John R. Smith

Prior to joining Hancock Investment Advisors, John served as an Investment Advisor at Betzold Investment Group.  From 1999 to 2002, he managed investment portfolios for financial institutions and other institutional clients while providing technical support, research and analysis to the firm’s sales force.  From 1991 to 1999, John served as the Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Firstbank of Illinois.  He began his career at United Illinois Bank.  John received a degree in Accounting from Indiana University and is a Certified Public Accountant.  He holds Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses from the NASD.

John is responsible for the management of investment portfolios for financial institutions and other institutional clients. 

Steven M. Rull

For 3 years prior to co-founding Hancock Securities Group, Steve was the Senior Vice President of Mark Twain Capital Markets. From 1987-1994, he served as Senior Vice President and CFO of United Postal Savings and United Postal Bancorp. Steve began his career with KPMG and is a Certified Public Accountant.  He holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses from the NASD.

Steve has been involved as advisor and principal in numerous acquisitions, sales and divisions of financial institutions. He has also been responsible for operations of retail distribution, mortgage banking, investment management, secondary mortgage market activity, investor relations, asset/liability management, banking operations and financial reporting.  Steve’s experience includes the management of investment portfolios, merger activities, institutional equity and debt placement, direct lending, management of troubled assets, commercial finance transactions, asset securitization and arbitrage, asset/liability management and finance activities for public companies.

Joseph D. Garea

In the mid-90s, before co-founding Hancock Securities Group, Joe served as President of Enterprise Capital Management, a venture capital firm and was CFO of Enterbank Holdings. From 1987 to 1994, Joe served as Senior Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of United Postal Savings.  Joe, who began his career with KPMG in 1977, is a Certified Public Accountant. He holds Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses from the NASD.

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