Brian C. Cookson

Founded in 1994 by Marco Listrom, Valdes & Moreno, Inc. is an independent, SEC-registered, Hispanic-owned broker/dealer located in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm provides services to both institutional and retail investors. Their business includes financial and underwriting services for issuers of corporate and municipal securities, liquidity management and private equity within the socially responsible investment space for institutional investors and a broad range of brokerage services for both institutional and retail investors. Valdes & Moreno's expertise includes financial advisory services, equity trading, capital markets services, municipal bond transaction underwriting, Build America Bonds, tax credit management, industrial revenue bonds, general obligation bonds, private equity and institutional and retail brokerage services. They employ technology that searches across major electronic communication networks including Archipelago, Bloomberg, Brut, Instinet, Island and RediBook, major market makers and major stock exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange and the American Stock Exchange. Valdes & Moreno's objective is to identify the best combination of price, speed and liquidity for their clients. The firm is a member of FINRA, the NASD, the MSRB and the SIPC.