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Raymond James: Strategic Hiring
Raymond James grew its financial advisor headcount from 8,372 to 9,076 over five years (2% CAGR), while assets under administration grew from ~$970B to $1.9T (10% CAGR), indicating deliberate acquisition and recruitment of high-value advisors from competitors.
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The leadership read
A hiring build-out like this points to deepening the sector executive bench strength over the coming quarters.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 105.9 (Hot) — down 2.3 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+2.4pts).
Raymond James: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
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