First Investors Corporation

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.firstinvestors.com
Employees: 460

So maybe they weren't the very first investors, but they "have" been around for a while. Founded in 1930, First Investors oversees a variety of investment and insurance operations through its subsidiaries and affiliates, including First Investors Life Insurance Company. The company's products and services include mutual funds, college savings plans, insurance, and retirement planning. First Investors, which has more than $7 billion in assets under management, prides itself on offering a personal approach to investment management, employing advisers in some 25 states.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2007:
Sales: $83.0M

Officers:
President: Robert Flanagan
CFO: William Lipkus
Director of Marketing: Nancy Ferraro

Competitors:
Investors Capital Holdings
Linsco/Private Ledger
Wachovia Securities