Locating your financial company in Colorado is a smart investment.

As the “Wall Street of the West,” Colorado is one of the few areas outside of the northeastern U.S. with a substantial financial services industry in three key market segments: banking and finance, investments, and insurance.

The Metro Denver region ranks fifth among the 50 largest metro areas for employment concentration in investments, seventh in banking and finance, and 19th in insurance. The financial services industry includes over 10,310 companies and 97,900 employees.

A central location with global access helps financial services companies in the region expand their competitive edge. With our unique geographic location in the Mountain Time Zone, we’re the largest metro area in the country with one-bounce satellite uplinks, providing real-time satellite connections to six of seven continents in the same business day.

With 20 direct international flights from Denver International Airport daily, it’s easy to reach new customers throughout the world. And if contingency is important to your company, you should know that our natural disaster risk is minimal compared to the east, west, and southern coasts.

Plus, recruiting and finding talent in the region is never a problem since Colorado is third in the country for percentage of residents with a bachelor’s degree. In fact, the region has a stronger than average concentration of financial services employees, with 6.2 percent of the regional workforce employed in financial services-related occupations, compared to a U.S. average of 5.1 percent.

From global giants to regional players, a growing number of financial services companies are capitalizing on our highly educated and affordable workforce, low operation access, and central location. Do the math. You'll like how our numbers add up.