RAYMOND JAMES CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

(Watseka, IL) -Raymond James is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2012. On August 16, 1962, the firm was founded as a different kind of financial services partner. While other organizations were simply selling stocks or mutual funds, our financial advisors were revolutionizing financial planning for the individual.

Since its modest beginnings, the firm has grown into one of the largest financial services firms in the United States, with 2,400 locations worldwide and its stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange (RJF). Raymond James is a respected, multinational company with distinct business units serving a variety of clients, from individuals and small business owners to municipalities, institutional investors and major corporations. In October 2011, the firm marked its 95th consecutive quarter of profitability and its 27th year of issuing a dividend to shareholders, a remarkable accomplishment for any company.

The 50th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on the past, but also to celebrate the things that have not changed throughout the years – a spirit of integrity and independence, of entrepreneurialism and empowerment, of collaboration and respect, and a long-standing commitment of putting the client first.

Associates, advisors, clients and personnel from across the firm will help celebrate the 50th anniversary at events across America, Canada and around the world.

About our local office

Your local Raymond James Financial Services is located at Iroquois Financial, a division of Iroquois Federal.  Iroquois Financial was established in 1994 and since that time has grown from a one-person office to a licensed staff of five advisors and one support staff in three locations – Watseka and Danville, Illinois as well as Osage Beach, Missouri.

Locally, Raymond James Financial Services advisors work with individuals, businesses and charitable foundations and are licensed in several states from coast to coast.  In addition to working with securities, advisors are licensed life and health agents in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.

Every staff member of Iroquois Financial plays an active role in their communities and lives up the expectations of our clients to “do the right thing.”

Locally please contact Kelly Berry CRPC©, Branch Manager, or Susan Hoover RP®, Registered Client Services Manager at 815/432-5231.  Watseka’s Iroquois Financial is located at 204 E Cherry Street.Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC, an independent broker/dealer, and are not insured by bank insurance, the FDIC or any other group insurance agency, are not deposits or obligations or the bank, are not guaranteed by the bank, and are subject to risks, including the possible loss of principal.

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