The story behind how Raymond James won two big teams from LPL and Wells Fargo in the past couple of weeks
When the mid-sized Florida broker-custodian takes on bigger giants, it plays the little-guy card
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After recruitment of minorities and women gets CEO-level attention at Raymond James, a program gets a dynamic leader
With ratios stuck in the teens, CEO Paul Reilly gives chief marketing officer at subsidiary Carillon Tower Advisers, Renee Baker, her shot at mission impossible -- getting Advisor Inclusion Networks to live up to its Orwellian name
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Last year's RIA chief departs Raymond James after ship sails without her at helm of RIA unit, leaving her anchored to COO role
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LPL Financial
RIA-Friendly Broker-Dealer, RIA Welcoming Breakaways, Advisory Firm
Top Executive: Dan Arnold
Raymond James Financial Inc.
Asset Custodian
Top Executive: Bill Van Law
Diamond Consultants
Recruiter
Top Executive: Mindy Diamond
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It does not seem to me that advisors are going independent when they leave one regional and join another. They are still exposed to conflicts of interest with regard to product. If these advisors are heavily fee based to move to a truly independent custodian (Schwab, Fidelity, TD or Pershing) and affiliate with a friendly BD reduces conflict and reduces cost dramatically. These reductions can be passed onto the client or kept by the advisor which at the end of the day is the value of “true” independence.
