[pullquote] What we are seeing is the result of months and months of consistent recruiting [/pullquote]The Tampa Bay-based wealth management firm has successfully completed its eighth major financial advisor recruitment effort in the past three weeks, part of a concerted effort to expand its reach to new markets.
Tash Elwyn, Raymond James President, told Andrew Welsch, reporting for OnWallStreet,mag (March 20, 2014) “What we are seeing is the result of months and months of consistent recruiting,” says Elwyn,
He attributes the recent string of wins to dissatisfaction within the ranks at the wirehouses and efforts by Raymond James’ branch managers to seek out and woo prospective recruits.
“Raymond James’ model,” he says, “offers greater flexibility, allowing advisors to work as employees or to operate as an independent firm under the Raymond James umbrella.