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