About Us
During his tenure as a CFP® and Branch Manager with Raymond James & Associates, Roy Sparkman has developed a practice that caters to high-net-worth individuals, retirees, corporate executives, and small business owners. His professional experience from working for a Fortune 100 corporation to owning a small business gives him a unique ability to work with a wide spectrum of clients. Roy has been a Financial Advisor since 1984 and has published articles in Texas Insurer Magazine on designing portfolios and is a popular source for financial interviews on KVUE news. Additionally, Roy's newsletter, The Sparkman Report, is widely distributed.
Roy graduated from Texas Tech University in 1977 with a bachelors degree in business administration and has lived in the Austin area for more than 30 years. Giving back to the community in which he lives and works, Roy has served as Chairman of the Northwest Austin YMCA and Vice Chairman of The Austin Metro YMCA Board and on the School Board of Hyde Park Baptist Schools. Roy currently serves on The Talent and Education Commission for the Austin Chamber of Commerce. When away from the office or volunteer work Roy enjoys spending time with his wife, Alexa, and their three sons & their families.
Dan Bazar began his career as a financial advisor in 1985 with a well known financial investment firm. In 2004 he made the decision to move his practice to Raymond James and Associates after he found that Raymond James was able to provide a more open and independent platform for his clients.
Since Dan is constantly striving to expand his knowledge in all areas of the financial services industry, he has successfully completed and earned the Wealth Management Specialist designation.
He is a graduate of Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi with a bachelors degree in business administration.
As a retirement plan specialist who brings his expertise to the team George Howe has spent more than 25 years in numerous positions in the financial services industry. A Duke graduate, George works with both individual clients and corporate 401K's to educate individual investors about financial products and markets.
When away from the office George enjoys numerous active sports including skiing, scuba & boating, watching his boys play sports, attending music events around Austin and traveling the world.
Leticia keeps the team running by performing a combination of operational and administrative duties, including processing client documents and providing exceptional client service. She also works hand-in- hand with the advisors and clients in all transactions and ensures that all client requests are met in a timely manner.
Leticia has worked with Roy Sparkman since Jan. 1992 and has been licensed since April 2001. She lives in Cedar Park and enjoys yoga, pilates, cycling and spending time with her daughter Rachel.
About Raymond James
Raymond James is one of the largest independent financial services firms in the United States. Since its beginning in 1962, it has always been a different kind of company – embracing long-term planning and methodical decision-making while staying uncompromisingly client focused. When other firms were simply buying and selling stocks or mutual funds, Raymond James focused on financial planning to help individuals reach their goals. It was the first firm to pioneer that concept – and today it supports its advisors with access to a full range of comprehensive resources, helping them to do the same.
- More than 5,400 financial advisors
- 2 million client accounts
- 2,400 locations (United States, Canada and abroad)
- $268 billion in client assets
- $35 billion managed by its subsidiary asset managers
Raymond James Financial was recently named the best full-service broker in the 2011 SmartMoney annual broker survey for the third time in four years – ranking above Edward Jones, Wells Fargo, UBS, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
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