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John P. Farrell First Vice President, Topinka Financial Financial Advisor, RJFS

John focuses on financial planning, investment management and retirement plans for individuals, businesses and nonprofits.

He has more than 33 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 22 years as a trading member of the New York Board of Trade, the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Commodity Exchange.

He is highly skilled and experienced in market analysis, trading and investing. The financial knowledge he has amassed over his long and distinguished career has enabled him to help his clients navigate the many financial situations they encounter.

Clients count on his trusted and unbiased advice on the essential financial matters in their lives, including investment management, retirement income planning, banking and lending services, education funding, charitable giving, estate planning, and multigenerational wealth transfer.

Before joining Raymond James in 2022, John was a financial advisor at Merrill Lynch, where he began his professional career on the trading floor of the New York Cotton Exchange in 1989. In 1991, he founded his own company, which he ran for many years before rejoining Merrill Lynch in 2014. He is a graduate of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York.

John resides in Manhasset, New York, and has three grown children, John, Aidan and Julia. In his free time, he enjoys golf, CrossFit, cooking and traveling. He has also served as a basketball coach for the Catholic Youth Organization.

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