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What Difference Does a Great Workplace Make?

Baird attracts many of the industry's finest Financial Advisors by supporting their entrepreneurial spirit and helping them build and run their businesses. For over 100 years, we have provided the tools and environment advisors need to best guide and serve their clients:

  • A partnership culture backed by employee ownership
  • Industry-leading research
  • Significant personal wealth-building opportunities, including stock ownership, deferred compensation, profit sharing and private equity investments
  • A first-person internal service model, where live professionals respond in real time to your operations, compliance, marketing, client event and human resource needs
  • Deep, in-house expertise for all areas of financial planning, education savings, retirement, tax and estate planning, and risk management
  • Full-service support and state-of-the-art technology
  • A team of dedicated specialists focused on making your transition to Baird as smooth as possible


As the Branch Manager, I promote a highly collaborative, client-first culture. My vision is to grow Baird's presence in our area the right way, with the right advisors.

I would love the chance to sit down over coffee or lunch and talk about what we do here at Baird, and learn about you and your practice. Please feel free to email or  call me directly.

Brian Kurtz

Branch Manager & Market Director

Discover Branch Manager Brian Kurtz's Perspective on The Baird Difference

Discover Branch Manager Brian Kurtz's Perspective on The Baird Difference

Dayton Branch Accolades & Resources

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Best-In-State 2021 and 2022

The Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list spotlights more than 5,000 advisors around the country.

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Dayton Forty Under 40

Forty Under 40 honors the Dayton region's brightest young business, political and community leaders. These individuals go beyond the norm in their career, as well as in the community.

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Dayton Magazine "Best of Dayton"

The best of Dayton annual award is a community vote to identify professionals, business and retail services that are nominated and voted on by the residents of the Miami Valley.


Brian Kurtz's Onwallstreet Article

Click here to learn more about Brian's perspective on helping shape the financial industry's future. 

2022 Baird Facts Guide

Click to here to discover Baird facts and accomplishments.

2021 Baird Annual Report

Learn more about Baird, our culture and our financial results in our 2021 Annual Report.