You know, IT, the technology expenses, we typically pull back on external support during the December quarter just because it's a little bit slower for those vendors as well even to bring people in. It's a relatively quiet quarter for conferences and trips and And it was also a relatively favorable quarter for legal and regulatory.

Jan 24, 2024 / CEO / receipt, needs a key / Paul Reilly, CEO | earnings call 2024-01-24 | transcript 16be787a-87c1-40f5-a674-67bbbf36e2cc | chars 23186-23519 | segment 23

I've spent a lot of time in these last few weeks in front of our advisors, first traveling with our top producing independent advisors on a great trip, Great to see the success in their business and the positive nature of how they feel about the firm. And then attending our RCS conference, our RIA division and clearing firms.

Oct 25, 2023 / CEO / receipt, needs a key / Paul Reilly, CEO | earnings call 2023-10-25 | transcript e0da606b-1030-4d03-908c-645e7b115d84 | chars 2185-2512 | segment 2

Hopefully, by then, we will have more clarity on other important variables, such as the outlook for investment banking revenues, the level of business development expenses as conferences and travel continue to ramp up, and the impact of recently closed and pending acquisitions.

Apr 27, 2022 / CEO / receipt, needs a key / Paul Reilly, CEO | earnings call 2022-04-27 | transcript bbc6fee5-5eb7-4d63-a844-093c18f79887 | chars 17554-17832 | segment 17

Excluding the debt extinguishment expense, we do expect non-compensation expense to continue picking up over the next few quarters, as hopefully travel, recognition trips, and conferences continue to resume, and we continue to increase our investments in technology and high-quality service levels for our growing business.

Jul 28, 2021 / CEO / receipt, needs a key / Paul Reilly, CEO | earnings call 2021-07-28 | transcript 88032013-b115-4f8c-9380-6d26e2c1c17a | chars 17411-17734 | segment 17