Alex. Brown welcomes $250 million advisor to new branch in Portland, Maine
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James, welcomed client advisor Eric Dexter, AAMS®, to a new branch opened in Portland, Maine, according to Steve Pryor, regional executive for Alex. Brown. The Portland area is part of Alex. Brown’s Atlantic region, managed by Regional Director Brett Kellam.
Dexter joins Alex. Brown from Wells Fargo, where he managed $250 million in client assets. He has been in the financial services industry for nearly 25 years and serves a diverse clientele, including families, nonprofit organizations and private institutions.
“After conducting extensive due diligence on the ground at Alex. Brown in New York and Raymond James in Florida, what started out as an evaluation for our plan B, quickly turned into our plan A,” said Dexter. “We had access to people in every department that we felt we needed to see, as well as to executive management. We realized that by joining Alex. Brown, we would have access to all of the advantages of this boutique wealth management firm, along with the strengths of a much larger, national wealth management firm. From the top-down, there is an understanding of the type of business we do, and because of this, the company is built to support our client relationships.”
While the firm has focused on growth at its branch locations, the addition of Dexter provided an opportunity to augment the Atlantic region, said Alex. Brown President Haig Ariyan.
“Alex. Brown and Raymond James remain committed to adding the best financial advisors in the profession, and Eric is an example of that,” Ariyan said. “We are focused on adding talent to the existing Alex. Brown national footprint, which will allow for meaningful growth. However, when presented with cultural and strategic fits, such as Portland, ME and Eric Dexter, we will make targeted investments in growth.”
Dexter serves as managing director for Alex. Brown in the Portland office. He was recognized as one of Barron’s Top 1,000 Financial Advisors in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017, and was named to the Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list in 2018 and 2019. Dexter is a graduate of Ithaca College and earned his Accredited Asset Management SpecialistSM designation from the College for Financial Planning.
“Eric has been long recognized as an industry leader in the marketplace,” said Pryor. “He has gained a wonderful reputation for community and client service. It is not surprising that Eric led the charge with Alex. Brown in Portland.”
About Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James
Alex. Brown, a division of Raymond James, was originally founded in 1800, becoming the nation’s first investment bank. Alex. Brown advisors offer financial planning and wealth management services for high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The division’s broker/dealer of record is Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE-RJF), a leading diversified financial services company with approximately 7,900 financial advisors throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. Total client assets are $825 billion. Additional information is available at alexbrown.com.
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