Francine Payson and Tarek Salhab, who managed $215 million at Merrill Lynch in Fort Myers, Florida, have joined the employee unit of Raymond James.
The two were joined in the move by client service associates Gail Siebenmorgen and Lynda Demarco.
Payson had been with Merrill Lynch since 1991. Salhab began his career at Morgan Stanley in 2000 and moved to Merrill Lynch in 2006.
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