Wachovia Securities is one of the leading brokerage groups and corporate and investment banks in the United States. It provides a range of financial services to the corporations, institutions and individuals. The company serves the health care, retail, real estate, energy and power and media industries. It offers recapitalization, underwriting and leveraged financing services. Additionally, Wachovia Securities provides advisory, asset management and loan syndication services. The company has more than 18,000 representatives in over 3,600 locations throughout the United States. It is a nonbanking affiliate of Wachovia Corporation, which offers investment planning, risk management and retail banking services. In addition to Wachovia Securities, Wachovia Corporation operates Wachovia Securities Financial Network and Wachovia Capital Markets. Wachovia Securities maintains a branch office in Chesterfield, Mo.