Firm Name: R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) Founded: 1914 – Celebrating firm’s Centennial this year Number of Brokers: Approximately 400 IBs in the RJO network – the largest IB network in the industry NIBA Member Since: 2013 Web: www.rjobrien.com About the Firm: How did you get started? Do you provide additional services besides brokerage? RJO had humble beginnings as a butter and egg merchant. Founded as John V. McCarthy & Company on Oct. 17, 1914, John McCarthy started the company pushing butter on a cart. An immigrant of Ireland, he was the first in his family to attend high school. In…