Whitney Starting a Firm of Her Own

Meredith Whitney, an Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. analyst, is leaving to start her own company, Meredith Whitney Advisory Group, CNBC reported Wednesday.

She plans to launch her company early next month as a research firm and eventually branch into investment banking.

Ms. Whitney's assistant confirmed the report to Dow Jones and said Ms. Whitney would be leaving the Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. subsidiary after Wednesday.

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