▁a ▁bro ker age ▁account . ▁ ▁Building ▁She ar son ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁While ▁working ▁at ▁Bear ▁Ste ar ns , ▁We ill ▁was ▁a ▁neighbor ▁of ▁Arthur ▁L . ▁Carter ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁at ▁Le h man ▁Brothers . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Roger ▁Berl ind ▁and ▁Peter ▁Pot oma , ▁they ▁formed ▁Carter , ▁Berl ind , ▁Pot oma ▁& ▁We ill ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁firm ▁became ▁Carter , ▁Berl ind ▁& ▁We ill ▁after ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁brought ▁discipl inary ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁Pot oma . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Carter , ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁renamed ▁C og an , ▁Berl ind , ▁We ill ▁& ▁Lev itt ▁( Mar sh all ▁C og an , ▁Arthur ▁Lev itt ), ▁or ▁C B W L ▁j ok ingly ▁referred ▁to ▁on ▁Wall ▁Street ▁as ▁" C orn ed ▁Be ef ▁With ▁L ett uce ". ▁We ill ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁firm ' s ▁Chair man ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁a ▁period ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁completed ▁over ▁ 1 5 ▁ac quis itions ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁country ' s ▁second - larg est ▁se cur ities ▁bro ker age ▁firm . ▁The ▁company ▁became ▁C B W L - H ay den , ▁Stone , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁ 1 9