April 9, 2007

New Boutique Financial Advisor Office Offers Wealth Management
Advice For High-net-worth Clients

TAMPA, Fla. - A new Tampa office of financial advisors affiliated with Raymond James, member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC, and devoted exclusively to high-net-worth clients, will open April 16 when the 360 Wealth Management Group welcomes clients to the Northdale Executive Center II at 3810 Northdale Boulevard, Suite 150.

Greg Ghodsi, a senior vice president of investments and financial advisor with more than 19 years' experience, and Ginger R. Snyder, a senior vice president of investments, financial advisor and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERT professional who has more than 20 years of experience, will work together on accounts valued at $1 million or more.

"I'm excited about the opportunity to build a branch that specializes in the high-net-worth market," said Ghodsi, who credited Raymond James for allowing him the independence to establish this kind of boutique branch office. Ghodsi worked for 11 years at the Tampa office of Robert W. Baird & Co., where he had an estimated $275 million in assets under management. He was named one of the top 10 brokers in the country by Registered Rep. magazine in 2003.

Snyder, equally enthusiastic about the new branch, said "for years I've been interested in setting up a group like this. The 360 concept has already been well-received by my estate planning and CPA network."Dennis Zank, president of Raymond James, commended the new owners, saying he believes "the parameters of this new Tampa Bay area branch focused on high-net-worth clients creates the perfect platform from which to work with our internal financial experts at Raymond James."

Raymond James, which has built a national reputation during the past 44 years as a leader in financial planning for individuals, corporations and municipalities, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), a financial services holding company. Through its three broker/dealer subsidiaries, Raymond James Financial has more than 4,600 financial advisors serving 1.6 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $195 billion, of which approximately $34.6 billion is managed by the firm's asset management subsidiaries.

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