Grand Rapids, MI Ionia Ave. SW Office

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Raymond James & Associates

Institution

Firm-wide stats for Raymond James & Associates

Total advisors

5,814

Across 937 offices

Clients per advisor

88 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$788,879 Very High

HNW client ratio

19% Typical

About

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. is a large, dually registered broker‑dealer and SEC‑registered investment adviser overseeing roughly $501 billion in assets and supported by a nationwide adviser force. The firm serves a broad client base—individuals (including HNW clients), institutional and pension/profit‑sharing plans, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities—and offers financial planning, non‑discretionary investment consulting through its Wealth Advisory Services Program, sponsorship of wrap fee advisory programs, and institutional consulting via its Institutional Fiduciary Solutions division.

Advisors at the firm deliver tailored plans based on fact‑finding interviews, risk profiling, and software‑driven analyses (including deterministic and probability modeling), but planning and consulting relationships are generally non‑discretionary with implementation decisions left to the client. RJA and its advisers draw on a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research and sub‑advisers (equity, fixed income, and alternative strategies), and they supplement advice with firm research and model manager options described in the Brochure.

Noteworthy for a firm of its size, RJA provides municipal advisory services and is affiliated with a municipal advisor while also acting in market‑making and execution roles in municipal and government bonds—an arrangement that is less common among peers. The Brochure also highlights the firm’s SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services Program (SIACS), which targets small employers with plan‑level oversight and customizable menus (including American Funds and a QDIA option), and describes the extensive affiliate ecosystem (banks, trust companies, insurance agencies, and in‑house asset managers) and related conflicts that the firm manages through disclosures and supervisory policies.

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Expertise

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning

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Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Location

51 Ionia Ave. SW, Floor 2

Grand Rapids MI 49503

Advisors at this office

8

Advisors at this office

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Charles L

Series 63, Series 65

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Charles Lindholm is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services from 2012 to 2018 before joining Raymond James in 2018. Lindholm is also the founder and CEO of Let These Animals Live, a nonprofit organization. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and public entities. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, and institutional consulting, utilizing a variety of portfolio management styles and affiliated research to support client decision-making.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Dick T

Series 63, Series 66

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Dick Tupper is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 48 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Merrill for 46 years and Bank of America for 12 years before joining Raymond James in 2023. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipalities, offering financial planning, advisory programs, and institutional consulting with a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Carmen S

Series 66

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Carmen Solano is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill for 11 years before joining her current firm. Solano holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Grand Rapids, MI. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Brian A

Series 66

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Brian Adams is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for 10 years before joining Raymond James in 2023. Adams holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Grand Rapids, MI. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions through a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Thomas M

Series 63, Series 65

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Thomas Munroe is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Raymond James, he worked at Bank of America for 17 years and Merrill for 37 years. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser overseeing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional and pension plans, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Molly C

CFP®, Series 66

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Molly Chelovich is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience, currently with Raymond James & Associates. She previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, NA. Molly serves as co-chair of the Professional Advisory Committee for the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, where she helps develop meeting agendas and provides feedback on financial advisory trends. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Thomas M

Series 66

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

Thomas Munroe is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Munroe serves on the boards of the White Lake Yacht Club and the Western Michigan Yachting Association, where he assists in planning annual sailing regattas. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations with financial planning and consulting services, offering a range of portfolio management styles supplemented by firm research and model manager options.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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William W

Series 63, Series 66

Grand Rapids, MI

Raymond James & Associates

William Weber is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Grand Rapids, MI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James & Company, Inc. since 2018 and previously spent six years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Additionally, Weber serves in fiduciary roles such as trustee and personal representative. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker‑dealer and SEC‑registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary services, with an emphasis on non-discretionary advisory relationships and a range of portfolio management strategies.

General retirement planning Retirement income strategy Business succession planning Founder/Business Owner Executive
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