January 22, 2007

Greg Ghodsi Joins Raymond James As A Financial Advisor

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Greg Ghodsi recently joined Raymond James, member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC, as a senior vice president of investments. He will establish an office in North Tampa, but is temporarily located at the firm's international headquarters at 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Fla., according to Ira Federer, senior vice president and divisional director.

"We are excited by the addition of Greg to Raymond James because he will be a great catalyst for our business in the Tampa Bay market," Federer said. With more than 19 years of financial industry experience, Ghodsi offers a comprehensive range of investment alternatives and services, specializing in financial planning and risk management. Prior to joining Raymond James, he served for 11 years as a senior vice president and financial advisor at the Tampa office of Robert W. Baird & Co., where he had an estimated $275 million in assets under management. In 2003, Registered Rep magazine named him one of the top 10 brokers in the country.

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 4,700 financial advisors serving 1.5 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $190 billion, of which approximately $33.7 billion is managed by the firm's asset management subsidiaries.

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