Georgia teams managing $308 million join Raymond James

Georgia teams managing $308 million join Raymond James
Two advisers from Truist and a trio from Merrill Lynch are moving to the firm's employee channel.
NOV 10, 2021

Two advisers managing $189 million at Truist in Dalton, Georgia, and a trio managing $119 million at Merrill Lynch in Fayetteville, Georgia, have joined the employee unit of Raymond James.

Joel Theis and Zach Theis were formerly at Truist.

Joining Raymond James from Merrill Lynch are Joshua Pruitt, Harry Pence and Demetrios Protopapadakis, as well as Jammie Perri, a senior registered client service associate.

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