RAYMOND JAMES
Founded in 1962 and a public company since 1983 (NYSE: RJF), Raymond James is a diversified financial services holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, investment banking, and asset management.
In addition to being regularly recognized as an industry leader, the firm is noted nationally for its community involvement, corporate philanthropy and leadership in support of the arts.
In December 2008, Raymond James was listed for the seventh time as one of “The 400 Best Big Companies in America” by Forbes.com.
In July 2008, Raymond James ranked “Highest in Investor Satisfaction with Full Service Brokerage Firms” in the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Full Service Investor Satisfaction StudySM. The results are a demonstration of the very high level of service we strive to achieve.1
In the June 2008 SmartMoney Annual Broker Survey, Raymond James clinched first place among full-service brokers, receiving top ratings for customer satisfaction and account statements. Also, in March 2008 Forbes magazine 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. Additionally, four 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 2008, with the firm placing 18th overall among 260 brokerage firms.*
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.
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1Raymond James received the highest numerical score among full-service brokerage firms in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Full Service Investor Satisfaction StudySM. Study based on responses from 4,528 investors measuring 19 investment firms and measures opinions of investors who used full-service investment institutions. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in April-May 2008. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com for more information about the study. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
