{"id":1157,"date":"2020-12-22T19:07:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T19:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/?page_id=1157"},"modified":"2022-06-29T10:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T14:35:45","slug":"about-raymond-james","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/about-raymond-james\/","title":{"rendered":"About Raymond James"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1157\" class=\"elementor elementor-1157\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f514a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f514a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0031d18\" data-id=\"0031d18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db4002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9db4002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1962, Bob James set out to build a different kind of financial services firm \u2013 one that would focus on long-term planning instead of simply placing trades, one that would remain uncompromisingly moderate through market highs and lows, and one that would always put clients and the advisors who serve them first. And now, after more than 50 years of integrity, independence and innovation, Bob&#8217;s different kind of firm is one of the leading independent financial services companies in the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea500ba\" data-id=\"ea500ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8db11ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8db11ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Our business is people. Then. Now. Always.<\/strong>\u00a0It\u2019s easy to remember what counts most in hard times when it\u2019s what counts most in good ones too. Through upticks, downturns, burst bubbles and historic bull markets, we\u2019ve never lost sight of that fact that there\u2019s a person behind every portfolio. Since 1962, people have been the heart of Raymond James. And in times like these, we return that strength.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-397da1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"397da1e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b23ab30\" data-id=\"b23ab30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a407145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a407145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A brief history<\/h2><ul><li><b>1962<\/b>: Robert A. James Investments merges with Raymond &amp; Associates to form Raymond James.<\/li><li><b>1983<\/b>: Raymond James is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, symbol RJF.<\/li><li><b>2008<\/b>: Raymond James is one of the few firms to remain stable and profitable through the economic downturn.<\/li><li><b>2012<\/b>: Raymond James and Morgan Keegan merge to form one of the country\u2019s largest independent full-service wealth management and investment banking firms not headquartered on Wall Street.<\/li><li><b>2013<\/b>: Raymond James reaches its 100th consecutive quarter of profitability.<sup>1<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><p>From humble beginnings, Raymond James has grown to become a well-respected, widely recognized multinational firm with distinct business units that serve a variety of clients, from individuals and small business owners to municipalities and major corporations.<\/p><p>Raymond James is committed to\u00a0diversity and inclusion\u00a0\u2013 to foster an environment where everyone feels valued and everyone can prosper, throughout the firm as well as the communities it serves.<\/p><div id=\"milestone\"><h2>Milestone spotlight<\/h2><p>October 19, 1987: Black Monday. While other firms closed their trading desks to minimize internal losses, Raymond James kept its desks open to meet clients\u2019 needs. Because of Raymond James\u2019 agency-based business model and commitment to client service, this was our first, last and only unprofitable quarter since the firm went public.<\/p><p>We can be sure the markets will change over the next 25 years, and that our industry and firm will continue to evolve. What won\u2019t change is our commitment to the values that have driven our success.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"RJabout\"><div id=\"RJaboutRight\"><h2>By the numbers*<\/h2><ul><li>130 consecutive quarters of profitability<sup>1<\/sup><\/li><li>Approximately 8,200 financial advisors<\/li><li>Approximately $877 billion in client assets<\/li><li>BBB+, stable outlook credit rating (S&amp;P)<sup>2<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><p>It\u2019s been our privilege over these past 57 years to support the goals of our clients and to give back to the communities in which we live and work \u2013 and we look forward to continuing to do so for many, many years to come. To take a \u201cscroll\u201d down memory lane,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raymondjames.com\/about\/timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explore our history<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/raymondjames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RAYMONDJAMES.COM<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"disclaimer has-small-font-size\">*As of 06\/30\/2020<br \/><sup>1<\/sup>Past performance is not indicative of future results. The information provided is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation to buy or sell Raymond James Financial stock.<br \/><sup>2<\/sup>A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to review, revisions, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of America&#8217;s largest independent financial services firms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"post_statement":"","post_description":"","post_cta":"","post_button":"Read More","post_button_url":"","footnotes":"","compliance_id":"","post_disclaimer":""},"oi_page_folder":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1157"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1157"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4118,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1157\/revisions\/4118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oi_page_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ppgadvisors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oi_page_folder?post=1157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}