John Thomas Expands Leadership Team

NEW YORK, NY, Mar 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
John Thomas Financial, Inc., a licensed, full service broker dealer offering
client-centric retail brokerage and investment banking services, today
announced that Wayne S. Kaufman, CMT has been named Chief Market Strategist of
the
firm.

Leveraging his market observations and analytical expertise, Kaufman will
continue to author his popular daily market letter, "The Kaufman Report," which
includes technical and fundamental analysis of the U.S. equities markets,
general
investment philosophies and reviews of prevailing political, economic and
business
trends that are impacting the financial markets. John Thomas Financial will
serve
as publisher of "The Kaufman Report" and manage its production and dissemination
to firm clients and to national and financial media outlets. Kaufman will
also provide John Thomas' leadership team and investment banking division with
in-depthanalysis and professional perspectives on select stocks and industry
developments
that may present compelling opportunities for the firm and its clients.

With over 10 years' experience as a technical and fundamental market analyst
with several Wall Street firms, Kaufman has been widely quoted in the
financial media, including CNBC, Bloomberg Radio and Barron's. Holding the
designation of Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and a licensed Research
Analyst,
Kaufman has served as an online instructor teaching CMT candidates "Level 3"
coursework for the Market Technicians Associations (MTA), the leading national
organization of technical analysts in the United States. The MTA's CMT
program is considered the industry's gold standard in technical analysis.
Kaufman graduated from the University of Michigan where he earned a
Bachelors degree in Liberal Arts.

"I am very happy to welcome Wayne to John Thomas Financial," stated
Thomas Belesis, the firm's founder and CEO. "His astute market analysis and
thoughtful investment commentary is sure to greatly benefit our valued financial
consultants and clients, while also providing our firm with an enhanced level of
sophistication and competitive differentiation in the financial services
industry."

About John Thomas Financial, Inc.

John Thomas Financial, member of the FINRA and SIPC, is an independent
broker dealer
and investment banking firm headquartered in New York City's Wall Street
district, with a growing network of branch offices throughout the country.
Emphasizing a client-centric approach to managing all aspects of its business,
the firm offers a full complement of retail brokerage and corporate advisory
services tailored to the unique needs of its clients. For more information on
the
firm, please visit www.johnthomasbd.com.

CONTACT INFO:
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