Tucker Anthony was an independent investment banking and brokerage firm based in Boston, Massachusetts.

At the time of its acquisition, Tucker Anthony was 14th largest brokerage firm in the U.S. with 990 account executives working from more than 80 offices across the country.

During its ownership by John Hancock, the firm was operated as a division of John Hancock Freedom Securities Corporation, a holding company that also owned Sutro & Company, a San-Francisco investment management and brokerage firm founded in 1858.

[7] In 1998, Tucker Anthony completed a $120 million IPO, going public on the New York Stock Exchange.

[10] Tucker Anthony was the predecessor of TA Associates, the private equity firm which was established in 1968 and spun-out in 1978.