Duo managing $330 million moves to Raymond James from Wells Fargo

Duo managing $330 million moves to Raymond James from Wells Fargo
Todd Hamilton and Robert Thompson join firm's employee unit in Chicago.
DEC 05, 2019
Todd Hamilton and Robert Thompson, who managed $330 million at Wells Fargo Advisors in Chicago, have moved to the employee unit of Raymond James. [More:​ See more adviser moves in InvestmentNews' Advisers on the Move database.] Mr. Hamilton began his advisory career at Merrill Lynch in 1996 and moved to Wells Fargo in 2008. [Recommended video: Joni Youngwirth: Factors that make clients the best fit for an advice firm] Mr. Thompson began his career at A.G. Edwards in 1984. He moved to Morgan Stanley in 2000, and then to Wells Fargo Advisors in 2006.

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