EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
   
  We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
of BHC Financial, Inc. on Form S-4 or our report dated February 14, 1997,
except for Note 12, as to which the date is March 3, 1997, on our audits of
the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of BHC
Financial, Inc. as of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994, which report is incorporated by reference in
this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-23349. We also consent
to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts."     
 
                                          /s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
 
COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
   
April 16, 1997