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Raymond James shows it's serious about winning bigger RIAs

Raising minimums is part of creating an atmosphere more conducive to elite advisors

Author Brooke Southall October 22, 2009 at 4:52 AM
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Mike Di Girolamo: “Advisors want to find out who their peers are.”

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