About Raymond James

Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies. Its three principal wholly owned broker/dealers, Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd., have more than 4,850 financial advisors serving 1.7 million accounts in 2,200 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $209 billion, of which approximately $35.4 billion are managed by the firm’s asset management subsidiaries.

In March 2008 Forbes.com listed Raymond James as the only investment services firm among the large-cap and mid-cap companies in its 2008 ranking of “America’s Most Trustworthy Companies.” The Forbes rankings are compiled by financial analytics company Audit Integrity* after it assesses companies for the integrity of their operations. In March 2007, BusinessWeek magazine named Raymond James as one of the top 18 companies across all industries in customer service, citing our strong “Service 1st” culture and focus. Raymond James was also listed for the sixth time as one of “The 400 Best Big Companies in America” by Forbes magazine in 2007. And five Raymond James analysts ranked in the top five for their coverage industries in The Wall Street Journal's annual “Best on the Street” survey for 2007, with the firm placing 13th overall among 280 brokerage firms.*

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