunteers of Rochester Inc. is a local leader in the cause of literacy, providing Rochester with tutoring and classroom instruction in reading, English language, and math as well as advocating for public policy changes that improve literacy.