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Averitt: Raymond James not buying – and not for sale

Company looking to grow organically, says CEO; 'Nobody else has a business that I am comfortable with'

Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is focusing on growing organically right now — even though the firm is in a good position to acquire a smaller independent broker-dealer.
In an interview with InvestmentNews, Richard G. Averitt III, chairman and chief executive of RJFS, said the company c

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