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Goodbye, Tommy Belesis. We won’t miss you.

Anastasios “Tommy” Belesis, former chief executive of the shuttered John Thomas Financial Inc.

The rise and fall of the notorious owner and CEO of the defunct independent broker-dealer John Thomas Financial is now complete, and senior columnist Bruce Kelly says the industry won't miss him.

The rise and fall of Anastasios “Tommy” Belesis, the notorious owner and CEO of the defunct independent broker-dealer John Thomas Financial, is now complete.
And the financial advice industry will not miss him.
Once recognized for his snug, wide-striped suits and shaved pate with a bab

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