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Raymond James

Raymond James was founded in 1962 and is an independent investment bank and financial services company providing services to corporations, individuals and municipalities. Raymond James revenue comes in at $7.99 Billion with over 18,000 employees under their brand. They have four core operations: private client group, captial markets, asset management and banking. Through the Wealthies Awards from Wealthmanagment.com, Raymond James was recognized for the following initiatives, Wealth Management Associate Program, Gap Analysis Consulting, Registered Associate Mentoring Program (RAMP) and RJ Social. To learn more about the Wealth Awards and these initiatives from Raymond James please click here, https://wealthiescircle.com/member/raymond-james/ Raymond James competitors include Lazard, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Veritas Capital.

On Neutral Ground
Feb 01, 2005
The recent bear market was one of the worst in history, but investors in the Calamos Market Neutral Fund, a mutual fund, hardly noticed. With annual total returns averaging a solid, if unspectacular, 8.4 percent from 2000 through 2002, the bear...
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession
Jan 01, 2005
Two years ago, Dennis Miller was climbing toward the icy summit of Pico Orizaba, Mexico's tallest mountain. At 18,000 feet, he lost his footing on the ice and tumbled half a vertical mile, shattering his leg in the fall. With rescue efforts...
Poor Little Rich Kids
Jan 01, 2005
A few years ago, Eric Lutz got a call from a distraught client about a talk she'd had with her daughter's kindergarten teacher. It seems the kids had been discussing their February break vacations, and the client's daughter had made fun of those...
Third Time Is a Harm
Jan 01, 2005
A NASD proposal to require that reps with three or more formal complaints against them receive extra supervision from their firms elicited a hue and cry from major broker/dealers when it was first announced in late 2003. Both reps and their firms...
Raymond James Fights a Lonely Battle with the SEC
Dec 01, 2004
On Nov. 5, when SEC Chairman William Donaldson addressed the Securities Industry Association's annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla., it was an uncomfortable moment for brokerage executives. Donaldson recited a litany of costly scandals...
Right Place, Right Time
Nov 01, 2004
It wasn't until Mal Makin walked into the basement of the building he'd just bought that he realized exactly what he was getting himself into. There had to be 100 yellow wires that just headed up and slumped down like a slide on a roller coaster...
Winging It?
Nov 01, 2004
Richard Branson, founder of Britain's Virgin Atlantic Airways, was once asked the best way to become a millionaire. There's really nothing to it, he joked. Start as a billionaire and then buy an airline. Branson's joke must seem like...
Raymond James Fights the SEC’s Fraud Charges
Oct 06, 2004
Allegations against broker/dealers these days have become somewhat commonplace. Still, it’s unusual for the SEC to file charges of civil fraud against a firm for the actions of one of the firm’s registered reps, which is what the SEC...
The NASD Has Clients’ Number
Sep 28, 2004
The NASD will be increasing its use of unsolicited phone calls to clients within the course of investigations into broker/dealer activities, an official from the agency said at a conference Tuesday.
Sharp Words for the NASD By Raymond James’ Averitt
Aug 31, 2004
Brokerage firm executives aren’t generally known for their glowing adoration for regulators and their proposals, but Dick Averitt of Raymond James Financial Services had some particularly harsh words for the NASD in a speech here Monday...
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