Raymond James welcomed financial advisors Thomas O’Neill, Jessica O’Neill, CFP®, and Thomas O’Neill Jr. to Raymond James & Associates (RJA) – the firm’s traditional employee broker/dealer – in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, according to Tom Galvin, Northeast regional director for RJA.
The financial services industry is constantly evolving and the firms committed to being successful within it must be equally change resilient.
The financial services industry is changing, as evidenced by numerous data points released in the 2018 FINRA Industry Snapshot. Among the report’s statistical highlights, industry-wide topline growth rose a remarkable 14% over the past two years to $309 billion.
Change is on the horizon for the financial services industry and it is arriving in the form of technological advancement. Seemingly futuristic financial technology upgrades are either currently available or on the horizon including face recognition CRM software, distributed ledger technology, and robo-advice platforms.
Wirehouse firms are scrambling for attrition solutions as more and more of their advisors show their discontent by heading for the door. Most recently, large firms have attempted to pacify their advisors in the form of early release of 2019 compensation plans.
