Raymond James Hires Five Financial Advisors

Robbie Lawther

1 August 2018

Raymond James has hired financial advisors Jim Broadway Snr, Jim Broadway Jr, Kyle Evens, Kent Nuzum and William Perkins to join Raymond James Financial Services , the firm’s independent broker/dealer in Roswell, Georgia.

The advisors join Raymond James from Wells Fargo Advisors, where they collectively managed more than $550 million in client assets and had $2.7 million in annual production. The advisors are located in the same office location in Roswell, and operate as four separate businesses: Broadway Financial Group, Evens Wealth Management, Nuzum Wealth Management and Perkins Wealth Strategies, it said in a statement.

Broadway Snr, began his career in financial services 34 years ago at AG Edwards, where he served as a vice president and branch manager of the Roswell and Alpharetta offices. AG Edwards was acquired by Wells Fargo, where he remained until joining Raymond James.

Broadway Jr, partner at Broadway Financial Group and RJFS financial advisor, began his financial services career in 2014.

Evens, wealth advisor, has been in the industry for 30 years, beginning his financial advisory career at AG Edwards and remaining with Wells Fargo before joining Raymond James this year. He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Wake Forest University.

Nuzum, financial advisor, has more than 21 years of industry experience, starting with Morgan Stanley in 1996 and moving to AG Edwards in 2005. He remained with Wells Fargo until joining Raymond James.

Perkins, financial advisor and principal at Perkins Wealth Strategies, began his career as a financial advisor with AG Edwards in 1982, later serving as the assistant branch manager and first vice president, investments.