A group in Tennessee that managed $832 million has affiliated with Raymond James Financial Institutions Division through Pinnacle Asset Management, the wealth management arm of Pinnacle Financial Partners, which is affiliated with Raymond James through the financial institutions division.
The nine-member team, which is based in Memphis, Tennessee, and will do business as Fountain Financial Group, was previously affiliated with First Horizon Advisors.
Fountain Financial includes advisors Eric Fountain, Ben Nicol, Todd Ruston, Zach Wiggs and Wendy Fuller VanCleve. Paige Williams, a CPA, and three staffers are also making the move to Raymond James.
[Topic: Wealth management earnings]
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