Advisor Bill of Rights

At Raymond James, we trust you to determine the best course of action for your business. We trust you to create investment plans designed to meet your clients’ financial goals. Our strong commitment to professionals like you led to the creation of the firm’s Financial Advisor Bill of Rights.

  • You own your client base, including the right to sell it.*
  • You develop and operate your practice with our assistance, not constraints.
  • You’re free to work with your clients, without regard to account size or asset levels, while respecting existing Raymond James advisor-client relationships.
  • You have access to world-class resources and personalized attention from a firm that puts the focus on you.
  • You can count on our financial strength to support your business, even when the marketplace is challenging.
  • You benefit from the stability of our firm, a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • You are never influenced to do anything that’s not in your clients’ best interests – no sales quotas, account size restrictions or product pushes designed to influence your decisions.
  • You’re entitled to enthusiastic support from associates throughout the Raymond James organization.
  • You will be fairly compensated, and can expect a consistent pay schedule with straightforward, transparent commission architecture and no holdbacks on dealer allowances.

* Certain qualifications apply.

Book Ownership

As an employee advisor at Raymond James, you own your client base, including the right to sell it. Owning your book of business means that if you elect to terminate from Raymond James, the firm will not solicit your client relationships provided you have satisfied the following conditions: You have no outstanding financial obligations to Raymond James, you have no outstanding compliance or legal issues, and you are paid according to the payout grid (minimum T12 equals $250,000).


 


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