First Southern Securities Welcomes Edward Kim and Gary Schwartz

Feb. 22, 2013 - PRLog -- FIRST SOUTHERN SECURITIES, LLC
WELCOMES
EDWARD KIM AND GARY SCHWARTZ

First Southern Securities (“FSS”), a broker dealer headquartered in Alpharetta, GA, that focuses on municipal bond sales and fixed income trading, welcomes Edward Kim and Gary Schwartz to the First Southern Securities team. Together they bring over 25 years of industry experience specializing in providing fixed income and equity solutions to financial advisors and fee based money managers.

“We look forward to continuing to serve the RIA market place with a focus on investment grade municipal bonds.  Ed brings with him over a decade of experience in this arena” commented W. Heath Hawk, FSS’s CEO.  “Most recently Mr. Kim served as Senior Vice President and head trader for YieldQuest Securities in Atlanta while Gary served as YieldQuest’s Chief Compliance Officer.

About First Southern Securities, LLC:
First Southern Securities, LLC (“FSS”) (Member FINRA, MSRB, SIPC) is an Alpharetta, GA based broker-dealer specializing in municipal bond sales and fixed income trading for institutional and private clients throughout the United States.  FSS’s founders are W. Heath Hawk and Vasileios Sfyris.  Mr. Hawk, FSS’s President & CEO, has nineteen years of experience in municipal bond sales and trading.  Mr. Hawk from 2002 to 2009 was the branch manager for Bergen Capital, a division of Scott & Stringfellow and BB&T Corporation affiliate, where he was responsible for managing the trading desk, public finance, and institutional sales force for the branch.  In addition to Mr. Hawk, FSS’ co-founder Vasileios Sfyris brings fourteen years of experience in municipal bond sales and trading and he previously worked with Mr. Hawk at Bergen.


Contacts:  
       
Edward Kim         
Sr. VP Fixed Income Trading      
ekim@fssec.com         
770-777-9373            
877-778-9373 toll free                  
770-777-9308 fax

Gary Schwartz
Chief Operating Officer
gschwartz@fssec.com
770-777-9373
877-778-9373 toll free
770-777-9308 fax


First Southern Securities, LLC
1720 Windward Concourse
Suite 115
Alpharetta, GA 30005
www.fssec.com
Member FINRA, MSRB, SIPC