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Item 1 – Cover Page
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Wrap Fee Program Brochure
December 23, 2025
This Form ADV Part 2A, Appendix 1, Wrap Fee Program Brochure provides information about the qualifications and
business practices of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. If you have any questions about the contents of this Brochure,
please contact our Asset Management Services Client Services Department at 800-248-8863, extension 74991.
The information in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) or by any state securities authority. Registration as an investment adviser with the SEC does not
imply a certain level of skill or training.
information about Raymond James & Associates,
Inc.
is available on
the SEC’s website at:
Additional
https://adviserinfo.sec.gov.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
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©2025 Raymond James & Associates, Inc., member New York Stock Exchange/SIPC.
Raymond James® is a registered trademark of Raymond James Financial, Inc.
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Item 2 – Material Changes
This section describes the material changes to Raymond James & Associates, Inc.’s (“RJA”) Part 2A of Form ADV, Appendix 1 (“Wrap
Fee Program Brochure” or this “Brochure”) since our last annual amendment on December 20, 2024. This Brochure, dated December
23, 2025, has been prepared according to the SEC’s disclosure requirements.
Additionally, in lieu of providing clients with an updated Wrap Fee Program Brochure each year, we provide existing advisory clients
with this summary describing any material changes occurring since the last annual amendment. We will deliver the Wrap Fee Program
Brochure or summary each year to existing clients within 120 days of the close of the fiscal year, which ends September 30. Clients
receiving the summary of material changes who wish to receive a complete copy of our then-current Wrap Fee Program Brochure may
request a copy at no charge by contacting our Asset Management Services Client Services Department at 800-248-8863, extension
74991. Our current Wrap Fee Program Brochure is also available through the SEC’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure website at
https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/, SEC # 801-10418, upon request through your financial advisor, or on the Raymond James public website:
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures.
The following material change(s) have occurred to this Brochure since its last annual amendment:
As of April 2025, RJA offers a Tax Overlay Service as an optional, add-on feature to certain eligible managed programs. Please see
“The Tax Overlay Service and Tax-Loss Harvesting” section for more information.
We updated the Cash Rule described in the “Billing on Cash Balances Held in Ambassador Accounts” section of this brochure to
reflect the shift from using three (3) to two (2) consecutive quarter end valuation dates for exclusion of cash amounts in excess of 20%
from your Account Value for billing purposes. Clients are already not charged the advisory fee on cash balance amounts in excess of
20% if held for more than 3 consecutive periods; this change is intended to further benefit clients holding cash balances over 20% in
IAR managed advisory accounts by shortening the timeframe for when it becomes excluded from Account Value. This change will be
implemented in the January 2026 billing cycle.
RJA has entered into an updated marketing arrangement with the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”) as described
under the “Client Referrals and Other Compensation” section in this Brochure.
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Item 3 – Table of Contents
Item 1 – Cover Page .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Item 2 – Material Changes .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Item 3 – Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation ....................................................................................................................................... 6
About Us .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Assets Under Management ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Types of Services ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Chart – Overview of our Advisory Programs ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Overview of our Advisory Programs .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Raymond James Consulting Services (“RJCS”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ................................................................... 10
Raymond James Multiple Discipline Account (“MDA”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ......................................................... 11
Raymond James Research Portfolios (“RJRP”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ................................................................... 11
Raymond James Freedom Unified Managed Account (“Freedom UMA”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ............................ 11
Role of AMS Investment Committee in Developing the Strategies ........................................................................................... 12
Portfolio Select Unified Managed Accounts (“Portfolio Select UMA”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ................................... 13
Raymond James Freedom Account (“Freedom”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ................................................................. 15
Role of AMS Investment Committee in Developing the Strategies ........................................................................................... 15
American Funds Model Portfolios (“American Funds”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ......................................................... 16
Russell Investments Model Strategies (“Russell”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ................................................................ 17
BlackRock Model Portfolios (“BlackRock”) Program (AMS Managed Program) ........................................................................... 18
Outside Manager (“OSM”) Platform (Dual Contract Platform) ...................................................................................................... 19
Ambassador Account (“Ambassador”) Program (IAR Managed Program) ................................................................................... 19
Fee-based Annuities ..................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Legacy Advisory Programs ........................................................................................................................................................... 20
The Tax Overlay Service and Tax-Loss Harvesting...................................................................................................................... 21
Advisory Fees .................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Fee Billing Practices ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Understanding Your Account Statement: Account Statement Value and Account Value Differences for Fee-Based Accounts ... 24
Account Valuation and Pricing ...................................................................................................................................................... 25
Aggregation of Related Fee Based Accounts ............................................................................................................................... 26
Maximum Fee Schedule for AMS Managed and IAR Managed Programs and Dual Contract Platform ....................................... 26
Manager Fees in the RJCS, Freedom UMA, MDA and Portfolio Select UMA Programs .............................................................. 27
Non-Billable Assets ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Cash Sweep Program ................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Billing on Cash Balances Held in Ambassador Accounts ............................................................................................................. 30
Additional Bundled Service Cost Considerations .......................................................................................................................... 30
Additional Expenses ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Investment Costs ...................................................................................................................................................................... 31
SMA Managers that Elect to Trade Away from Raymond James ............................................................................................. 32
Compensation ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Firm Compensation ...................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Receipt of Sponsorship Fee Compensation from Product Sponsors or Service Providers ...................................................... 33
Education & Marketing (“E&M”) Program Fees ........................................................................................................................ 33
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Compensation Associated with Offering Certain Services to Related Funds ........................................................................... 34
Certain Fund Arrangements and Fund-Related Compensation ............................................................................................... 34
Networking and Omnibus Fees (Sub-Accounting, Sub-Transfer Agency, and Administrative Fees)........................................ 35
Shareholder Servicing Fees ..................................................................................................................................................... 35
Conversion of Mutual Fund Share Classes and 12b-1 Fees .................................................................................................... 35
Certain Alternative Investment Arrangements and Compensation ............................................................................................. 36
Financial Incentives involving co-branded credit cards ............................................................................................................ 37
Options for Assets Invested in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan Accounts ..................................................................... 37
Compensation Associated with Our Cash Sweep Program ..................................................................................................... 37
Compensation/Benefits Shared with Others ........................................................................................................................ 38
Intercompany Payments Between Affiliates ............................................................................................................................. 38
Buying Securities and other Investments on Margin and Margin Interest ................................................................................. 38
Other Compensation ................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Other Administrative and/or Service-Related Fees .................................................................................................................. 39
Financial Advisor Compensation .................................................................................................................................................. 39
Item 5 –Account Requirements and Types of Clients ...................................................................................................................... 41
Types of Clients ................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Important Information About Account Opening and Account Maintenance Service Requests ...................................................... 41
Opening an Account: Account Funding and Documentation Requirements ................................................................................. 41
Choosing or Changing Managers, Disciplines, and Strategies in your AMS Managed Program or OSM Platform Accounts ....... 42
AMS Managed Program and OSM Platform Accounts Funded with Securities and other Investments: Keep/Sell Process ......... 42
Disbursement/Withdrawal Requests ............................................................................................................................................. 43
Termination of Advisory Services ................................................................................................................................................. 43
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 44
Initial Review and Selection of Managers in AMS Managed Programs ............................................................................................. 44
Ongoing Review of Managers in AMS Managed Programs ............................................................................................................... 44
Initial Review and Selection of Financial Advisors as Portfolio Managers ......................................................................................... 45
Ongoing Review of Financial Advisors as Portfolio Managers ........................................................................................................... 45
Review of Performance Information ................................................................................................................................................... 45
Initial and Ongoing Review and Selection of OSM Managers ............................................................................................................ 45
Affiliated Managers and Funds .......................................................................................................................................................... 45
Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments .................................................... 46
Performance Fees and Side-By-Side Management ........................................................................................................................... 47
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss .......................................................................................................... 47
AMS Managed and IAR Managed Programs ................................................................................................................................ 47
Investment Strategies ................................................................................................................................................................... 48
General Risks Associated with Portfolio Investments ................................................................................................................... 48
Manager Funds and Manager-Affiliated ETFs .......................................................................................................................... 53
Selecting Brokerage Firms ........................................................................................................................................................... 54
Best Execution .............................................................................................................................................................................. 54
Block Trades ................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
SMA Manager Trade Rotation Practices ...................................................................................................................................... 54
Proxy Voting ................................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Investments in Issuers Subject to Legal Proceedings ........................................................................................................................... 56
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers ........................................................................................................... 56
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Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers .............................................................................................................................. 56
Item 9 – Additional Information .......................................................................................................................................................... 56
Disciplinary Information ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations ............................................................................................................................. 59
Registration as a Broker-Dealer ................................................................................................................................................... 59
Fully-Paid Securities Lending Arrangements ........................................................................................................................... 59
Material Business Relationships ................................................................................................................................................... 60
Conflicts of Interest Associated with Our Business Arrangements with Our Affiliates .............................................................. 61
Loans and Collateral – Securities Based Lending................................................................................................................ 62
ETF Sub-Advisory Services ................................................................................................................................................. 62
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading ..................................................................... 63
Code of Ethics .............................................................................................................................................................................. 63
Personal Trading .......................................................................................................................................................................... 63
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions ............................................................................................................................. 64
Principal Transactions .............................................................................................................................................................. 64
Underwriting/Participation in Initial Public Offerings/Syndicate Offerings ................................................................................. 64
Review of Accounts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 65
General Reviews for Ambassador and AMS Managed Accounts ............................................................................................ 65
Review Triggers ....................................................................................................................................................................... 65
Review of AMS Managed Accounts ......................................................................................................................................... 65
Reports and Account Statements ............................................................................................................................................. 65
Client Referrals and Other Compensation ......................................................................................................................................... 65
Financial Information.......................................................................................................................................................................... 67
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Item 4 – Services, Fees, and Compensation
About Us
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (“RJA”) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (“RJF”), a publicly held
corporation based in Saint Petersburg, Florida. RJA has been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as a
broker dealer since 1962, and as an investment adviser since 1974, and currently maintains both registrations. Registration as an
investment adviser with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training. As a sponsor of the wrap fee programs described in this
Brochure, RJA organizes or administers the programs including, with regard to certain programs, selecting investments or providing advice
regarding the selection of other investment advisers in the program. The wrap fee programs that RJA sponsors may be offered by financial
advisors affiliated with RJA or financial advisors of our affiliated investment adviser, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.
(“RJFSA”). RJA’s sponsored wrap-fee programs are also available through financial advisors of other non-affiliated independent
investment adviser firms. The Asset Management Services (“AMS”) division of RJA provides a variety of support services to the various
wrap-fee programs including, but not limited to, fee-billing, model portfolio implementation, portfolio management, due diligence, and
financial advisor support. We use the term financial advisor or investment adviser representative (“IAR”) to mean the individual
representative that you work with when choosing a program. The following chart details the affiliation through which an IAR could offer our
wrap-fee program accounts:
IAR’s Firm Association
Type of Relationship with RJA
RJA
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. (“RJFSA”)
Independent Investment Adviser/Raymond James Financial
Services, Inc. (“RJFS”) 1
RIA & Custody Services Division (“RCS”) 1
Your financial advisor is an employee of RJA and generally is both
an investment adviser representative and a registered
representative of RJA, a dually registered investment adviser and
broker-dealer.
Your IAR is an investment adviser representative of RJFSA but is
associated through an independent contractor office or branch.
Your IAR may also be a registered representative of our affiliated
registered broker-dealer, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
(“RJFS”).
Your IAR may offer investment advisory services through a non-
affiliated independent registered investment adviser (as part of an
outside business activity) and also be a registered representative
of RJFS for brokerage services.
Your IAR is associated with a non-affiliated independent registered
investment adviser that has a sub-advisory agreement with RJA to
offer our various managed account programs to their clients. Your
IAR may also be registered with a broker-dealer that is not affiliated
with RJA, RJFS, or RJFSA.
1 In the case of our “IAR Managed” (as defined below) investment advisory program, when offered through independent registered investment
adviser firms, the independent investment adviser firm is your investment adviser providing investment advice to you, not RJA or its
affiliates.
In some programs (“AMS Managed Programs”, as defined below), RJA, through AMS, will act as subadviser while the firm with which your
IAR associates is your primary investment adviser and responsible for assessing your investment objectives based on the information you
provide initially, and on an ongoing basis, to determine which advisory programs, if any, are appropriate to recommend to you. We tailor
our advisory services to your individual needs, including your financial situation, needs, and objectives, and encourage you to inform your
IAR as changes in your financial and personal circumstances occur so that they can provide you with appropriate advice. In the case of
our “IAR Managed” (as defined below) advisory program, the IAR provides discretionary or non-discretionary investment advice to you and
RJA provides administrative and wrap billing services as sponsor to the program. The firm with which your IAR associates, which may not
be RJA or an affiliate of RJA, is responsible for providing you with investment advice in this program. When offered through independent
investment adviser firms, the independent investment adviser firm is your investment adviser, not RJA.
Financial advisors and branch offices of RJA may use marketing or other branch names that are held out to the public. These branch or
marketing names are accompanied by the phrase “of Raymond James”. The purpose of using a branding or marketing name is for the
financial advisor to create a brand that is specific to the individual financial advisor and/or branch.
Financial advisors offering advisory services maintain a Form ADV Part 2B (“Brochure Supplement”), which includes information regarding
the financial advisor’s education, business experience, disciplinary information, other business activities, additional compensation, and
supervision. The Brochure Supplement is provided to you by the Firm and is available upon request from your financial advisor. You may
also obtain additional information regarding your financial advisor, such as licenses, employment history, their regulatory disciplinary
information (if any), and whether he or she has received reportable complaints from investors from the SEC at https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/.
Should you have any concerns regarding any of the information contained in your Raymond James financial advisor’s Brochure
Supplement, you are encouraged to contact our Advisory Compliance Department at 800-248-8863, extension 75877.
As used in this Brochure, the words “we,” “our,” “our Firm,” “the Firm,” “RJA,” and “us” refer to RJA and your financial advisor, and the
words “you,” “your,” and “client” refer to you as either a client or prospective client of our Firm.
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Assets Under Management
As of September 30, 2025, we had approximately $500.956 billion in assets under management, approximately $378.678 billion of which was
managed on a discretionary basis and approximately $122.278 billion of which was advised on a non-discretionary basis.
Types of Services
RJA offers advisory programs and other advisory services which are not described in this Brochure. Depending on the services your financial
advisor provides and/or the type of services or program(s) you select, you will be provided a copy of the appropriate brochure related to such
advisory program, as described below.
• RJA Form ADV Part 2A – We offer financial planning and/or investment consulting services to our clients through our Wealth Advisory
Services Program. Detailed information about these and other services offered through RJA are available in the RJA Form ADV Part
2A Brochure. A copy is available, upon request, from your financial advisor or you may visit our public website:
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures.
•
Institutional Fiduciary Solutions (“IFS”) Form ADV Part 2A – Your financial advisor may offer advisory consulting services to
institutional and qualified retirement plans, including program support, investment education and guidance, if selected by a client.
IFS, a division of RJA, supports and maintains oversight over these activities. Details of the services provided by IFS are available
in the IFS Form ADV Part 2A Brochure. A copy is available, upon request, from your financial advisor or you may visit our public
website: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures.
Note for Non-U.S. Persons: RJA and RJFSA are U.S.-based, SEC-registered investment advisers. We do not provide products and
services in or into all countries. The products and services that we can offer or provide to you, and how we interact with you, may be limited
based upon where you reside or are physically located, or other jurisdictional connections related to your account (for example, country of
formation and countries in which authorized persons or beneficial owners reside, in the case of an account for a legal entity). We may limit
products and services, decline to open an account, and/or close an existing account based upon such jurisdictional connections.
Wrap Fee Sponsored Programs Offered
Within our advisory programs, we offer separately managed account, multiple discipline account, unified managed account, mutual fund
and/or exchange-traded fund (“ETF”) asset allocation programs through the Asset Management Services (“AMS”) division of RJA (each,
an “AMS Managed Program”) and a dual contract managed account platform, also through AMS, in which you enter into both an advisory
agreement with us for non-discretionary services and a separate contract with an outside manager for discretionary management. RJA
also sponsors a program where your individual financial advisor or IAR, advises you in either a discretionary or non-discretionary capacity,
on your account assets (“IAR Managed Program”). While RJA is the wrap fee program sponsor of the IAR Managed Program, the financial
advisor and their associated registered investment adviser provide you advisory services. Each of the AMS Managed Programs is a
discretionary program with AMS exercising discretionary authority as described below, and your IAR generally acting in a non-discretionary
capacity in recommending the program and investment discipline or strategy. In the IAR Managed Program, the account can be established
as a discretionary or non-discretionary account and, in either case, your IAR provides the respective services. In an IAR managed
discretionary account, you delegate to your investment adviser the authority to decide what securities to buy or sell for your account. In an
IAR managed non-discretionary account, your investment adviser will provide you with advice in the form of recommendations but the
decision to buy or sell securities is made by you. Your delegation of investment discretion to RJA will generally result in securities and
other investment prospectuses (and other associated regulatory mailings) being accessible to RJA as the program’s Manager for
investment purposes and these documents will not be delivered to you as is otherwise customary or required when you make the
investment decisions. However, we will make these documents available to you upon request.
The RJA-sponsored wrap fee programs and platform described in this Brochure are programs in which you pay a single bundled or “wrap”
asset-based fee for both advisory and brokerage services. This fee generally includes compensation paid to RJA for execution, clearing,
custodial, other administrative services, and advisory services, as well as compensation paid to your financial advisor and any investment
adviser providing investment advisory services under the program, which can include RJA and its affiliated investment advisers, as well
as third-party managers. Advisory services within a wrap fee program may include portfolio management or advice concerning the selection
of other investment advisers. Generally, securities transactions in our wrap fee programs are effected “net” (i.e., without commission) and
a portion of the wrap fee is generally considered to be inclusive of commission charges.
For details on the fees you will pay under our wrap fee programs, including additional expenses that can be incurred outside of the wrap
fee, please refer to the “Additional Expenses” section and our fee schedules in the “Maximum Fee Schedule for AMS Managed and
IAR Managed Programs and Dual Contract Platform” section.
RJA provides support and administrative services for clients and financial advisors through its sponsored wrap programs, such as
establishing custodial facilities, initiating and/or adjusting pre-existing periodic investment and disbursement/payment plans, cash
disbursements, account inquiry services, billing and payment remittance support, sales and trading support, educational opportunities
and training to financial advisors, and other account maintenance services. Unless you have requested and completed account
documentation related to setting up solely a “delivery versus payment” or DVP arrangement for your advisory program (where your
assets are held with a third-party, unaffiliated custodian), RJA or its affiliated custodian will custody advisory account assets. Maintaining
custody of account assets includes holding securities in nominee name and crediting interest and dividends received by RJA to the
account for securities held in the account. As custodian, RJA’s administrative services include, at least quarterly, producing a statement
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for you detailing securities held in your advisory account; gains or losses; transactions; and receipt and disbursements of funds, interest,
and dividends. For individual Retirement Custodial Accounts (IRAs), Raymond James Trust Company of New Hampshire is custodian
and RJA is sub-custodian. RJA also provides execution and clearing services for accounts carried and/or custodied at Raymond James.
The chart below provides an overview of the advisory programs we offer.
Chart – Overview of our Advisory Programs
Advisory
Programs
Investment
Adviser(s)1, 2
Type of
Program
Investment
Minimum4
Discretionary
Authority
Maintained By
Maximum
Advisory
Fee3
Investment
Products/
Disciplines
Margin
trading
available
Use of
Affiliated
Subadviso
rs and/or
Mutual
Funds
No
Yes
2.75%
SMA5
RJA or SMA
Manager,
dependent on
selected strategy.
$25K-$5M,
dependent
on selected
strategy.6
Raymond
James
Consulting
Services
(“RJCS”)
RJA &
Separately
Managed
Account
Managers
(“SMA
Managers”)
Fixed
income
Securities,
Equities;
Exchange
Traded
Funds and
Alternative
Investments
$300K-
$500K,
dependent
No
MDA7
Yes
2.60%
RJA or MDA
Manager,
dependent on
selected strategy.
Multiple
Discipline
Account
(“MDA”)
on
selected
strategy
RJA and
SMA
Managers
(referred to
as “MDA
Managers”)
Separately
Managed
Accounts
and
Exchange
Traded
Funds
RJA
No
2.60%
Equities
$100K
No
RJA8
Equity
Program
Raymond
James
Research
Portfolios
(“RJRP”)
RJA8
Yes
2.60%
No
RJA
UMA9
$300K -
$2M
dependent
on
selected
strategy.6
Freedom
Unified
Managed
Account
(“Freedom
UMA”)
Separately
Managed
Accounts,
Mutual
Funds and
Exchange
Traded
Funds
No
Yes
2.60%
$200K+
Custom
UMA10,11
Portfolio Select
Unified
Managed
Account
(“Portfolio
Select UMA”)
RJA (and
SMA
Manager,
on
applicable
sleeve,
dependent
on selected
strategy)
Separately
Managed
Accounts,
Mutual
Funds and
Exchange
Traded
Funds,
Equities
IAR Discretionary
or IAR Non-
Discretionary for
Portfolio
Selection; RJA
(and SMA
Manager, on
applicable sleeve,
dependent on
selected strategy)
for portfolio
management12
Freedom
RJA
No
RJA8
Yes
2.25%
$5K-25K,
dependent
on selected
strategy
Mutual Fund/
Exchange
Traded
Fund13 or
Undertakings
for Collective
Mutual
Funds and
Exchange
Traded
Funds or
UCITS14
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Investment in
Transferable
Securities
(“UCITS”)
Asset
Allocation14
RJA
RJA
No
2.25%
$5K
No
Mutual
Funds
Mutual Fund
Asset
Allocation
RJA
RJA
No
2.25%
$25K
No
Mutual
Funds
Mutual Fund
Asset
Allocation
$100,000
RJA
RJA
No
2.25%
UCITS
No
UCITS Asset
Allocation15
American
Funds Model
Portfolios
("American
Funds")
Russell
Investments
Model
Strategies
("Russell")
BlackRock
Model
Portfolios
(“BlackRock”)
No16
OSM Manager
No
IAR and
OSM2
Outside
Manager
Dual
Contract
SMA
Platform
Refer to the
OSM
Manager’s
Form ADV
Part 2A
2.25%
RJA fee +
OSM
Manager
Fee
$100K-
$200K
(minimums
vary by
OSM
Manager)
IAR
Yes
2.25%
All
$25K
Ambassador
IAR Discretionary
or IAR Non-
Discretionary11
IAR
Managed
Program
Account11
Margin is
generally
permitted in
IAR Non-
discretionar
y account
only
1 Your financial advisor (or IAR) may be affiliated with RJA, RJFSA, or an independent registered investment adviser; however, RJA administers the
wrap-fee billing for each program and, with regard to certain AMS Managed Programs, provides advisory services in the selection of other investment
advisers to participate in the program and/or in managing the assets of selected strategy or discipline.
2 The investment adviser your IAR is associated with, which may not be RJA, is your primary investment adviser for each program listed. RJA acts as
subadviser to your primary adviser via a sub-advisory agreement for each AMS Managed Program. Your primary adviser, and not AMS, is your
investment adviser through your IAR in Ambassador and OSM. OSM also involves a discretionary third-party manager, in addition to your primary
adviser.
3Maximum Advisory Fee includes compensation to be paid to your financial advisor, RJA, and the investment manager (where applicable), unless
otherwise noted. Listed within the chart is each program’s maximum fee; however, different strategies within a program may have fees that are lower
than the listed maximum. Please note that each program fee schedule has a reduced fee at progressively higher asset levels and only the maximum
fee is listed above assuming the minimum required investment. Other fees may be applicable. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” section for
more details. For the OSM Platform, the fee shown reflects only RJA’s Platform fee. A separate OSM Manager fee under your advisory agreement with
the OSM Manager also applies. Please refer to the “Outside Manager (“OSM”) Platform (Dual Contract Platform)” section for more details.
4 Below minimum accounts may be accepted based on individual circumstances of a client’s relationship with the firm and their advisor. Certain high net
worth strategies within the AMS Managed Accounts Programs, may be available to eligible qualified purchasers, subject to higher account minimums.
If you are a qualified purchaser, please consult with your financial advisor for more information.
5 Separately managed accounts (“SMAs”) are portfolios of individual securities managed by an investment management firm. AMS’s programs offer
clients the opportunity to select professional investment management firms (also called money managers) to individually manage the account assets
within their designated individually segregated accounts.
6 Certain disciplines may have higher minimum requirements, refer to Client Agreement for more information.
7 A multiple discipline account (“MDA”) is a type of managed account where investment managers offer multiple investment disciplines in a single
account. An MDA may also be known as a multi-strategy account and provide investors with a diversified, professionally managed portfolio. Within our
MDA programs, clients can select a broad investment strategy developed by investment managers that employ multiple investment disciplines offered
by that investment manager in a single account.
8 Investment discretion in this account program is exercised by RJA via the AMS Investment Committee, which constructs the offered strategies and
determines the underlying investments. Please refer to the “Role of AMS Investment Committee in Developing the Strategies” section for a
description of the AMS Investment Committee’s role in each program.
9 A unified managed account (“UMA”) is a type of advisory account where you combine multiple investments in a single account. UMA accounts provide
the characteristics of traditional separately managed account models, mutual funds and exchanged trade funds in one “unified” account. You have the
ability to select a strategy that combines SMA disciplines, mutual funds, and ETFs in a single account.
10 A custom unified managed account (“CUMA”) is similar to a UMA account8. Our CUMA allows clients access to multiple investment strategies used
separately in other existing advisory account programs available through RJA, RJFSA or an independent registered investment adviser.
11 Accounts managed by your financial advisor either on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.
12 In the Portfolio Select UMA Program, while AMS maintains investment discretion in the account, your financial advisor either assists you in determining
an appropriate asset composition and allocation that is compatible with your needs by selecting investment products within each identified asset class
or has selection discretion to select the investments and allocation within each investment option category.
13 Account allocations may consist of mutual funds and/or ETFs.
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14 The AMS Investment Committee may, from time to time, construct and offer a strategy composed of UCITS rather than U.S. mutual funds or ETFs,
solely for the use by non-U.S. clients.
15 The BlackRock Program is offered solely to non-U.S. clients.
16 Certain Outside Managers invest in options which require additional approvals on the account, such as options trading approval and, for more
sophisticated and higher risk option strategies, margin approval. Please see the "Buying Securities and Other Investments on Margin and Margin
Interest” section as well as the Option Purchases/Sales portion of the "General Risks Associated with Portfolio Investments” section for more
details.
Overview of our Advisory Programs
Raymond James Consulting Services (“RJCS”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The RJCS Program was developed to provide clients’ access to a number of investment management firms for account sizes below the
investment managers’ (referred to generally, as “Managers”) typical minimums for servicing accounts directly. The RJCS Program operates
within a separately managed account (“SMA”) structure in which the invested assets are owned directly by you in a single investment
account. As sponsor of the RJCS Program, we enter into a subadvisory agreement with Model Managers and SMA Managers whose
disciplines are offered in the Program (collectively, “RJCS Managers”). We select and perform ongoing due diligence on RJCS Managers
and the offered disciplines in the RJCS Program. Additionally, as RJA has discretion to hire and fire RJCS Managers in the Program, RJA
acts as a discretionary manager in its administration of the Program, although this discretionary authority does not extend to selecting
and/or changing RJCS Managers or disciplines on your behalf. Invested assets in the disciplines are subject to discretionary management
- exercised by either RJA, if you select a Model Manager discipline, or the SMA Manager if you select an SMA Manager discipline. In a
Model Manager arrangement, the Model Manager maintains the model portfolio and supplies their model recommendations to RJA while
RJA exercises investment discretion in buying and selling assets subject to the model recommendations provided and applies reasonable
investment restrictions, when required. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of Securities
and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment restrictions. If you select a Model Manager’s investment discipline,
investment advice is furnished solely by us to you. The Model Manager is not providing you with investment advice. The model portfolio
and subsequent updates provided to RJA by the Model Manager is not based on the circumstances of or otherwise tailored to any individual
client by the Model Manager. Most equity and certain balanced investment disciplines are offered in a model delivery arrangement.
In an SMA arrangement, you delegate discretionary investment authority to the SMA Manager. Then the SMA Manager not only develops
the discipline but also manages on a discretionary basis the discipline selected by you. In addition to developing the portfolio of securities
to invest in, the SMA Manager establishes the trade plan, executes the trades through their selected brokerage firms, and allocates
shares/proceeds to client accounts upon completion of the order. Typically, SMA Managers are responsible for the fixed income disciplines
available within the RJCS Program. The RJCS Managers are registered with the SEC, and certain RJCS Managers are affiliated with RJA,
including Cougar Global Investments LLC (“Cougar”), Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”), Scout Investments, Inc. (“Scout”), who
also does business as Reams Asset Management, (“Reams”), ClariVest Asset Management LLC (“ClariVest”), and Chartwell Investment
Partners (“Chartwell”). If you use our Firm and/or our affiliates’ advisory services, we and/or our affiliates receive fees and compensation
for management services provided. Please see the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Affiliated Managers and
Funds” sections for additional information regarding our affiliated Managers and ways we address conflicts associated with the receipt of
these fees. In addition, AMS through RJA typically receives sponsorship fees from Managers when AMS sponsors client events and
symposiums and/or other regional events. Please refer to the “Receipt of Compensation from Product Sponsors” section for additional
information. Certain Managers may invest a portion of your account, or include an allocation within their Model Portfolio, in mutual funds
and/or ETFs affiliated with the Manager. Please refer to the “Manager Funds and Manager-Affiliated ETFs” section for additional
information.
If an SMA Manager elects to use a broker-dealer other than our Firm to effect a transaction in a recommended security (“trade away”),
brokerage commissions, and other charges for transactions not effected through us are typically assessed on the trade by the executing
broker or dealer and are borne by the client. Please refer to the “SMA Managers that Elect to Trade Away from Raymond James” section
for more information.
The RJCS Program may not be appropriate for all investors. Account minimums vary by manager and investment discipline. While
diversification may be achieved within the RJCS Program, due to portfolio holdings typically numbering between 50 and 100 securities per
investment discipline, it is recommended that clients use multiple RJCS Managers with varied investment disciplines (growth, value, large-
cap, mid-cap, etc.) to achieve greater diversification. However, clients are not limited in using individual or style specific RJCS Managers
as part of their overall portfolio allocation, and may obtain additional asset class or investment discipline exposure in other advisory or
brokerage accounts. Diversification and asset allocation do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. It is important to review your
investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives, and liquidity needs before selecting an investment discipline. Please refer to the
“Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss” section for more details. In the RJCS Program, the discipline or
strategy is generally composed of equity and/or fixed income securities, which you then own as part of your portfolio. However, certain
RJCS Managers in the Program do include fund investments in their disciplines, including funds that are affiliated with that manager.
Please refer to the “Manager Funds and Manager-Affiliated ETFs” section for additional information. There is also a discipline offered by
our affiliate, Eagle, that employs UCITS, and its eligibility is restricted to only non-U.S. person clients.
A list of participating RJCS Managers and available investment disciplines may be requested from your financial advisor. AMS may offer
additional disciplines in the future, discontinue previously offered disciplines, and add or remove RJCS Managers at any time.
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Raymond James Multiple Discipline Account (“MDA”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
Within the MDA Program, you can select a broad investment strategy developed by a Manager that employs multiple investment disciplines
offered by that Manager in a single account. Each strategy is comprised of a distinct portfolio of securities recommended by the Manager and
the allocation to each discipline within a strategy is determined by the Manager. An MDA account offers you an investment solution that allows
the Manager to tactically allocate a percentage of the account’s assets into predefined investment disciplines or market sectors (thereby
creating a turnkey approach to asset allocation and investment selection).
As sponsor of the MDA program, we enter into a subadvisory agreement with select Managers (referred to as “MDA Managers” in this section),
which includes affiliated MDA Managers. Please see the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Affiliated Managers
and Funds” sections for additional information regarding our affiliated Managers and ways we address conflicts associated with the receipt
of fees. MDA Managers also participate in the RJCS Program. While MDA Managers are able to offer multiple disciplines in a single account
strategy, RJCS Managers are only able to offer a single discipline within a single account. A discipline used in an account strategy by an MDA
Manager may not be available as an individual discipline within the RJCS Program.
The MDA Manager, similar to an RJCS Model Manager, will provide us with their model portfolio, and we exercise investment discretion in
buying and selling assets subject to the model recommendations provided to us and apply reasonable investment restrictions, when
required. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for
more information regarding investment restrictions. However, in certain cases, an MDA Manager that offers strategies that invest in individual,
corporate, or municipal debt securities, rather than ETFs for the fixed income allocation, will retain investment discretion over the entire
strategy, including any portion of the strategy allocated to equity disciplines. In these cases, the MDA Manager will typically direct their equity
trades through us and direct their fixed income program trades to other broker-dealers. Please refer to the “SMA Managers that Elect to
Trade Away from Raymond James” section for additional information regarding trades executed away from us and the additional costs that
can be incurred. The MDA Manager or AMS, on behalf of RJA, invests the assets in the account on a discretionary basis according to stated
selected strategy without soliciting your consent prior to effecting portfolio transactions.
The MDA Program may not be appropriate for all investors. While the MDA Program provides diversification within a strategy, this
diversification does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax
objectives, and liquidity needs with your IAR before selecting an investment strategy. MDA strategies may use exchange-traded fund (ETF)
disciplines. Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are in addition to annual management fees, operating expenses
and other expenses associated with an investment in ETFs. Please refer to the “Investment Costs” sections for more information.
A list of participating MDA Managers and available strategies may be requested from your financial advisor. AMS may offer additional
strategies in the future, discontinue previously offered strategies, and may add or remove MDA Managers at any time.
Raymond James Research Portfolios (“RJRP”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The RJRP Program offers certain investment disciplines developed by the AMS Investment Committee. AMS establishes the respective
target allocations and selects and monitors investments in the disciplines. You select an appropriate investment discipline and AMS
assumes discretionary management duties in buying and selling assets in accordance with the investment discipline and applies
reasonable investment restrictions as directed by you. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of
Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment restrictions. The RJRP Program is typically used by clients
that are seeking an opportunity to select an investment discipline that leverages the research services of RJA Equity Research within an AMS
Managed account.
Portfolios developed for the RJRP Program use fundamental and quantitative analysis, including internal and external research sources.
Each portfolio offers a diversified portfolio of securities designed for long-term capital appreciation, generation of current income through
dividends, or a combination of both. Portfolios are not typically rebalanced at regular intervals. Instead, the accounts are rebalanced as
portfolio changes occur or as part of a comprehensive sector or attribution review performed by AMS.
The RJRP Program may not be appropriate for all investors. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives,
and liquidity needs with your IAR before selecting an investment discipline.
A list of disciplines and additional information regarding the investment objectives and portfolio characteristics of each discipline are
available through your financial advisor. The AMS Investment Committee may develop and offer additional disciplines in the future,
discontinue previously offered disciplines, or modify the target allocations of the disciplines at any time.
RJA through a sub-advisory relationship, provides a model strategy that is available through RJRP to First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First
Trust”), an SEC registered investment adviser, for their implementation in the First Trust Raymond James Multicap Growth Equity
Exchange Traded Fund (“FT-ETF”), ticker symbol RJMG. The FT-ETF is available for direct investment in brokerage accounts, IAR
Managed Accounts, and outside investment accounts. How an investor accesses this strategy, i.e. through RJRP or directly through
investment in the ETF, will result in differing advisory fees and other costs and expenses. The FT-ETF and related conflicts of interest
are further described in the “Compensation Associated with FT-ETF Sub-Advisory Services” and the “ETF Sub-Advisory
Services” sections below.
Raymond James Freedom Unified Managed Account (“Freedom UMA”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The Freedom UMA Program offers a number of investment strategies. AMS develops the strategies and respective target allocations, and
selects and monitors portfolio managers, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds in the strategies. Depending on the strategy you select,
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your portfolio may include mutual funds and/or ETFs (“Funds”), and “model portfolios” as described below, offered by select affiliated or
unaffiliated Model Managers registered with the SEC, with whom RJA has entered into a subadvisory agreement (referred to as “Freedom
UMA Managers” in this section). Please see the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Affiliated Managers and
Funds” sections for additional information regarding our affiliated Managers, affiliated mutual funds, associated compensation arrangements,
the ways we address conflicts of interest associated with these relationships, and our receipt of fees. The Freedom UMA Program is
different from the Freedom Program in that Freedom UMA Managers (as defined below), and not just Funds, are also used through the
strategies.
The Freedom UMA Managers provide AMS model portfolios comprised of securities recommended by the Freedom UMA Manager for
designated investment disciplines, and thereafter will communicate periodic updates to AMS as changes occur to such model portfolios. RJA
has discretionary investment authority in this Program to select Freedom UMA Managers and Funds in constructing the available
investment strategies and will effect purchases and sales of model portfolio securities when strategies using these disciplines are selected
by you. You may request reasonable restrictions on the investments made in your discretionary account or may request to reasonably modify
existing investment restrictions previously accepted by us or the Manager, as applicable. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on
Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment restrictions
AMS will annually rebalance your account, based on the anniversary date of its establishment, if at such time the actual asset allocation varies
by more than certain predetermined percentages from the target allocation, as established by AMS. You may also request that AMS rebalance
your account more frequently, or you may opt out of the annual rebalance.
Role of AMS Investment Committee in Developing the Strategies
The AMS Investment Committee develops forward-looking risk, return, and correlation assumptions for different asset classes (domestic
and international equities, fixed income, real estate, commodities, and other alternative investments) and investment styles (growth, value,
market capitalization) with the purpose of expanding portfolio construction considerations beyond an analysis focused solely on historical
performance. Once asset allocations have been developed across a broad array of risk and return combinations, where the operating
assumption is that risk must be increased in order to increase the potential for higher returns, the AMS Investment Committee optimizes
(or adjusts) the allocations in an effort to maximize the expected returns at each pre-established risk level. Having formally established the
asset allocation, the AMS Investment Committee then chooses multiple Freedom UMA Manager investment disciplines and/or Funds to
invest that portion of the allocation that the AMS Investment Committee believes best aligns with the identified asset class. For example,
if the allocation has a 10% weighting to large capitalization domestic equity, the AMS Investment Committee selects an investment
discipline of one or more Freedom UMA Managers and/or Funds focused on large-cap domestic equities.
Like the Freedom Program, the AMS Investment Committee typically makes a Fund selection when it believes an allocation to a Freedom
UMA Manager would be impractical due to the relatively small allocation percentage or asset class fit, such as alternatives/commodities,
fixed income, international, and small- to mid-cap- oriented sectors. For example, a Fund may be selected instead of a Freedom UMA
Manager to fill the allocation if the amount being invested in the asset class could not be economically invested in the Freedom UMA
Manager’s model portfolio (which may be comprised of 100+ individual securities holdings), or if the asset class itself is not available due
to capacity constraints (such as liquidity in small-cap and international securities), diversification constraints (such as fixed income minimum
investments), and/or general availability (such as alternatives/commodities). Once the allocations have been optimized and populated with
select Freedom UMA Manager disciplines and/or Funds, the investment strategies (each a “strategy” or collectively, the “strategies”)
offered are regularly monitored by the AMS Investment Committee and modified as its capital markets outlook and/or opinions of Freedom
UMA Managers, Funds, and investment disciplines change, as necessary. Also, like the Freedom Program, the AMS Investment
Committee develops the strategies and respective target allocations (as further described below) and uses the AMS Manager Research
and Due Diligence team (“Manager Research”) to inform its decisions. Strategies may include “Highly Recommended” mutual funds from
the Raymond James Mutual Fund Research coverage list. However, the AMS Investment Committee is under no obligation to select
mutual funds exclusively from the Raymond James Mutual Fund Research’s “Highly Recommended” list. The AMS Investment Committee
then chooses how your account assets are allocated to the various Freedom UMA Managers and/or Funds available within each portfolio.
Mutual Funds are purchased and redeemed in your account at net asset value (“NAV”) (and will not incur sales charges or commissions).
ETFs purchased and sold in your account will be effected at market price and will not incur any sales charge or commission.
For mutual funds selected by the AMS Investment Committee that are not covered by Mutual Fund Research, it is reasonably likely that
Mutual Fund Research will at some point in the future assume research coverage of the mutual fund(s), and that those mutual funds may
ultimately be rated “Recommended”. The AMS Investment Committee only considers for potential investment those mutual funds with
which we have entered into a selling agreement with the fund company managing or distributing the mutual fund, and even then, the AMS
Investment Committee may favor certain share classes over others available under that selling agreement. Please refer to the “Certain
Fund Arrangements and Fund-Related Compensation” section for more information. Strategies have been constructed by the AMS
Investment Committee to offer an alternative allocation comprised exclusively of non-affiliated Managers. If you select a strategy that uses
an affiliated Manager, our affiliates will receive fees and compensation for model management services provided. In addition, we receive
marketing and education support payments for providing marketing and other sales support services to affiliated and unaffiliated product
sponsors including mutual fund companies, related to their products. As a result of the marketing and education support payments we
receive from mutual fund companies, we are incentivized to recommend mutual funds over ETFs in certain strategies within the Freedom
UMA Program. Please refer to the “Education & Marketing Support Fees” section for additional information.
We invest and reinvest the assets of each account in the appropriate model portfolio investment discipline and/or Funds consistent with
your selected strategy. This is done without regard to holding period, portfolio turnover, or resulting gain or loss. While strategies are
generally comprised of either equities, including those comprising model portfolios provided by Freedom UMA Managers, or Funds, we
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may decide to invest a certain portion of the account in other types of securities to maintain trading flexibility and/or market exposure, or
to enhance diversification. For example, the AMS Investment Committee may determine that a Fund should be replaced but may not have
an immediate replacement Fund candidate. In this case, the AMS Investment Committee may elect to redeem the current Fund in its
entirety and invest the proceeds in another investment until a new replacement Fund(s) is selected or may elect to invest in another
investment if it believes doing so would potentially enhance the diversification within a given strategy. If the AMS Investment Committee
changes its opinion of an investment in a Freedom UMA Manager’s discipline or Fund such that it no longer recommends it as an
investment within a given strategy, we reserve the right to remove and/or replace the Freedom UMA Manager’s discipline, Fund, or other
security with another investment without your prior consent. You may revoke this authorization at any time by providing instructions to us
of your desire to choose another strategy (or Program) or terminate your participation in the respective Freedom UMA Program outright.
The Freedom UMA Program may not be appropriate for all investors. A client investing only the minimum amount will generally receive a
less diversified portfolio than a client investing an amount that would qualify for a more diversified portfolio, based on pre-established
minimums. Other investment strategy allocations may be available, where each investment threshold represents the opportunity to access
additional Managers and the potential for additional diversification. However, asset allocation and diversification does not ensure a profit
or protect against a loss. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives, and liquidity needs before
selecting an investment strategy.
A list of available strategies and allocation options may be requested from your financial advisor. We do not offer or recommend the full
spectrum of Managers available throughout the financial services industry. All of the selected Freedom UMA Managers are also available
through the RJCS Program. While a wide array of Freedom UMA Managers and investment disciplines are available, these offerings are
limited to those Freedom UMA Managers that agree to participate at the negotiated terms of the subadvisory agreement. Advisory fees
charged for the management of your account are in addition to annual management fees, operating expenses and distribution fees
assessed by Funds. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” and “Investment Costs” sections for more information.
Portfolio Select Unified Managed Accounts (“Portfolio Select UMA”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The Portfolio Select UMA Program offers a unified managed account comprised of numerous investment options across multiple managed
account Programs, as well as mutual funds and exchange traded funds, (collectively, “Funds”). Your customized Portfolio Select UMA
portfolio will be allocated among at least two of the following investment categories (a “Portfolio”), subject to certain allocation rules applied
to each Portfolio: (i) individual Funds; (ii) strategies selected from our Fund wrap programs; (iii) investment disciplines, offered by select
affiliated and unaffiliated Managers, (iv) equity research portfolio disciplines developed by AMS or other divisions of RJA; and (v) cash or
money market funds for cash management purposes. Please see the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Affiliated
Managers and Funds” sections for additional information regarding our affiliated Managers and affiliated mutual funds and associated
compensation arrangements and the ways we address conflicts of interest associated with these relationships and our receipt of fees.
The Portfolio Select UMA Program is offered as an IAR Discretionary Program or as an IAR Non-Discretionary Program. In the Portfolio
Select UMA IAR Non-Discretionary Program, your financial advisor assists you, on a non-discretionary basis, in constructing a portfolio
from different investment options with the final selections consented to by you. In the Portfolio Select UMA IAR Discretionary Program,
your financial advisor has Portfolio selection discretion to build a customized portfolio choosing from the different investment options on
your behalf, and then your Portfolio will be confirmed to you in writing. In both of the Portfolio Select UMA Programs, AMS retains
discretionary authority in determining the strategies and Manager disciplines available as investment options and also in managing the
model portfolios as subadviser. For non-model disciplines available in the Portfolio Select UMA Programs, the SMA Manager has
discretionary authority over any such IAR or client-selected sleeve of the Portfolio, as applicable. To learn more about the qualifications
we generally require of our financial advisors to be able to offer discretionary account services, please refer to the “Initial Review and
Selection of Financial Advisors as Portfolio Managers.” Certain accounts enrolled in the Portfolio Select UMA Program may receive a
partial fee credit based on sleeve allocation. Please see the “Understanding your Account Statement: Account Statement Value and
Account Value Differences for Fee-Based Accounts” section for more information regarding this partial fee credit. You may request
reasonable restrictions on the investments made in your discretionary account or may request to reasonably modify existing investment
restrictions previously accepted by us or the Manager, as applicable. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities
or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment restrictions.
Unless you opt out, your Portfolio will be rebalanced annually, based on the anniversary date of its establishment, if at such time the actual
asset allocation varies by more than certain predetermined percentages from the target allocation, as established by AMS. Your Portfolio
may be rebalanced more frequently, upon your request.
Certain limitations apply to the investment categories of the Portfolio Select UMA Program as described below:
(i) Funds
You can choose between 15 and 40 Funds from an expansive selection of offerings across investment styles and asset classes. Funds
available for selection in the Program are of the type designated for use in other fee-based account Programs.
(ii) Fund Wrap Program Strategies
You may choose several strategies and respective target allocations comprised of the following: (i) Funds available through the Freedom
Program, which may include Funds affiliated with RJA; (ii) Fund strategies available through the American Funds Program; and/or (iii)
Fund strategies available through the Russell Investments Program. You can learn more about the strategies available in each Fund wrap
Program and account investment minimums by visiting the “Overview of our Advisory Programs” chart or relevant Program description
page of this Brochure.
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(iii) Manager Disciplines
At the time the Portfolio Select UMA Program is established and before management of your account commences, at least two thirds of
your assets in the customized Portfolio must be invested in investment disciplines offered by Managers available through the RJCS
Program. Manager disciplines available within Portfolio Select UMA have minimum investment requirements starting at $70,000.
The available Model Managers will maintain the model portfolio and will supply their recommendations to AMS. In turn, AMS, on behalf of
RJA, exercises investment discretion in placing trades in your account to conform to the model portfolio and is ultimately responsible for
organizing and effecting the portfolio trades. The Model Manager provides advice to AMS. AMS, not the Model Manager solely provides
investment advice to you. Thereafter, the Model Manager communicates periodic updates to the model portfolio to AMS. The model
portfolio and subsequent updates provided to AMS by the Model Manager is not based on the circumstances of, or otherwise tailored to,
any individual client by the Model Manager. In addition to Model Manager disciplines, select fixed income disciplines offered by SMA
Managers are available as investment options within the Portfolio Select UMA Program and, when selected, the SMA Manager, not AMS,
will maintain investment discretion over assets allocated to such disciplines. You can learn more about the disciplines available for each
Model Manager or SMA Manager and account investment minimums by visiting the Overview of our Fee Wrap Programs chart or relevant
Program description page of this Brochure.
(iv) Equity Research Portfolio Disciplines
In your customized Portfolio, you have access to certain equity research disciplines developed by the AMS Investment Committee based
on research provided by the Equity Capital Markets (“ECM”) division. AMS establishes the respective target allocations, and selects and
monitors investments in the disciplines, which are currently offered through the RJRP Program. You can learn more about the disciplines
available and account investment minimums by visiting the Overview of our Programs chart or relevant Program description page of this
Brochure.
(v) Cash
Your customized Portfolio can hold up to 15% in cash or money market funds for cash management purposes and can accommodate
cash and cash alternatives assets at this maximum level, which is evaluated at the time of account opening and at rebalancing. Due to
account value fluctuations, cash holdings may be higher than 15% of the overall account value prior to rebalancing.
In the Portfolio Select UMA, unlike the Freedom UMA Program, your financial advisor develops or assists you in developing the target
allocations and portfolio composition, not the AMS Investment Committee. Your financial advisor will develop or assist you in developing
an appropriate asset class allocation and build the customized Portfolio choosing from the investment products within each asset class
identified. In the Portfolio Select UMA IAR Non-Discretionary Program, you will agree to the initial (i) composition of the Portfolio and (ii)
allocation of investments across the asset classes, as represented on the Investment Strategy Selection Form and any ongoing
recommendations for your Portfolio. Once completed, your Portfolio will be delivered by your financial advisor to AMS for implementation.
In the Portfolio Select UMA IAR Discretionary Program, the Portfolio constructed by your IAR will be confirmed to you in writing.
Depending on whether your IAR has portfolio selection discretion, if your financial advisor makes a change or recommends a change to
the composition of the Portfolio or allocation of investments across the asset classes, the change will be confirmed to you in writing or we
will obtain your authorization prior to doing so, as applicable.
Because the Portfolio Select UMA Program is an AMS discretionary program, we have authority under the advisory agreement, which
may include the Master Advisory Agreement, to invest and reinvest the assets of each Portfolio Select account in the appropriate security,
asset, or other property of any kind as we deem to be in your best interest, in order to achieve your selected investment objective(s). This
is done without regard to holding period, portfolio turnover, or resulting gain or loss.
RJA only considers for potential investment those mutual funds with which we have entered into a selling agreement with the fund company
managing or distributing the mutual fund and may favor certain share classes over others available under that selling agreement. Please
refer to the “Certain Fund Arrangements and Fund-Related Compensation” section for more information. There are investment
strategies or disciplines within each advisory account program that do not contain affiliated funds, and you may select a strategy or
discipline that does not invest in affiliated funds. Tax-qualified retirement accounts are not eligible to invest in affiliated mutual funds, as
federal regulations prohibit affiliated mutual funds from being purchased in tax-qualified retirement advisory accounts. In addition, we
receive marketing and education support payments for providing marketing and other sales support services to affiliated and unaffiliated
product sponsors, including mutual fund companies related to their products. As a result of the marketing and education support payments
we receive from mutual fund companies, we are incentivized to recommend mutual funds and to allocate more assets to mutual funds
than SMA Manager Disciplines when recommending the asset allocation. Please refer to the “Education & Marketing Support Fees”
section for additional information. Certain Managers may invest a portion of your account, or include an allocation within their Model
Portfolio, in mutual funds and/or ETFs affiliated with the Manager. Please refer to the “Manager Funds and Manager-Affiliated ETFs”
section for additional information.
The Portfolio Select UMA Program may not be appropriate for all investors. The Portfolio Select UMA Program provides access to multiple
investment types and managers in a single combined account in lieu of separate accounts. However, asset allocation and diversification
does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss, and fees and costs will differ depending on whether you access the same investments
through a Portfolio Select UMA account or through multiple, separate advisory and/or brokerage accounts. It is important to review your
investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives, and liquidity needs with your IAR before selecting an investment strategy.
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We do not offer or recommend the full spectrum of Funds, Managers, disciplines, and strategies available throughout the financial services
industry. A list of available strategies, Funds, Managers, disciplines, and allocation options may be requested from your financial advisor.
The investment products selected by you represent only a fraction of the offerings available to you. Many of the investment products,
including certain Funds, strategies, disciplines, and Managers available in the Portfolio Select UMA Program are available in the other RJA
wrap fee Programs referenced. AMS may develop, offer, or discontinue previously offered strategies, disciplines, Managers, and/or Funds
at any time. AMS may also increase or decrease the minimum investment for disciplines or strategies; and will likely modify the target
allocations of certain Fund Wrap Program strategies in the future. Further information on the portfolio manager(s), investment objectives,
risks, charges, fees, including short-term redemption fees, expenses and other details for the Funds selected for the portfolios is available
by prospectus, which may be obtained from your financial advisor. Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are in
addition to annual management fees, operating expenses and distribution fees assessed by Funds. Please refer to the “Additional
Expenses” and “Investment Costs” sections for more information.
Raymond James Freedom Account (“Freedom”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
In the Freedom Program, AMS constructs multiple investment strategies consisting of mutual funds and/or ETFs (collectively, “Funds”)
that represent a broad array of asset classes and investment styles. AMS develops the strategies, establishes the respective target
allocations, and selects and monitors the Fund investments in the strategies. You select a compatible investment strategy, with the
assistance of your financial advisor. Unlike the Freedom UMA Program, the Freedom Program does not also include asset allocations to
Managers. Strategies are developed by the AMS Investment Committee and may include “Highly Recommended” mutual funds from the
Raymond James Mutual Fund Research coverage list. However, the AMS Investment Committee is under no obligation to select mutual funds
exclusively from Mutual Fund Research’s “Highly Recommended” list. Within the Freedom Program, we offer mutual fund, ETF, hybrid,
foundation, completion portfolio, environmental, social and governance strategies, and retirement income solution strategies. The AMS
Investment Committee manages the selection and allocations among the various Funds available in your chosen strategy/strategies. Mutual
funds are purchased and redeemed in your account at net asset value (“NAV”) and will not incur any sales charge or commission. ETFs
purchased and sold in your account will be effected at market price and will not incur any sales charge or commission.
The target allocation for each of the model portfolios applies at the time you establish a Freedom Program account. AMS will annually
rebalance your account, based on the anniversary date of its establishment, if at such time the actual asset allocation varies by more than
certain predetermined percentages from the target allocation, as established by AMS. You may also request that AMS rebalance the account
more frequently, or you may opt out of the annual rebalance.
Role of AMS Investment Committee in Developing the Strategies
Like the Freedom UMA Program, the AMS Investment Committee develops forward-looking risk, return, and correlation assumptions for
different asset classes (domestic and international equities, fixed income, real estate, commodities, and other alternative investments) and
investment styles (growth, value, market capitalization) with the purpose of expanding portfolio construction considerations beyond an
analysis focused solely on historical performance. Once asset allocations have been developed across a broad array of risk and return
combinations, where the operating assumption is that risk must be increased in order to increase the potential for higher returns, the AMS
Investment Committee optimizes (or adjusts) the allocations in an effort to maximize the expected returns at each pre-established risk
level. Having formally established the asset allocation for each strategy, the AMS Investment Committee then selects multiple Funds to
invest that portion of the allocation that the AMS Investment Committee believes best aligns with the identified asset class. For example,
if the allocation has a 10% weighting to large capitalization domestic equity, the AMS Investment Committee will select a Fund focused on
large-cap domestic equities. Once the allocations have been optimized and populated with select Fund disciplines, the investment
strategies offered are regularly monitored by the AMS Investment Committee and modified as its capital markets outlook and/or opinions
of Funds and their related investment disciplines change, as necessary.
The AMS Investment Committee may find occasion to invest in a mutual fund with a relatively low level of assets under management.
Depending on the total investment in the fund, Freedom accounts may collectively become a significant or majority shareholder of the
fund. If the AMS Investment Committee determines a program-wide or cross-program redemption is warranted, this could result in potential
redemption delays for the fund such as the fund’s inability to quickly liquidate holdings. The AMS Investment Committee endeavors to
minimize the market impact of any investment-related decisions that it makes.
AMS develops the strategies and the respective target allocations and uses Manager Research to inform its investment decisions. For mutual
funds selected by the AMS Investment Committee that are not covered by Mutual Fund Research, it is reasonably likely that Mutual Fund
Research will at some point in the future assume research coverage of the mutual fund(s), and that those mutual funds may ultimately be
rated “Recommended”. The AMS Investment Committee only considers for potential investment those mutual funds with which we have
entered into a selling agreement with the fund company managing or distributing the mutual fund and may favor certain share classes over
others available under that selling agreement. In addition, we have selling agreements with fund companies that are affiliated with Raymond
James. In most cases, you can choose strategies that do not include affiliated mutual funds, as in general, strategies have been constructed
by the AMS Investment Committee to offer an alternative allocation comprised exclusively of non-affiliated mutual funds. Tax-qualified
retirement accounts are automatically invested in the selected investment strategy that does not invest in affiliated mutual funds, as federal
regulations prohibit affiliated mutual funds from being purchased in tax-qualified retirement advisory Program accounts. For non-retirement
accounts, if no selection is made, the default is to use affiliated mutual funds in certain investment strategies, where applicable. If you use
a strategy that uses mutual funds of one of our affiliates, our affiliates will receive fees and compensation for management services provided
to the fund. Please also refer to the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” and “Affiliated Managers and Funds” sections
for additional information regarding affiliated mutual funds and the “Certain Fund Arrangements and Fund-Related Compensation” section
for additional information regarding mutual funds available for investment through us, associated compensation arrangements, conflicts of
interest associated with these relationships and the way we address conflicts of interest associated with the receipt of these fees. In addition,
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we receive marketing and education support payments for providing marketing and other sales support services to affiliated and unaffiliated
mutual fund companies related to their funds. As a result of the marketing and education support payments we receive from mutual fund
companies, we are incentivized to recommend mutual fund strategies over ETF strategies and to allocate more assets to mutual funds than
ETFs when developing the asset allocation models for our hybrid strategies. Please refer to the “Education & Marketing Support Fees”
section for additional information.
As a discretionary program, we have authority under the Freedom advisory agreement to invest and reinvest the assets of each Freedom
account consistent with your selected strategy and to apply reasonable investment restrictions, when required. Please refer to the
“Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding
investment restrictions. This is done without regard to holding period, portfolio turnover, or resulting gain or loss. While strategies are
generally comprised of Funds, we may decide to invest a certain portion of the account in alternative securities to maintain trading flexibility
and/or market exposure, or to enhance diversification. For example, the AMS Investment Committee may determine that a Fund should
be replaced but may not have an immediate replacement candidate. In this case, the AMS Investment Committee may elect to redeem
the current Fund in its entirety and invest the proceeds in another investment if it believes doing so would potentially enhance the
diversification within a given strategy. If the AMS Investment Committee changes its opinion of an investment in a Fund, such that it no
longer recommends it as an investment within a given strategy, we reserve the right to remove and/or replace the Fund or other security
with another investment without your prior consent. You may revoke this authorization at any time by providing instructions to us of your
desire to choose another strategy (or Program) or terminate your participation in the Freedom Program outright.
The Freedom Program may not be appropriate for all investors. Funds have unique distinguishing characteristics and their cost structures
differ, sometimes significantly. Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are in addition to annual management fees,
operating expenses and distribution fees assessed by Funds. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” and “Investment Costs” sections
for more information. The Freedom Program may be appropriate for a client who is interested in an account that offers multiple asset
allocation strategies, automatic fund selection, and annual rebalancing. Asset allocation and diversification does not ensure a profit or
protect against a loss. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives, and liquidity needs before selecting
an investment strategy and allocation options. Mutual fund strategies reinvest dividends and capital gains if you do not provide instructions
to hold these payments in cash. Please contact your financial advisor if you would like to elect or change a reinvestment option. You can also
elect to receive withdrawals from your account on a periodic basis (e.g., systematic withdrawal or payment options). Please refer to the
“Disbursement/Withdrawal Requests” section for more information.
We do not offer or recommend the full spectrum of Funds available throughout the financial services industry. A list of available strategies,
Funds, and target allocations for these programs may be requested from your financial advisor. The AMS Investment Committee may
develop and offer additional strategies or discontinue previously offered strategies in the future, will add or remove Funds, may increase
or decrease the minimum investment, and will likely modify the target allocations of the strategies in the future. Further information on the
portfolio manager(s), investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses and other details for the Funds selected for the Freedom
portfolios is available by prospectus, which may be obtained from your financial advisor. Further, certain strategies may be designed for,
and only available to, non-U.S. persons, as defined under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. Such strategies will not be available
to U.S. persons and, when offered, will be comprised of UCITs and offshore mutual funds.
American Funds Model Portfolios (“American Funds”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The American Funds Program is an asset allocation-based mutual fund investment program that provides clients access to mutual fund model
portfolios delivered to us by Capital Research and Management Company (“Capital Research”). Capital Research develops the model portfolio
asset allocation and selects the underlying open-end mutual funds of their American Funds affiliate populating each model portfolio, and
thereafter communicates periodic updates to AMS as changes occur to the model portfolios. We have entered into a subadvisory agreement
with Capital Research where Capital Research provides non-discretionary advice to us with respect to the asset allocation and fund
composition of each model portfolio. Capital Research also manages the American Funds mutual funds. To implement the model portfolios,
you appoint us to manage your account on a discretionary basis with the full power to buy, exchange, and/or sell American Funds mutual
funds based on the predetermined models provided to us by Capital Research. The model portfolios offered in the American Funds Program
consist exclusively of allocations to American Funds, which are purchased at NAV (without sales charges or commissions), and no other funds
or investments are considered in the composition of any the model portfolios.
Based upon your financial needs, risk tolerances, and investment objectives, your financial advisor assists you in selecting the appropriate
model portfolio. While we retain the ultimate decision-making authority and investment discretion over all accounts participating in the American
Funds Program, we generally expect to implement the majority of, if not all, asset allocation and/or fund changes applicable to one or multiple
model portfolios as recommended by Capital Research. In the American Funds Program, we provide all investment advice to you relating to
the American Funds Program. Capital Research communicates periodic updates to AMS as changes occur to the model portfolios. Model
portfolio recommendations provided by Capital Research to us are not based on the circumstances of or otherwise tailored to any individual
client. Capital Research receives compensation from the American Funds that comprise the model portfolios provided to us (via the
management fee applicable to each fund) and is not compensated under the subadvisory agreement or as part of the asset-based fee
assessed by us to your account. You may request reasonable restrictions on the investments made in your account or may request to
reasonably modify existing investment restrictions previously accepted by us or the Manager, as applicable. Please see the “Imposing Client
Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment
restrictions.
The target allocation for each of the model portfolios applies at the time you establish an American Funds Program account. Deposits and
withdrawals of cash from an account are generally invested based on the target allocation. Fluctuations in the market value of securities, as
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well as other factors, however, affect the actual asset allocation at any given time. On an annual basis, we rebalance your account, based on
the anniversary date of its establishment, if at such time the actual asset allocation varies by more than certain predetermined percentages
from the target allocation, as established by AMS. We may also rebalance your account upon your request, or you may opt out of the annual
rebalance. Capital Research reserves the right to modify the target allocation of each model portfolio based on changes to its capital markets
outlook.
We receive marketing and education support payments for providing marketing and other sales support services to affiliated and unaffiliated
mutual fund companies related to their funds, including American Funds. Please refer to the “Education & Marketing Support Fees” section
for additional information. Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are in addition to annual management fees, operating
expenses and distribution fees assessed by mutual funds. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” and “Investment Costs” sections
for more information.
The American Funds Program may not be appropriate for all investors. Mutual funds have unique distinguishing characteristics and their
cost structures differ, sometimes significantly. Please refer to the “Investment Costs” sections for more information. Diversification and
asset allocation do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax
objectives, and liquidity needs before selecting an investment strategy. Mutual fund strategies reinvest dividends and capital gains if you
do not provide instructions to hold these payments in cash. Please contact your financial advisor if you would like to elect or change a
reinvestment option. You can also elect to receive withdrawals from your account on a periodic basis (e.g., systematic withdrawal or payment
options). Please refer to the “Disbursement/Withdrawal Requests” section for more information.
As sponsor of the American Funds Program, we do not offer or recommend the full spectrum of American Funds models that may be
available through firms that sponsor programs similar to the American Funds Program offered through us. A list of current model strategies
and the applicable target allocations may be requested from your financial advisor. Additional information regarding a mutual fund’s portfolio
manager(s), investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses and other details is available in the American Funds’ prospectus, which
may be obtained from your financial advisor.
Russell Investments Model Strategies (“Russell”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The Russell Program is an asset-based mutual fund investment program that provides clients access to mutual fund model portfolios
developed by Russell Investments that consist exclusively of mutual funds advised by the Russell Investments Company (“Russell
Investments”). Russell Investments develops the model portfolio asset allocation and selects the underlying Russell Investments mutual
funds populating each model portfolio, and thereafter communicates periodic updates to AMS as changes occur to such model portfolios.
To implement the model portfolios, you appoint AMS to manage your account on a discretionary basis with the full power to buy, exchange,
and/or sell Russell Investments’ mutual fund shares in the predetermined models provided to us by Russell Investments. The model
portfolios offered in the Russell Program consist exclusively of allocations to Russell Investments mutual funds, which are no-load mutual
funds purchased at NAV (without sales charges or commissions), and no other funds or investments are considered in the composition of
any of the model portfolios.
Through our agreement with Russell Investments, Russell Investments provides non-discretionary advice to us concerning the asset
allocation and fund composition of each model portfolio. Russell Investments evaluates and retains investment management firms
(“Portfolio Managers”) to manage each Russell Investments mutual fund used in the model portfolios. Portfolio Managers may be
terminated or replaced by Russell Investments generally as a result of changes in senior investment personnel, relative underperformance,
or a deviation or change in the Portfolio Manager’s investment discipline. Portfolio Manager changes initiated by Russell Investments do
not result in transactions being effected by AMS, and changes are effected without prior notice to you. Russell Investments exercises
investment discretion over the allocation of assets to each Portfolio Manager and may elect to not allocate management duties for a portion
of a Russell Investments mutual fund’s assets to any Portfolio Manager. Russell Investments may also manage portions of a Russell
Investments mutual fund during transition periods between Portfolio Manager allocations. Based upon your financial needs, risk tolerances,
and investment objectives, your financial advisor assists you in selecting the appropriate model portfolio. However, even though we retain
the ultimate decision-making authority and investment discretion over all accounts participating in the Russell Program, we generally expect
to implement the majority of, if not all, asset allocation and/or fund changes applicable to one or multiple model portfolios as recommended
by Russell Investments. In the Russell Program, we provide to you all investment advice relating to the Russell Program and model portfolio
recommendations provided by Russell Investments to us, and are not based on the circumstances of or otherwise tailored to any individual
client. Russell Investments receives compensation from Russell Funds that comprise the model portfolios provided to us (via the
management fee applicable to each fund) and receives no compensation from the asset-based fee assessed by Raymond James to your
account. You may request reasonable restrictions on the investments made in your discretionary account or may request to reasonably modify
existing investment restrictions previously accepted by us or the Manager, as applicable. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on
Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment restrictions.
The target allocation for each of the model portfolios applies at the time you establish a Russell Program account. Deposits and withdrawals
of cash from an account are generally invested based on the target allocation. Fluctuations in the market value of securities, as well as
other factors, however, affect the actual asset allocation at any given time. On an annual basis, we rebalance your account, based on the
anniversary date of its establishment, if the actual asset allocation varies by more than certain predetermined percentages from the target
allocation, as established by AMS. We may also rebalance an account upon your request, or you may opt out of the annual rebalance.
Russell Investments reserves the right to modify the target allocation based on changes to its capital markets outlook.
We receive marketing and education support payments for providing marketing and other sales support services to affiliated and
unaffiliated mutual fund companies related to their funds, including from Russell Investments. Please refer to the “Education & Marketing
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Support Fees” section for additional information. Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are in addition to annual
management fees, operating expenses and distribution fees assessed by mutual funds. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” and
“Investment Costs” sections for more information.
The Russell Program may not be appropriate for all investors. Mutual funds have unique distinguishing characteristics, and their cost
structures differ, sometimes significantly. Please refer to the “Investment Costs” sections for more information. Diversification and asset
allocation do not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives,
and liquidity needs before selecting an investment strategy. Mutual fund strategies reinvest dividends and capital gains if you do not provide
instructions to hold these payments in cash. Please contact your financial advisor if you would like to elect or change a reinvestment option.
You can also elect to receive withdrawals from your account on a periodic basis (e.g., systematic withdrawal or payment options). Please refer to
the “Disbursement/Withdrawal Requests” section for more information.
As sponsor of the Russell Program, we do not offer or recommend the full spectrum of Russell model portfolios that may be available
through firms that sponsor programs similar to the Russell Program. A list of current model strategies and the applicable target allocations
may be requested from your financial advisor. Additional information regarding the mutual funds' Portfolio Managers, investment objectives,
risks, charges and expenses, and other details is available in the Russell funds’ prospectus, which may be obtained from your financial
advisor.
BlackRock Model Portfolios (“BlackRock”) Program (AMS Managed Program)
The BlackRock Program is an asset allocation-based investment program investing exclusively in Undertakings for Collective Investment in
Transferable Securities (“UCITS”) offered and issued by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (“BlackRock”) solely to investors who qualify
as “non-U.S. persons” under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. UCITS are the European regulatory framework for an investment
vehicle that can be marketed across the European Union, subject to certain notification and registration requirements. For purposes of this
section only, the terms “UCITS funds” and “funds” may be used interchangeably in reference to UCITS. The BlackRock Program provides
non-U.S. clients access to UCITS model portfolios delivered to us by BlackRock. BlackRock develops the UCITS model portfolio asset
allocation and selects the underlying BlackRock funds affiliate populating each model portfolio, and thereafter communicates periodic updates
to AMS as changes occur to the model portfolios. Through our subadvisory agreement with BlackRock, BlackRock provides non-discretionary
advice to us with respect to the asset allocation and fund composition of each model portfolio. To implement the model portfolios, you appoint
us to manage your account on a discretionary basis with the full authority to buy and/or sell BlackRock UCITS based on the model
strategy/strategies you have selected. UCITS shares are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from
the fund.
Based upon your financial needs, risk tolerances, and investment objectives, your financial advisor assists you in selecting the appropriate
model portfolio. While we retain the ultimate decision-making authority and investment discretion over all accounts participating in the
BlackRock Program, we generally expect to implement the majority of, if not all, asset allocation and/or fund changes applicable to one or
multiple model portfolios as recommended by BlackRock. In the BlackRock Program, we provide all investment advice to you relating to the
BlackRock Program. BlackRock communicates periodic updates to AMS as changes occur to the model portfolios. Model portfolio
recommendations provided by BlackRock to us are not based on the circumstances of or otherwise tailored to any individual client. BlackRock
receives compensation from the BlackRock UCITS that comprise the model portfolios provided to us (via the management fee applicable to
each fund) and is not compensated under the subadvisory agreement or as part of the advisory fee assessed by us to your account. You may
request reasonable restrictions on the investments made in your discretionary account or may request to reasonably modify existing
investment restrictions previously accepted by us or the Manager, as applicable. Please see the “Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain
Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments” for more information regarding investment restrictions.
The target allocation for each of the model portfolios applies at the time you establish a BlackRock Program account. Deposits and withdrawals
of cash from an account are generally invested based on the target allocation. Fluctuations in the market value of securities, as well as other
factors, however, affect the actual asset allocation at any given time. BlackRock uses a quantitative and qualitative process that is
implemented periodically during the year so as to decide how to rebalance the portfolio. A variety of indicators, including valuations,
momentum, and rotation of style factors, are taken into consideration for the guidance of asset allocation decisions. Macroeconomic
tendencies, global news and current market conditions are also taken into account. BlackRock reserves the right to modify the target
allocation of each model portfolio based on changes to its capital markets outlook.
Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are in addition to annual management fees, operating expenses and
distribution fees assessed by BlackRock UCITS. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” and “Investment Costs” sections for more
information.
The BlackRock Program may not be appropriate for all eligible investors. It is available solely to non-U.S. clients and is limited to UCITS
offered only through BlackRock. UCITS have unique distinguishing characteristics and their cost structures vary, sometimes significantly.
Please refer to the “Investment Costs” sections for more information. Diversification and asset allocation do not ensure a profit or protect
against a loss. It is important to review your investment objectives, risk tolerance, tax objectives, and liquidity needs with your IAR before
selecting an investment strategy. The BlackRock Program may be appropriate for a client who is interested in an account that offers
multiple asset allocation strategies. Dividends and interest are paid in cash. You can also elect to receive withdrawals from your account on
a periodic basis (e.g., systematic withdrawal or payment options). Please refer to the “Disbursement/Withdrawal Requests” section for more
information.
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As sponsor of the BlackRock Program, we do not offer or recommend the full spectrum of BlackRock UCITS models that may be available
through firms that sponsor programs similar to the BlackRock Program offered through us. A list of current model strategies and the
applicable target allocations may be requested from your financial advisor. Additional information regarding an UCITS portfolio manager(s),
investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses and other details is available in the BlackRock prospectus, which may be obtained
from your financial advisor.
Outside Manager (“OSM”) Platform (Dual Contract Platform)
In the OSM Platform, investment advisory services are provided to you by two different investment advisers through two advisory contracts
(what is referred to as a “Dual Contract”): (1) under your OSM agreement (“OSM Agreement”) your financial advisor will provide non-
discretionary advisory services in recommending the OSM Platform and assisting you with selecting a third-party Manager (“OSM
Manager”) and a compatible investment discipline available through the OSM Platform, and (2) through a separate investment
management agreement between you and the selected OSM Manager (to which Raymond James is not a party). You appoint the OSM
Manager to manage the assets of your account on a discretionary basis, which means you delegate the authority to your OSM Manager
to decide what securities to buy or sell for your account in accordance with the investment discipline you select.
Under the OSM Agreement, your investment adviser (whether RJA, another Raymond James affiliated investment adviser, or an
independent investment adviser), through your financial advisor, will provide non-discretionary advisory services. Your financial advisor
generally (i) assists you in defining your investment objectives based on information you have provided, (ii) determines whether the given
fee arrangement is appropriate, (iii) aids in the selection or retention of an OSM Manager(s) to manage the account, and (iv) monitors your
account to determine if a change in the Program, OSM Manager, or discipline you previously selected is appropriate.
Raymond James’ role is exclusively non-discretionary. The OSM Manager has discretionary authority under your management agreement
with the OSM Manager to make all investment decisions and is solely responsible for the management of your account. RJA does not
have the ability to select investments for purchase or sale within the OSM Platform Account. RJA will only carry out transactions as
instructed by the OSM Manager. RJA, acting as administrator for the OSM Platform, provides various support services, including account
opening and maintenance, processing of cash contributions, withdrawal and distribution requests, semiannual monitoring of the OSM
Managers, and facilitation of terminations of a client’s participation in the OSM Platform. RJA and/or its affiliates provide custodial and
brokerage services, including execution services for trading the OSM Manager elects to do through Raymond James, or settling and
allocating trades to accounts when the OSM Manager elects to trade through a firm other than Raymond James. OSM Managers may
have alternative arrangements for trade execution under your agreement with that OSM Manager. If the OSM Manager instructs RJA to
effect trades through us, you will not be separately charged for brokerage commissions in addition to your OSM advisory wrap Fee charged
by us. If the OSM Manager elects to use brokers-dealers other than our Firm to effect a transaction (“trade away”), brokerage commissions
and other charges for transactions not effected through us are generally charged to you by the executing broker or dealer. Please refer to
the “Additional Expenses” section for more information. OSM Managers are generally registered as investment advisers with the SEC,
but in certain cases the OSM Manager is registered instead with its state securities authority. Certain Managers may invest a portion of
your account, or include an allocation within their model portfolio, in mutual funds and/or ETFs, some of which may be affiliated with the
Manager. Please refer to the “Manager Funds and Manager-Affiliated ETFs” section for additional information.
The OSM Manager typically calculates and collects their own management fee. We will debit the OSM Manager’s fee to your account as
authorized by you in the OSM Agreement but are not responsible for verification of the fee computation. We may accommodate different
billing arrangements for OSM Managers on an exception basis, including OSM Managers that bill in arrears, assess a performance-based
fee or bill in advance in equal installments rather than the specific number of days in the billing period, or otherwise may delegate the billing
administration to AMS. Certain OSM Managers may be compensated by performance-based fees. In these cases, our Firm and our
financial advisors do not receive compensation based on the performance-based fee charged by the OSM Manager. Additional information
about the performance-based fee charged can be found in the OSM Manager’s investment management agreement, their Form ADV Part
2A or Wrap Fee Brochure.
The investment adviser firm through which your financial advisor provides advisory services has an initial and ongoing obligation to
determine the appropriateness of your participation in the OSM Platform, the selected investment discipline, and OSM Manager. The
investment adviser firm and your financial advisor retain the responsibility to monitor your account(s) and recommend to you if changes
should be made to your OSM Platform selection(s).
We do not offer the full spectrum of outside managers and investment disciplines available throughout the financial services industry
through the OSM Platform. The OSM Platform is typically used to accommodate financial advisors joining our Firm who have clients with
pre-existing relationships with an investment manager not otherwise available in our wrap fee programs or with a Manager that is already
approved as an OSM Manager. A Manager may be added to the OSM Platform at our discretion, and factors that may be considered
include the anticipated demand for the Manager, a prospective client’s request, and the availability of similar investment disciplines through
other advisory programs or through alternative investment vehicles such as Funds or alternative investments, among other factors.
Ambassador Account (“Ambassador”) Program (IAR Managed Program)
Ambassador offers you either discretionary or non-discretionary advisory services provided directly by a financial advisor. Ambassador
offers you the opportunity to work with your financial advisor but maintain full investment authority and direct the individual investments
made within your account (non-discretionary), or you can authorize your financial advisor to assume full investment authority over your
account (discretionary). When you have an Ambassador IAR Discretionary Program Account, your financial advisor must meet certain
internal qualifications through our Discretionary Program application process. To learn more about the qualifications we generally require
of our financial advisors to be able to offer discretionary account services, please refer to the “Initial Review and Selection of Financial
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Advisors as Portfolio Managers” section for additional information. If you delegate discretionary authority to RJA in an Ambassador IAR
Discretionary Program Account, your financial advisor assumes all investment duties on your behalf and exercises discretion with respect to
your account. You will not be consulted prior to your financial advisor effecting transactions in your account. If you retain discretionary authority,
as you do in an Ambassador IAR Non-Discretionary Program Account, you are responsible for approving which investments and in what
quantities are to be purchased or sold in your account. For more information on conflicts of interest associated with your financial advisor
providing advisory services and how we address those conflicts, please refer to the “Financial Advisor Compensation” section. If your
financial advisor is associated with RJFSA or an independent registered investment adviser firm, your financial advisor and the associated
registered investment adviser and not RJA are providing investment advice through the Ambassador Program Account as to which
securities and in what quantities should be purchased or sold. Please refer to the RJFSA Wrap Fee Program Brochure or independent
registered investment adviser’s Form ADV Part 2A, as applicable, for additional information.
As part of the Ambassador Program, your financial advisor can help you determine your goals and the level of risk that is comfortable for
you, assist you in choosing investments, provide you with ongoing investment advice, monitor your securities holdings, rebalance your
account, as needed, meet with you periodically to discuss your investments, and learn whether your needs have changed. Your financial
advisor provides ongoing services to your account according to your objectives, on a non-discretionary or a discretionary basis. Please refer
to the “Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss” section for more details.
The Ambassador Program may be appropriate for an investor seeking to create or consolidate their investment portfolio within a single account.
You can hold a broad range of investments such as mutual funds, exchange traded funds, stocks, bonds, real estate investment trusts, options,
and other investments (your financial advisor’s investment adviser may place limitations on what can be bought or sold in an Ambassador
account). You have access to periodic statements (“account statements”) provided by the custodian in any month or quarter in which there is
activity in your account and reporting tools to help track your investments and investment performance. Accounts in the Ambassador Program
are not designed for day trading or other extreme trading activity, including excessive options trading or trading in mutual funds based on
market timing. We reserve the right to terminate, in our sole discretion, any client account in the Ambassador Program that we feel has
engaged in or exhibited excessive trading.
RJA, through a sub-advisory relationship, provides a model strategy that is available through our RJRP Program to First Trust Advisors
L.P. (“First Trust”), an SEC registered investment adviser, for their implementation in the First Trust Raymond James Multicap Growth
Equity Exchange Traded Fund (FT-ETF), ticker symbol RJMG. The FT-ETF is available for direct investment in brokerage accounts,
Ambassador Program Accounts, and outside investment accounts. How an investor accesses this strategy, e.g. through the RJRP
Program or directly through investment in the ETF, will result in differing advisory fees and/or other costs and expenses. The FT-ETF
and related conflicts of interest are further described in the “Compensation Associated with FT-ETF Sub-Advisory Services” and
the “ETF Sub-Advisory Services” sections below.
We receive marketing and education support payments from affiliated and unaffiliated product sponsors, including mutual fund companies for
providing marketing and other sales support services related to their products or services that are made available to you. Please refer to the
“Education & Marketing Support Fees” section for additional information. Advisory fees charged for the management of your account are
in addition to annual management fees and other fees, including short-term redemption fees, operating expenses, and distribution fees
assessed by Funds and other investments. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” and “Investment Costs” sections for more
information.
Fee-Based Annuities
RJA financial advisors can make sub-account allocation recommendations for fee-based annuities serviced by the Firm on a non-
discretionary basis for an advisory fee, subject to the Ambassador Fee Schedule located in the “Maximum Fee Schedule for AMS
Managed and IAR Managed Programs and Dual Contract Platform” section. You maintain discretionary authority over the selection of
the sub-accounts or underlying investment options, which means that your financial advisor must consult with you to obtain your approval
as to which sub-accounts/investments are to be purchased, reallocated, or sold in your fee-based annuity.
Advisory fees charged for the sub-account/investment allocation recommendations provided for fee-based annuities are in addition to any
underlying contract related to the fee-based annuity. You may refer to your fee-based annuity’s prospectus for a description of any
underlying contract fees. You should be aware that certain riders purchased with the fee-based annuity may limit the investment options
and the ability to reallocate to certain sub-accounts. Additionally, the decision to liquidate a fee-based annuity prior to the end of its
surrender charge period may result in early withdrawal charges and a complete loss of certain benefits for which fees may have previously
been paid to the annuity company. For variable annuities and certain registered index-linked annuities, you should rely solely on the
disclosure contained in the annuity contract and the product prospectus with respect to the terms and conditions of the annuity. For details
on the provisions of the index annuity, please refer to the annuity contract. Please also refer to the “Additional Expenses” and “Investment
Costs” sections for more information.
The issuer’s fee-based annuity must be linked to your Ambassador account to effect billing. In order to bill you for investment advice on
the fee-based annuity, you will need to maintain a cash balance in your Ambassador account from which your advisory fees can be
deducted or provide another non-retirement brokerage account for the advisory fee to be debited. Refer to the “Fee-Billing Practices”
section for information about our fee billing practices.
Legacy Advisory Programs
We have offered or sponsored other advisory programs to clients in the past that we may no longer offer to prospective clients for a variety
of reasons. In those cases, active legacy advisory accounts established in those prior investment advisory programs continue to be
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managed under the pre-existing advisory program agreement. For example, prior to 2004, certain advisory accounts were directly
managed by Eagle Asset Management, an affiliated investment adviser and custodied at RJA pursuant to client instruction. Beginning
2004, Eagle retail advisory client accounts were offered to RJA and its affiliate RJFSA through the RJCS platform pursuant to a sub-
advisory agreement between RJA and Eagle. As of January 2015, the Eagle High Net Worth (“EHNW”) program is no longer offered to
prospective clients, as the investment disciplines available in EHNW generally became available through the RJCS Program.
The Tax Overlay Service and Tax-Loss Harvesting
Tax Overlay Service
The Tax Overlay Service is a tax-loss harvesting service available as an add-on feature to eligible AMS Managed Program accounts that
use model portfolio strategies and/or disciplines (collectively, “Target Model Portfolio”). The Tax Overlay Service is offered by RJA in its
capacity as subadviser to the AMS Managed Program accounts under a separate Master Tax Overlay Service Agreement, which governs
the terms and conditions of the Tax Overlay Service for enrolled accounts and is provided to AMS through a third-party investment adviser
(“TLD Provider”). The Tax Overlay Service is optional and applied to each enrolled account on an account-by-account basis for an
additional fee. The Tax Overlay Service will result in buys and sells in the enrolled account as indicated by the TLD Provider, driven by tax
optimization principles, client specific information, and stated tax harvesting objectives that would not otherwise be implemented in an
account in that same strategy or discipline that is not enrolled in the Tax Overlay Service. Proceeds from the securities sold for tax-loss
purposes will be reinvested in replacement securities, which have similar investment characteristics to the sold security in order to minimize
changes to the intended exposure of the portfolio. Securities that are sold for tax-loss harvesting purposes in the enrolled account, which
are part of the Target Model Portfolio, will be repurchased after the wash sale period using the proceeds from the liquidation of the
replacement security. The Tax Overlay Service is applied on an account specific basis and does not take into consideration the holdings
of other accounts, even if those accounts are also enrolled in Tax Overlay Service. Although wash sale violations are unintended, they can
occur. The wash sale rule disallows, as a taxable loss, a loss from selling a security if a taxpayer purchases the same or a substantially
identical security 30 days before or after the sale. Wash sale rules apply to transactions not only in the enrolled account, but also to
transactions in other accounts held by you, your spouse, and certain related parties, regardless of whether such accounts are held with
RJA and its affiliates or other financial institutions. Therefore, if securities that would violate the wash sale rule, including the same or
substantially identical securities, in an enrolled account are purchased in client’s other accounts, the tax loss will be disallowed. In addition,
in certain limited circumstances, wash sale violations can occur in the same account when there are numerous holdings within the same
sector in the portfolio and the same replacement security is purchased for multiple overlapping wash sale periods. In those circumstances,
the selling of the replacement security can result in a wash sale violation.
The Tax Overlay Service encompasses three different variations of service depending on whether you are investing all account assets at
once or transitioning assets from other account(s) to be invested over time in the Target Model Portfolio subject to a client-specified tax
budget. The three variations of Tax Overlay Service are (i) tax-loss harvesting applied to an enrolled account with no transition period
involved; (ii) tax-loss harvesting applied to an enrolled account through a transition period only, meaning that the enrolled account is then
disenrolled once the transition period is complete; and (iii) tax-loss harvesting applied to an enrolled account through a transition period
that then continues to be in effect on that enrolled account once the transition period is complete.
If you elect to enroll in the Tax Overlay Service, you may be charged a separate fee (the “Tax Overlay Service Fee”) for the Tax Overlay
Service for each enrolled account, in addition to the annual asset-based Fee that you pay for your wrap fee program account (please see
the “Advisory Fees” section below for more information about your annual asset-based account Fee and the Tax Overlay Service fee).
Due to market conditions, tax-loss harvesting opportunities may be limited or unavailable. Enrolled accounts will be charged the Tax
Overlay Service Fee as long as they are enrolled in the service regardless of whether any tax-loss harvesting opportunities materialize in
the enrolled account.
The Tax Overlay Service is not available for use with non-taxable accounts (i.e., IRA or ERISA related accounts). Due to the nature of the
Tax Overlay Service (e.g., minimize realized gains), accounts enrolled in Tax Overlay Service will not receive the full benefit of securities
transactions and/or rebalancing indicated for the selected strategy or discipline, which can impair the attainment of your investment
objectives. Since the security holdings of accounts enrolled in Tax Overlay Service will differ from the Manager’s model portfolio holdings,
the performance of enrolled accounts will deviate from accounts in that same strategy, discipline, or advisory program that are not enrolled
in the Tax Overlay Service.
Specific tax results are not guaranteed and enrollment in the Tax Overlay Service does not guarantee that all possible tax losses will be
harvested. Neither RJA nor your financial advisor provides tax advice and neither assumes responsibility for any adverse tax consequences
associated with the Tax Overlay Service. You should consult with an independent tax advisor to determine if you should utilize the Tax
Overlay Service for any particular account(s), what variation of Tax Overlay Service is appropriate for you, and the potential consequences
of utilizing tax-loss harvesting in your accounts. Prior to enrolling an account in Tax Overlay Service, you should carefully review the Master
Tax Overlay Service Agreement for the terms and risk associated with the Tax Overlay Service.
Tax-Loss Harvesting
Separate from the Tax Overlay Service, certain SMA Managers in our AMS Managed Programs include tax efficiency as part of their
available strategies (i.e., tax managed strategies) and their tax efficiency service is inclusive of the Fee you pay. Please consult with your
financial advisor to determine if these strategies are appropriate for your situation.
Additionally, for AMS Managed and IAR Managed Program accounts, you may request that AMS, the Manager, or your IAR, as applicable,
realize capital gains or losses in your advisory account. This is a one-time request; therefore, it must be submitted each time you want
capital gains or losses to be realized in your advisory account. AMS or the Manager, as applicable, as part of their discretionary authority,
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may choose to decline to act on your request. Based on market conditions at the time of your request, AMS or the Manager, as applicable,
may believe it is beneficial for you to remain invested in the securities that are currently showing an unrealized gain or loss. To avoid a
wash sale violation, proceeds from a sale of securities for a loss will not be reinvested in the same securities for a minimum of 31 calendar
days; however, securities sold for a loss will be restricted for repurchase only in the account from which they were sold, and wash sale
violations are not preventable across multiple accounts. For the sale of securities sold for a gain, at their discretion, AMS, the Manager,
or your IAR, as applicable, may reinvest the proceeds in the same securities immediately. AMS, the Manager, or your IAR, as applicable,
may invest proceeds from any gain or loss sale in alternative investments of comparable risk or leave the sale proceeds in cash for the 31
calendar-day repurchase restriction period. Requesting to realize capital gains or losses in your advisory account may deviate from the
philosophy of AMS or the Manager to manage the account(s) for total return, and this may affect overall performance in the account
portfolio. Furthermore, in Portfolio Select UMA IAR-Discretionary and Ambassador IAR Discretionary Programs your IAR, as part of their
discretionary authority, can buy and sell securities in your account or make allocation changes, as applicable, for the purpose of realizing
capital gains or losses in your account without further authorization from you.
Neither RJA nor your IAR provides tax advice and neither assumes responsibility for any adverse tax consequences associated with
honoring a request to realize capital gains or losses in your advisory account. One-time requests to realize capital gains or losses carry
the same risks as outlined above with regard to the Tax Overlay Service in that the performance of the account will deviate from accounts
in that same strategy, discipline, or advisory program that have not realized capital gains or losses, and that wash sale violations across
multiple accounts are not preventable. You should consult with an independent tax advisor before requesting to realize capital gains or
losses in your account(s) and to determine the potential consequences of such request.
Advisory Fees
In our wrap fee advisory programs described above, you are generally assessed an inclusive wrap fee for advisory and brokerage services.
Under a wrap fee arrangement, you pay an annual asset-based fee (the “Fee”), which is calculated as a percentage of assets under
management in the account. The Fee includes compensation paid to your financial advisor, the firm they are affiliated with, any affiliated
and non-affiliated Manager, and to RJA for trade execution, custodial, trade clearance, investment advisory, and administrative services.
While the allocation of the Fee may change at any time without your consent, the total Fee percentage charged to your account will not
increase above your agreed-to negotiated rate without your consent. You can incur additional expenses outside of the wrap fee charged
to you; more information about those expenses is provided in the “Additional Expenses” section below.
We maintain a fee schedule (“maximum fee schedule”) that outlines the maximum fee rates that can be charged to clients at specific asset-
level breakpoints. Please refer to the “Maximum Fee Schedule for AMS Managed and IAR Managed Programs and Dual Contract
Platform” section for more information. When maximum fee rates are applied, your financial advisor receives the same fee rate regardless
of which wrap fee program you select. However, Fees may be negotiated with your financial advisor based on a variety of factors, including
the nature and size of your overall relationship with your advisor, anticipated investment services to be provided, and use of a Manager.
While Fees are negotiable, the client’s Fee cannot exceed the fees outlined in the maximum fee schedule for the listed asset-level
breakpoints, which cannot be modified in any way.
An inherent conflict exists in how we handle billing variations from the applicable maximum fee schedule, as compensation arrangements
can result in higher gross compensation to the financial advisor from one advisory program over another. When the Fee is negotiated,
compensation arrangements can result in the financial advisor receiving higher compensation in advisory programs that do not utilize a
separate manager, potentially incentivizing them to recommend those programs over programs where portions of the Fee are allocated to
a Manager. Because RJA is also allocated a portion of the Fee these circumstances create a conflict of interest for us as well as the
financial advisor. We monitor the appropriateness of advisory accounts to mitigate such potential conflicts.
Fees also vary depending in what advisory program a product is held. As described under each Program description, certain Funds,
strategies, or other investments may be available through multiple Account and/or Program types. For example, the First Trust Raymond
James Multicap Growth Equity Exchange Traded Fund (FT-ETF) is available for direct investment through an Ambassador or brokerage
account but also available as a strategy offered in RJRP. In addition, because our Portfolio Select UMA Programs provide access to
various other Program offerings in one unified account, pricing between the Portfolio Select UMA sleeve for certain Managers differs from
what the pricing for that same Manager would be if the same discipline was held in a single RJCS Program Account. Fees for a strategy
or discipline in a UMA Account can be higher than the fees you pay when you hold that same strategy or discipline in a separate advisory
account. There are advantages to holding a product as part of a UMA arrangement including, but not limited to, allocation, rebalancing,
and reporting across investments in one consolidated account. You should discuss with your financial advisor which investment option
may be more appropriate for you. For information concerning conflicts of interest created by the Firm and your financial advisor’s
compensation and how we mitigate those conflicts of interest, please refer to the “Compensation” section.
Employees and our affiliates’ employees may be offered reduced advisory fees for their personal advisory accounts.
We calculate maximum Fees on a retroactive basis instead of on an incremental basis. As the aggregated Relationship Value (described
in further detail on the following page) reaches each higher asset tier, or “breakpoint,” the applicable Fee is reduced and assessed
retroactively to the first dollar of your account assets. That is, our advisory programs have built in breakpoints to reduce fees as the assets
in your advisory account(s) rise. Combining related accounts effectively acts as a discount to the maximum program fee schedule by
allowing you to achieve a lower breakpoint rate as your Relationship Value increases. For certain clients with substantial assets being
considered for or currently participating in an advisory program, the Firm and your financial advisor may further discount its Fees to
accommodate those clients. This generally occurs at the $10 million level for AMS managed program accounts, however, discounts for
accounts that do not meet these minimum thresholds remain negotiable, but the Firm will not discount its breakpoint rates and as a result,
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your financial advisor may or may not be willing to negotiate his or her Fee. Aggregating related fee-based accounts to obtain additional
fee discounts related to available breakpoints is further described below in the “Aggregation of Related Fee-Based Accounts” section.
For accounts enrolled in Tax Overlay Service, a separate Tax Overlay Service Fee is paid to RJA, which is in addition to the Fee as
described above. Both the Tax Overlay Service Fee and the advisory account Fee may be assessed to each enrolled account and RJA
will not reduce or offset your annual asset-based Fee by the amount of the Tax Overlay Service Fee. The Tax Overlay Service fee is
payable quarterly in advance, in accordance with our “Fee Billing Practices” section below. Additionally, the Tax Overlay Service fee will
be assessed based on the total Account Value, as described in the “Fee Billing Practices” section below, as long as the account is
enrolled in the service regardless of whether any tax-loss harvesting opportunities materialize in the enrolled account.
Tax Overlay Service Fee Schedule
Fee-Based Relationship Value
Annualized Fee
0.10%
Up to $1 million
0.09%
$1 million up to $2 million
0.08%
$2 million up to $5 million
0.07%
$5 million up to $10 million
0.06%
$10 million and up
Fee Billing Practices
When we calculate your Fee, we use “Account Value,” which may be different than the values as reported on your account statements. In
your advisory agreement(s), which may include the Master Advisory Agreement, Account Value is defined as (i) the total of the absolute
market values of each of the non-cash assets (e.g., securities, shares of funds, and other investment vehicles) in the account, long or
short, in addition to the unrestricted cash available for investing, but (ii) excluding cash debit balances and non-billable assets (such as
restricted cash for certain short positions). For purposes of calculating Account Value, the market value of any fee-based annuity held in
your advisory account is based on the market value of the annuity as disclosed on your Raymond James quarterly statement as provided
to Raymond James by the insurance company. Please refer to the “Understanding your Account Statement: Account Statement Value
and Account Value Differences for Fee-Based Accounts” section for information on the account valuation methodology we use to
calculate the Fee.
The advisory Fee for our Programs and Dual Contract Platform is typically payable quarterly in advance Your initial advisory Fee will be
based on your initial contribution and will generally be assessed for the remainder of the current billing period; the initial Fee payment will
become due in full on the date of account inception. Thereafter, the advisory Fee will be paid in advance and will be calculated on the
Account Value, excluding any non-billable assets in the account, as of the last business day of the previous calendar quarter (e.g., the
quarterly fee assessed in July is for advisory services to be provided July, August and September based on the Account Value on the last
business day of June.) and will become due on the following business day. We may make accommodations to our billing procedures based
on your specific request, from time to time under limited circumstances, subject to our sole discretion.
Special Billing Procedure for Deposits or Withdrawals of $100,000 or More:
In the first two months of the quarter, we will:
(i)
(ii)
Assess the Fee based on the billable capital addition amount on the date of deposit for the pro rata number of days remaining
in the quarter, or
Refund the prepaid Fee based on the value of billable cash or securities withdrawn on that date for the pro rata number
of days remaining in the quarter.
During the last month of the quarter, no additional Fees or adjustments to previously assessed Fees will be made in connection with deposits
or withdrawals that occur during the last month of the quarter unless at your request, subject to approval by AMS.
In spite of the above $100,000 adjustment threshold, we reserve the right, to process or not process Fee adjustments when the source
and destination of deposits and withdrawals involve your other AMS Managed and/or IAR Managed Program accounts. For example,
a transfer of $100,000 into a joint RJCS account funded from two $50,000 withdrawals from separate Ambassador accounts would
have the $100,000 billed in their joint RJCS Program account and each of the Ambassador accounts will be refunded previously
assessed Fees on the separate $50,000 withdrawals for the pro rata period remaining in the quarter.
Unless you elect to receive a separate billing invoice, you authorize and direct us, when acting as custodian, or sub-custodian, to deduct
Fees from one of your accounts. Please note that, if you elect to receive a separate billing invoice, pursuant to your account opening
documentation, we reserve the right to deduct Fees from the account assets if invoices are unpaid. Your account statements show all
amounts disbursed from your account, including the amount of the Fee and the Account Value on which the Fee was based. Details of the
manner in which the Fee was calculated is available in the “Understanding your Statement” section below. The details also accompany
your quarterly statement.
While we have designed reasonable controls to monitor for the accuracy of advisory Fees, it is your responsibility to verify accuracy of your
Fees, including the advisory fee rate applied to your account(s), and to contact us immediately if you believe your statement is inaccurate.
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Understanding Your Account Statement: Account Statement Value and Account Value Differences for Fee-
Based Accounts
When acting as custodian, or sub-custodian, to your account assets, you will be provided a quarterly (at least) account statement detailing the
assets in your account(s) and activity in that period. There is a section in each statement entitled, “Understanding Your Statement” that provides
you with information to help you understand the various sections and details of the statement. The Account Value is a specific calculation we
use to calculate your Fee that takes into account a number of billing rules. For additional billing rules, please also refer to the Aggregation
of Related Fee-Based Account and Special Billing Procedure for Deposits or Withdrawals of $100,000 or More sections. Account
Value is not necessarily the same as other values reported on the account statements we send you. Here are some of the reasons why
account statement values may differ from Account Value:
1. Trade Date versus Settlement Date – We include or exclude some securities in Account Value and charge the Fee on them
although they are not shown on your account statement because the security settled after the end of the statement period, which
is the last business day of the previous calendar quarter. Your account statement includes all securities and cash balances
settled as of the end of the statement period. But when we calculate your Fee we treat cash balances and securities as being
held in your account as of that security’s trade date and we value that security as of the end of the quarter, even though the
security has not settled in your account yet. As a result, there can be differences between the account statement information as
of statement end and the Account Value used to calculate your Fee. For example, if you buy a security in your account and the
purchase has not yet settled at quarter end, your account statement will show the cash we used to buy the security and not the
security itself; however, the Fee will be assessed on the security value as of the end of the month and not the cash used to buy
the security. Conversely, if you sell a security in your account, and the sale has not yet settled at quarter end, your account
statement will show the security value and not the proceeds of the sale; however, the Fee will be assessed on the cash proceeds
and not the security value.
2. Treatment of Short Sale Transactions (Short Equities and Options) and Associated Cash Balances - Because your account
statement reads like a balance sheet, securities held short (that is, you sold a security that you do not own generating a cash
position in your account) at the end of the billing period are shown as liabilities. However, we charge the Fee on the absolute
value of the securities held short, meaning that while the short positions are shown as a negative number (liability) on your
account statement because you do not own the position, we treat them as if you own them and we charge the Fee based on
their market value, which is a positive number. Conversely, we do not charge the Fee on the cash balances associated with the
equity short sale (i.e., the cash generated from the sale of the position that you do not own) and any ongoing cash requirements,
because we reserve that cash to buy the shares to deliver to the buyer, or “close out” the short sale. This is referred to as
restricted cash and will fluctuate based on the movement of the underlying short position. For example, if you sold $20,000 of a
security that you do not own, you hold a short position that reflects a $20,000 liability (a negative number) on your account
statement. However, that short position as an asset under management in your advisory account and, therefore, a $20,000 short
position (a positive number) would be included in your Account Value for purpose of calculating your Fee, but the cash generated
from the sale of that security would not be included in your Account Value for purpose of calculating your Fee. In this way, we
are only accounting for the short position once, by using the absolute market value of the position in your account. In contrast,
we do charge the Fee on cash balances generated from short option positions, as we can use that cash to buy securities for
your account.
Here is an example of how we charge the Fee on short equity positions in your account:
Let’s assume your account has a short equity position with a short market value of $20,000, long securities (securities you own) with a long
market value of $85,000, and $20,000 in cash associated with that short position. Your account statement will show your account value to be
$85,000. But we charge your Fee on the absolute market value of the positions in the account (Account Value), which is actually $105,000.
The breakdown would be as follows:
Account Value
Included as $20,000 for billing (absolute value)
Included as $85,000 for billing
This cash is restricted and excluded from billing
Amount
($20,000)
$85,000
$20,000
Position
Short position as shown on account statement
Long equity position
Cash position associated with the short position
$105,000
Absolute market value
Here is an example of how we charge the Fee on short options positions in your account:
Let’s assume you sell short an options contract equivalent to $20,000 (that is, you sell an options contract that you do not own). Let’s also
assume that you hold this short option position instead of the short equity position in the example above. We will charge the Fee on the
Account Value, which would be $125,000. The breakdown would be as follows:
Position
Amount
($20,000)
$85,000
Short option position as shown on account statement
Long equity position
$20,000
Cash position generated by the short option position
Account Value
Included as $20,000 for billing (absolute value)
Included as $85,000 for billing
Included as $20,000 for billing, (this cash is
unrestricted and can be used to buy additional
securities)
$125,000
Absolute Market Value
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If any short position increases in value, you will have to pay more to buy the position you need to deliver to the buyer (close out the short
position). If the share price is higher than your short sale price, you will have unrealized losses. This also means that the Account Value we
use to calculate your Fee will increase as well and you will pay a higher Fee than if the short positions had not increased in value. The amount
of your higher fee will depend on how much unrestricted cash you have in your account to offset the restricted cash we must hold for the short
position. Any unrealized losses on short sales that result in a higher Fee to you will also increase the compensation to your Financial Advisor
if the short position is held on the last business day of the previous calendar quarter and therefore included in your quarterly advisory Fee.
If you own large short positions or maintain a margin balance that is large compared to your other holdings, this generally results in the largest
difference between the value shown on your account statement and the Account Value we use to calculate your Fee. The value on your
account statement is reduced by liabilities (your short positions), while your Account Value and your Fee is increased by your short positions.
If you hold large short positions or maintain a large margin balance relative to your other holdings, this difference likely will be significant, and
your Account Value could be twice as large – or more – than value shown on your account statement. If you have questions on how margin
or short values affect your fees under various circumstances, you should contact your financial advisor.
3. Cash Balances – Ambassador clients that hold cash balances greater than 20% of their overall Account Value as of the last business
day of the quarter (“the valuation date”) for two (2) consecutive quarterly valuation dates will have the cash balance above 20% of
the Account Value excluded from the Account Value used to calculate advisory Fees. Please refer to the “Billing on Cash Balances
Held in Ambassador Accounts” section for additional information. In the AMS Managed Program and OSM Dual Contract Platform
accounts, cash balances are generally expected to be a small percentage of the overall account value and are included for billing
purposes.
Also, in the AMS Managed Program and OSM Dual Contract Platform accounts (when AMS is responsible for calculating your Fee),
cash balances as part of a dollar cost average or periodic investment plans are typically excluded from the Account Value used to
calculate advisory fees. For example, a client that has instructed us to invest $25,000 in monthly increments over the course of the
next six months will have this cash balance reflected on his or her account statement, but this balance is excluded from the Account
Value until invested, and therefore not assessed an advisory fee. However, in Ambassador accounts, monies set aside for dollar
cost average or periodic investments plans are included in the Account Value. For more information concerning periodic investment
plans, please refer to the “Opening an Account: Account Funding and Documentation Requirements” section.
4. Non-Billable Assets – Clients that hold securities and other assets designated as “non-billable” are not assessed advisory fees on
these positions. As a result, the Account Value upon which the advisory fee rate is applied will not include the value of these positions,
although these positions will be included on the account statement. Please note that these non-billable assets are not designated
as such on your account statement. Please refer to the “Non-Billable Assets” section for additional information.
5. Worthless Securities – Clients that hold securities with no current value are not assessed advisory fees on these positions. Worthless
securities have no billable market value and are not subject to billing or included in services, such as the Tax Overlay Service.
However, they may be kept in the account if they’re expected to have value in the future.
6. Primary Market Distributions - Clients that purchase initial public offerings and other new issues where brokerage commissions are
included in the offering, and we are a distribution participant are not assessed advisory fees on these positions for one year from
their purchase date. As a result, the Account Value will not include the value of these positions, although they are reflected on the
account statement. Please refer to the “Participation or Interest in Client Transactions” section for additional information.
7. Fee-Based Annuities - For purposes of calculating Account Value, the market value of any fee-based annuity linked to your
Ambassador account is based on the market value of the annuity as disclosed on your RJ brokerage statement.
Your account statement value may differ from the Account Value for reasons other than those listed above. Positions subject to the
20% cash balances policy, non-billable assets, or other excluded positions in the account will result in differences between the Account
Value and account statement value. The methodology we use to derive the Account Value is intended to include assets or positions in
your advisory account that we consider to be “assets under management”.
Additionally, certain accounts enrolled in the Portfolio Select UMA program may receive a partial fee credit based on the value of assets
allocated to certain sleeves that do not utilize an SMA Manager as of the last business day of the previous calendar quarter. The fee credit
will be based on a snapshot of the allocation on that date, or inception date for new accounts, and generally will not be adjusted for capital
additions, withdrawals, allocation changes, or terminations. We reserve the right to determine eligibility for the fee credit and/or process
adjustments to the fee credit in our sole discretion. For eligible accounts, the fee credit will be reflected on your quarterly statement as the
“Fees for PS UMA credit”. ERISA accounts are excluded from participation.
Account Valuation and Pricing
We rely on third-party pricing services to determine the value of your account assets. These values are shown on your account statements
and are used in preparing your performance reports. However, if you have assets custodied with a third-party custodian and if the third-
party pricing service does not provide a price for assets in your account, we generally rely upon the price reported by your third-party
custodian. The prices shown on your account statements provided by the third-party custodian could be different from the prices shown
on statements and reports provided by us.
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While sources used for pricing publicly traded securities and other investments are considered by us to be reliable, the prices may be
based on actual trades, bid/ask information, third-party vendor evaluations, or other methodologies. As a result, these prices may or may
not reflect the actual trade prices you would receive in the current market. Pricing for non-publicly traded securities and other investments
are obtained from a variety of sources, which may include issuer-provided information (such as for limited partnerships, real estate
investment trusts, annuity firms and other alternative investments). We cannot guarantee the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or
availability of this information. If a price for non-publicly traded securities is not available, the position will be priced at zero or reflected as
‘N/A’.
Aggregation of Related Fee Based Accounts
We aggregate fee-based accounts for billing purposes based primarily on information provided by financial advisors and clients. It is your
obligation to notify your financial advisor if there are accounts that you believe should be included as “related.” Upon your request, we will
aggregate your related fee-based accounts for billing purposes so that each account pays a Fee under the disclosed program fee schedule
that is calculated on the basis of the total combined billable Account Value of all related fee-based accounts (“Relationship Value”),
although, we reserve the right to determine whether accounts are “related.” In general, related accounts are typically combined based on
how you instruct your financial advisor to link your accounts for the delivery of account statements, trade confirmations, and other forms of
client communications (for example, the combination of accounts contained in an account statement delivery packet delivered to a unique
address). However, your financial advisor may consider additional accounts even when account statements are being delivered to multiple
addresses. Combining related accounts effectively acts as a discount to the maximum program fee schedule by allowing you to achieve a
lower breakpoint rate as your Relationship Value increases. In addition, a negotiated discount rate will apply unless a breakpoint on the
maximum fee schedule results in a lower Fee. As a result, it is important for you to consult with your financial advisor, as factors other than
the social security number or tax identification number may be considered by the financial advisor when combining accounts for fee billing
purposes. For example, accounts of a spouse or domestic partner, your children, or other relatives may be combined based on your
collective relationship with your financial advisor. Please note that we may be limited in our ability to combine your retirement accounts
where a prohibited transaction under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”) or the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, may result.
Financial advisors receive more compensation if the aggregation of related fee-based accounts is not applied. It is important for you to
disclose to your financial advisor for consideration any and all potential and applicable relationships that have the potential to result in your
account(s) receiving a breakpoint discount.
Maximum Fee Schedule for AMS Managed and IAR Managed Programs and Dual Contract Platform
This schedule outlines the maximum fee rates that can be charged to clients at specific asset-level breakpoints. When maximum fees are
applied, your financial advisor receives the same fee rate regardless of which wrap fee program you select.
Up to $1M
$1M-$2M
$2M-$5M
$5M-$10M
$10M +
Advisory
Programs
2.75%
2.50%
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
Equity/Balanced – Schedule A
RJCS
Equity/Balanced – Schedule B
2.60%
2.35%
2.10%
1.85%
1.60%
2.55%
2.30%
2.05%
1.80%
1.55%
Fixed Income – Schedule C
2.45%
2.20%
1.95%
1.70%
1.45%
Laddered Bonds & Short-Term
Conservative Fixed Income –
Schedule D
2.60%
2.35%
2.10%
1.85%
1.60%
MDA
2.60%
2.35%
2.10%
1.85%
1.60%
RJRP
2.60%
2.35%
2.10%
1.85%
1.60%
Standard strategies
Freedom
UMA
2.50%
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
Traditional and Strategic strategies
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
1.25%
Freedom
2.60%
2.35%
2.10%
1.85%
1.60%
Portfolio
Select UMA
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
1.25%
American
Funds
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2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
1.25%
Russell
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
1.25%
BlackRock
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
1.25%
Ambassador
2.25%
2.00%
1.75%
1.50%
1.25%
OSM1
1The fee shown reflects only RJA's Platform fee. A separate OSM Manager fee also applies.
Manager Fees in the RJCS, Freedom UMA, MDA and Portfolio Select UMA Programs
We negotiate the management fee payable to the Managers in each of these Programs, based on factors including, but not limited to, the
Manager’s assets under management in the RJCS and (if applicable) Freedom UMA, MDA and Portfolio Select UMA Program(s), the
Manager’s participation as a Model or Discretionary Manager, Manager’s participation in multiple programs, anticipated sales, and
administrative service levels, among other considerations. As with any negotiation, Managers may agree to or counter our proposed
payment rate, or otherwise decline to participate in any of our Programs if they so choose. A Manager’s decision to participate in the RJCS,
MDA, Freedom UMA, and/or Portfolio Select UMA Program is theirs alone to make (upon Firm approval to include them in our Program)
and may be based on economic considerations. The range of the Managers’ fees for these programs are disclosed in the following table
but may vary due to the incremental rates negotiated between our Firm and the applicable Manager. These Manager fees are part of the
wrap fee you pay.
Advisory Program
Model and Discretionary Manager Fees
RJCS through Model Managers or SMA Managers
0.18%-0.50%: Equity and Balanced
0.12%-0.32%: Fixed Income
MDA
0.30%
0.20-0.35%
Freedom UMA and Portfolio Select UMA (through Model
Managers)
The negotiated management fee may differ between Managers and the Manager fee paid by us to the Manager may be more or less than
the Manager may receive for providing similar services pursuant to another sponsor’s SMA, MDA, UMA and/or Portfolio Select UMA
Program(s). Although the basis of our recommendation of Managers is not contingent upon this negotiated management fee, a conflict
may exist due to the potential incentive we may have to recommend Manager(s) with a lower management fee. The lower the negotiated
management fee, the more revenue the Firm retains. For example, if you select the RJCS Program and are paying the 2.75% advisory
fee for an Equity/Balanced strategy, you may have more than one Manager to choose from. If the Manager Fee for Manager X is 0.45%
and the Manager Fee for Manager Y is 0.40%, we would retain the 0.05% difference between Manager X and Manager Y’s fee; however,
your financial advisor would not share in this additional revenue because he/she is allocated the same fee rate when the maximum fee
schedule is applied regardless of Manager or Program. However, if you and your financial advisor have agreed to a Fee other than the
maximum fee listed in the maximum fee schedule above and you are using a Schedule A and Schedule B Manager within the RJCS
Program, your financial advisor will earn additional revenue from the use of a Schedule B Manager provided the same negotiated fee is
being applied to both the Schedule A and B Managers. As described below, we monitor the appropriateness of advisory accounts to
mitigate such potential conflicts. Please consult with your financial advisor concerning the RJCS Managers and their Manager fees if you
have additional questions.
Similarly, the Firm generally retains more compensation (i.e., we can earn more) when a Model Manager(s)(rather than an SMA Manager) is
selected by you in our programs because in Model Manager disciplines or strategies, AMS is providing the discretionary management services
as described under the “Raymond James Consulting Services (“RJCS”) Program” section. In most cases, the Model Managers are paid
a lower management fee (i.e., allocated less of the Fee paid by you) than SMA Managers where the SMA Manager provides discretionary
management. However, Direct Indexing SMA Managers are generally paid less than Model Managers. Because we retain more of the Fee
when a Model Manager or Direct Indexing SMA Manager is selected, there is a conflict of interest when recommending these types of
managers’ disciplines or strategies over SMA Managers’ disciplines or strategies. To help mitigate this conflict of interest, the Firm does not
disclose to our financial advisors the exact percentage of compensation that each Manager has negotiated with us within each program.
Please refer to the “Financial Advisor Compensation” section for more information.
Additionally, we may seek to diversify our Freedom UMA account portfolios with mutual funds in cases where investing in a Manager’s
allocation would be impractical due to the allocation percentage or asset class, such as small cap, international, alternatives and fixed income.
Conflicts of interest exist for us to allocate a higher proportion of our Freedom UMA portfolio to mutual funds where no management fee is
paid by us to a Model Manager from your Fee. This would allow us to retain a higher proportion of the overall Fee. For more information about
expenses you may incur outside of the selected wrap fee program, please refer to the “Additional Expenses” section.
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We have a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest and as a result, we supervise the activities of our financial advisors to ensure that the
provision of investment advice to you is appropriate. In addition, we monitor the appropriateness of existing advisory accounts on an
ongoing basis by conducting various reviews, such as identifying situations where a client’s risk tolerance is misaligned with the suitability
risk, as assigned by the firm, of the selected account strategy.
Non-Billable Assets
Certain securities or other investments may be held in your Ambassador account and designated as non-billable assets. There are two
primary categories of non-billable assets: Client-designated and Raymond James-designated (“RJ-designated”). Client-designated non-
billable assets may be designated by financial advisors that do not wish to collect an advisory fee on certain assets, while RJ-designated
non-billable assets are designated by us in accordance with Firm policy. For example, a financial advisor may make an arrangement with
you to hold a security or investment that the financial advisor did not recommend. Or you may wish to hold a security or investment for an
extended period of time and do not want your financial advisor to sell the security for the foreseeable future. In these cases, your financial
advisor may elect to waive the Fee on this investment or security but allow it to be held in your advisory account. Assets designated by
you as temporarily exempt from the advisory fee fall into the Client-designated category. Alternatively, we may determine that certain
securities and other investments may be held in an advisory account but are temporarily not eligible for the Fee (for example, certain
mutual funds, market-linked notes and market-linked certificates of deposit, and unit investment trusts (“UITs”) purchased with a front-end
sales charge through us within 12 to 24 months, dependent on the investment, and certain primary market offerings with embedded
commissions). Certain mutual funds converted to advisory fee eligible share classes may become eligible if held at least one year, subject
to certain conditions. Certain primary market offerings with embedded commissions become eligible for fee billing, if held for at least one
year from the trade date where commissions were incurred. For additional information regarding exclusion periods, please refer to the
“Conversion of Mutual Fund Share Classes and 12b-1 Fees” section. Assets designated by us as temporarily exempt from the advisory
fee fall into the RJ-designated category. In this category, an advisory fee will not be assessed during the period the asset is not fee eligible.
Alternative Investments that pay upfront and/or ongoing commissions or distribution/servicing fees are designated as non-billable assets
for as long as the position is held in the advisory account.
Client-Designated
RJ-Designated
The following chart illustrates which Ambassador account types permit the use of Client-Designated and RJ-Designated non-billable
assets:
Account Type
Non-retirement
Permitted
Permitted
Retirement
Not Permitted
Permitted
Further, uninvested cash can be coded as a non-billable asset in both retirement and non-retirement Ambassador accounts.
PLEASE NOTE: Client-designated non-billable assets, with the exception of cash, and the maintenance of these positions in your account
are not permissible in Ambassador retirement accounts (such as individual retirement accounts (“IRAs”) and employer sponsored
retirement plans). We have elected to preserve the ability for clients and their financial advisors to designate assets as Client-designated
non-billable assets in their taxable Ambassador accounts as a customer service accommodation, in order to maintain client choice and
avoid the need to maintain a separate account to hold these securities and other investments or cash. You should understand that not
being assessed a Fee introduces a conflict that the financial advisor’s advice may be biased as a result of his or her not being compensated
on this asset. Your financial advisor may recommend that you liquidate a non-billable asset in lieu of transferring the position to a brokerage
account and use the proceeds to purchase an asset that is eligible for fee billing in your advisory account. While the advice must be
appropriate for your advisory account, your financial advisor will generally receive more revenue from an asset that generates an ongoing
revenue stream (compared to a brokerage account) or from an asset that is eligible for fee billing compared to one that is not. For questions
about which assets are billable or non-billable, please consult with your financial advisor.
Non-billable assets are not included in the Account Value when calculating the applicable advisory fee. For example, a client whose
Ambassador account holds $750,000 of cash and securities/positions that includes $150,000 of non-billable assets will only have the Fee
assessed based on the $600,000 Account Value. For clients with multiple fee-based accounts, the Relationship Value is used to determine
the applicable fee rate that is assessed. However, you should understand that any assets held as non-billable assets are not included in
the Relationship Value. Please see the “Aggregation of Related Fee-Based Accounts” section for additional information on how we
combine related accounts for fee billing purposes.
Cash Sweep Program
The cash sweep program is a service that allows clients to earn interest on cash awaiting investment (“Cash Sweep Program”). We offer
a deposit sweep called the Raymond James Bank Deposit Program (“RJBDP”), which includes certain variations described in greater
detail below. In addition, we offer a cash feature called the Client Interest Program (“CIP”) in which eligible accounts earn interest on cash
awaiting investment. We refer to both RJBDP (including the variations described below) and CIP as “sweep options” throughout this
Brochure. The Cash Sweep Program is offered at no additional charge or cost to you. Please refer to the “Billing on Cash Balances Held
in Ambassador Accounts” section described below for information on how Fees are applied to cash balances held in certain wrap fee
programs over extended periods of time. In addition, please refer to the “Compensation Associated with Our Cash Sweep Program”
section for information about the compensation we or our affiliates receive and/or share with other parties.
from
your
financial advisor, or
you may
visit our public website
for additional
Your financial advisor can provide you with additional information about Cash Sweep Program eligibility. Or you may refer to the cash
sweep section of the “Important Client Information” Brochure, a current copy of which is available at https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-
information:
disclosures or
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https://www.raymondjames.com/wealth-management/advice-products-and-services/banking-and-lending-services/cash-management/cash-
sweeps.
Available Sweep Options by Account Type1
Description
Cash
Sweep
Option
Non-
retirement
Accounts2
Brokerage
IRA
Accounts4
Retirement
Accounts
Other than
Brokerage
IRA
Accounts3
RJBDP
Yes
No
Yes
Uninvested cash in your custodial account through RJA is
automatically deposited, or “swept,” into interest-bearing
deposit accounts at participating banks. Two affiliates, RJ
Bank and TriState Capital Bank, are participating banks in
RJBDP.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Uninvested cash in your custodial account is swept into an
interest-bearing deposit account with our affiliate, RJ Bank.
RJBDP
with RJ
Bank
Only
CIP is a short-term alternative for cash awaiting investment.
Cash in CIP is solely the obligation of RJA, whereas the
funds on deposit through RJBDP and RJBDP-RJ Bank Only
are obligations solely of the participating banks.
CIP
Yes
No
No
A significant portion of CIP cash held for the exclusive
benefit of clients is placed in overnight repurchase
agreements that are fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury
securities or deposited in qualifying trust or cash accounts
with major U.S. banks. The remaining balance of CIP cash is
used by us for our business operations, where permitted by
law.
1 RJA and their affiliates, in their sole discretion, may modify or amend the Cash Sweep Program, including to change the sweep options available for
any type of account. Such amendments and changes will be communicated in accordance with the section titled ‘Amendments to the Cash Sweep
Program’ of the “Important Client Information” brochure. A current copy is available at https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures. Every RJBDP
bank, including every Excess Bank may decide in its sole discretion that it will cease to accept any funds (or any further funds) under RJBDP. If no
Excess Bank on your list is accepting excess funds, then any excess funds you have will not sweep and instead will be held at RJA subject to SIPC and
excess SIPC coverage within applicable limits. RJA may, if permissible by law and if in compliance with eligibility criteria for CIP as established by RJA,
treat those unswept funds as part of CIP, subject to all terms and conditions applicable to CIP. For more information, please refer to the cash sweep
section of the “Important Client Information” Brochure. A current copy is available at https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures or from your financial
advisor, or you may visit our public website for additional information: https://www.raymondjames.com/wealth-management/advice-products-and-
services/banking-and-lending-services/cash-management/cash-sweeps.
2 Non-Retirement Accounts are all accounts not covered by the other two columns, and therefore include individual non-IRA accounts, joint accounts, and trust
accounts.
3 This column covers: (i) accounts subject to ERISA; (ii) SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, and SARSEPs; and (iii) any other IRA account that is advised or sub-advised
by Raymond James.
4 Brokerage IRA accounts mean, in this context, IRA accounts (other than SEP IRAs, SIMPLE IRAs, and SARSEPs) that are not advised or sub-advised by
Raymond James.
criteria
that materially differ
from Relationship Cash Value.
Please
refer
Current Interest Rates for CIP and RJBDP
Your interest rate is based on the total of the cash balance in RJBDP and CIP (collectively, “Relationship Cash Value”), as well as the Interest
Rate Tier for which each of your accounts is eligible. Cash balances held in accounts that are subject to ERISA will be assigned the Interest
Rate Tier applicable for such account, only taking into consideration the cash balance in that account. Raymond James can also establish
additional or different Interest Rate Tiers for particular types of accounts. For current Interest Rate Tiers for CIP and RJBDP, refer to
https://www.raymondjames.com/client-resources/market-numbers/deposit-rates. For information on the rate being paid on your particular
account(s), please contact your financial advisor or consult your periodic account statements. In addition, Raymond James, in its sole
discretion, may from time to time make special Interest Tier Rate offers (“Special Sweep Offers”) with specific terms and conditions, including
limited eligibility
to our website
https://www.raymondjames.com/wealth-management/advice-products-and-services/banking-and-lending-services/cash-
management/cash-sweeps/raymond-james-bank-deposit-program to view any current Special Sweep Offers or contact your financial
advisor for additional information.
The interest rate or yield on our Cash Sweep Program may be higher or lower than the yield or interest rate available in other sweep
programs at other institutions. You should consider the impact of cash and cash equivalents on your overall portfolio and whether you
could receive more favorable rates of return by investing in other asset classes, including alternatives to cash such as money market
mutual funds and treasury bills.
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Billing on Cash Balances Held in Ambassador Accounts
If the cash sweep and foreign currency balances (“cash”) (not non-sweep money market funds) in a given account exceeds 20% of the
Account Value for two (2) consecutive quarter end valuation dates, the amount in excess of 20% is excluded from billing (the “Cash Rule”).
The Cash Rule applies on an individual account basis. For example, an Ambassador account that held 30% of the Account Value in cash
for the June and September quarter end billing valuation dates would have the amount in excess of 20% excluded from the Account Value
upon which Fees are applied. For simplicity of illustration, assuming an account was valued at $100,000 for two (2) consecutive quarter
end billing periods, with $30,000 held in cash, the September 30th billing valuation date would exclude $10,000 of the cash from the Account
Value when assessing the Fee.
The exclusion of excess cash from the Fee is intended to benefit clients holding substantial cash balances (as a percentage of the total
individual Account Value) for an extended period of time. The portion of the account held in cash experiences negative performance when
the applicable Fee charged is higher than the return received on the cash sweep balance.
The Cash Rule may pose a financial disincentive to a financial advisor as the portion of cash sweep balances in excess of 20% is excluded
from the Fee charged to the account. This may cause a financial advisor to recommend a reallocation of your account from cash to advisory
fee eligible investments, including money market funds, or to recommend against raising cash, to avoid the application of the Cash Rule
and therefore receive a Fee on the full account value. You may direct your financial advisor to raise cash by selling investments or hold a
predetermined percentage of your account in cash at any time.
Additional Bundled Service Cost Considerations
Your total cost for each of the services provided through our advisory programs, if purchased separately, could be more or less than the
costs of each respective program. In addition, you may be able to obtain similar services for a lesser fee from other financial advisors within
our Firm. The Fees charged vary among our advisory programs and our financial advisors. Cost factors may include your ability to:
• Obtain the services provided within the programs separately with respect to the selection of portfolio securities and other
investments,
Invest and rebalance the selected mutual funds without the payment of a commission or sales charge, and
•
• Obtain performance reporting comparable to that provided within each program.
Some clients favor an asset-based fee arrangement because the fee sets their brokerage cost at a predetermined level. Other clients may
favor a commission arrangement because they anticipate their accounts will have little trading activity. If you plan to follow a buy and hold
strategy for the account or do not wish to receive ongoing investment advice or management services, you should consider opening a
brokerage account rather than an advisory account. In a brokerage account, you are charged a commission for each transaction, and your
registered representative has no duty to monitor your account or provide ongoing investment advice concerning the account or your
investments. When assessing a wrap fee program’s cost, you should consider the amount of trading activity you anticipate, each of the wrap
fee programs offered by us, and factors such as commission rates, your investment experience and knowledge, and your availability to monitor
and rebalance investments. You should review and consider if you would pay more or less than when purchasing these services separately
either through us or another service provider, depending on commission rates and portfolio trading activity. We make no guarantees that the
aggregate cost of a particular program is lower than that which may be available elsewhere. You should explore this subject thoroughly with
your financial advisor to determine whether an advisory (asset-based fee) or brokerage (transaction-based fee) arrangement is appropriate
for your needs.
Additional Expenses
You may also incur charges for other account services, which we can provide at your election that are not directly related to the advisory,
execution, and clearing services provided by us as part of the wrap fee program. Our advisory fee does not cover the expenses, charges,
and costs listed below (not an all-inclusive list).
• Certain dealer mark-ups and odd lot differentials.
• Mark-ups, mark-downs, spreads, underwriting fees, selling concessions, or other transaction charges associated with a principal
transaction effected by us or our affiliate with respect to a transaction.
•
Taxes (including unrelated business taxable income in retirement accounts and financial transaction taxes).
•
IRA custodial fees.
• Safekeeping fees.
• Debit interest charges: If you incur a cash debit or deficit in your account, you will pay interest on the negative balance in your
account, even if your account is not a margin account. The rate varies depending on the size of the average debit balance and you
will be responsible for the debit interest accrued in the account. Please refer to your account opening documents for additional
information.
• Charges/interest for maintenance of margin and/or short positions (specific to certain Ambassador accounts, if selected and
approved for margin). Refer to the “Buying Securities and other Investments on Margin and Margin Interest” and “Short
Sales” sections for more information.
Fees for legal or courtesy transfers of securities and other investments.
•
• Exchange fees and regulatory transaction fees charged to you to offset fees we pay to exchanges and/or regulatory agencies on
certain transactions (for example, the Regulatory Transaction (RT) Fee is collected to recoup transaction fees paid by us to an
exchange or self-regulatory organization in connection with the sale of certain securities and other investments).
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• Offering concessions, and any other fees and expenses for purchases of public offerings of securities and certificates of deposit,
•
•
as more fully disclosed in the prospectus and offering documents.
Trade away commissions: When a third-party Manager elects to trade away and there are brokerage commissions or other charges
associated with the transaction, your overall program costs increase. Please refer to the “SMA Managers that Elect to Trade Away
from Raymond James” section for additional information regarding trades executed away from us.
Fund and annuity operating costs and expenses and Fund distribution fees; for more information refer to the “Investment Costs”
section below.
Transfer fees.
•
• Return deposit items (check/ACH).
• Wire fees (outgoing).
•
Fees and costs (such as conversion and foreign exchange fees, ongoing custody or service fees charged by American Depository
Receipts (“ADR”) depository banks for inventorying the underlying non-U.S. shares and performing related administrative services)
are associated with the purchase of non-U.S. securities in ordinary form and conversion of these ordinary shares into ADRs. ADRs
are the receipts for the shares of a non-U.S.-based company traded in U.S. markets. These transactions typically are reflected
in the net price paid or received by the client.
• Any other charges imposed by law or otherwise agreed to by you with regard to transactions in your account.
For a list of account fees and service charges that may apply to your advisory account, please contact your financial advisor or visit our
public website: https://www.raymondjames.com/client-resources/client-account-fees-and-charges (Client Account Fees and Charges).
Additionally, you may call us by phone at 800-647-SERV (7378) for additional information or may submit your written request to Raymond
James Client Services, 880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.
Investment Costs
This section is specific to the investment costs related to investing in Funds, annuities, alternative investments, market-linked investments,
and unit investment trusts. If you invest in mutual funds and/or ETFs or annuities as part of your portfolio in any of the MDA, Freedom
UMA, Freedom, Portfolio Select UMA, Ambassador, Russell Funds, and American Funds Programs or OSM Platform described in this
Brochure, you also pay your pro-rata share of the annual management fees and operating expenses charged by open-end and closed-
end mutual funds, ETFs and annuity companies. These are the underlying fees related to investment products you purchase within your
advisory account. These annual management fees and operating expenses are assessed by the fund or annuity sponsor directly and not
by us, and, for clients who use an investment manager or investment strategy that invests in these investment products, generally results
in clients paying more than clients using a manager or strategy that invests in individual securities, and other investments without taking
into effect negotiated asset-based fee discounts, if any. The cost structure of ETFs and mutual funds (or UCITS and offshore funds, as
applicable) can differ significantly depending on whether the fund is “actively managed” (meaning the fund that the program invests in also
has a manager that is actively buying and selling a portfolio of securities) or “passively managed” (meaning the fund that the program
invests in is tracking a broad market or custom-built index and invests in the component securities of the particular index rather than having
a manager making ongoing investment decisions). Actively managed funds typically have higher fees, costs, and operating expenses than
funds that are passively managed because actively managed funds need to also compensate the manager of that fund. A fund’s
cost/expense ratio and other information on fund costs can be found in each fund’s prospectus. Please contact your financial advisor for
more information regarding cost structure of actively and passively managed funds and/or funds that among your portfolio holdings through
one of our managed programs or through your IAR Managed Ambassador program.
The AMS Investment Committee, in the applicable AMS Managed Programs, considers the annual expense ratio when selecting funds;
however, the AMS Investment Committee is not obligated to select a mutual fund or ETF with the lowest expense ratio and instead makes
decisions based on other investment-related factors.
In addition, you pay sales charges, redemption fees and other fees assessed by the Fund, annuity sponsor or alternative investment, if
any. Some investments may have direct or indirect costs related to liquidating your position, particularly if an investment is liquidated shortly
after being purchased or if an investment is specifically designed to provide limited or no liquidity to investors. Redemption fees assessed
by an alternative investment manager can be as high as 5% of your investment. Certain mutual funds offered in these programs may
impose short-term trading charges for redemptions (typically 1%-2% of the amount redeemed) made within short periods of time. These
short-term charges are imposed by the fund companies (and not us) to deter “market timers” who trade actively in mutual fund shares. If
you intend to hold fund shares for an extended period of time, it may be more economical for you to purchase fund shares outside of our
advisory programs. You may be able to purchase investment products directly from the product sponsor without incurring our advisory fee.
In this case, you would not receive the services provided by our Firm, which are designed, among other things, to assist you in determining
which investment products are most appropriate to your financial condition and objectives. You should consider these short-term trading
charges when selecting the program and/or mutual funds in which you invest. When purchasing directly from a Fund, annuity or alternative
investment sponsor, you may incur a front- or back-end sales charge.
Lastly, distribution fees charged by mutual fund companies (also known as trails or 12b-1 fees) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the
Investment Company Act are included in the calculation of the mutual fund company’s annual operating expenses, which are disclosed in
the fund prospectus. If received by us for positions held in advisory accounts, 12b-1 fees are credited bi-monthly to your account(s), as
applicable. For additional information regarding 12b-1 fees, please see the “Certain Fund Arrangements and Fund-Related
Compensation” and “Conversion of Mutual Fund Share Classes and 12b-1 Fees” sections.
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Investment costs apply whether the investment product is sponsored or managed by an affiliated or unaffiliated company. When you invest
in investment products managed by us, we or an affiliate will receive compensation for managing those investments and for other services
provided based on the amount you invest. Please refer to the “Affiliated Managers and Funds” section for more information.
These investment costs are in addition to the Fee that you pay directly from your advisory account. They are paid indirectly by
you, for example, as a shareholder in a mutual fund, through the product, and are not separately deducted from your advisory
account. Investment costs instead reduce the value of your investment in the product and reduce the investment performance
of your advisory account.
For specific information on each mutual fund or ETF’s expenses, please refer to its prospectus. For additional information regarding Fund
investing, see https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures.
For annuities, depending on the product, and as more fully described in the annuity contract, you may pay an early withdrawal fee if you
cancel during the surrender charge period. Costs and fees vary between insurance products. Please refer to the annuity contract for a
detailed description of charges you will incur.
Market-Linked Investments, also commonly known as Structured Investments, are specialized bonds (Market-Linked Notes) or bank CDs
(Market-Linked CDs). In advisory accounts, purchases of Market-Linked Investments are not charged any sales commissions; however,
clients who purchase Market-Linked Investments will still pay offering costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring, and hedging the
products. Such costs are paid to the issuer, included in the initial offering price, and disclosed in the offering documents.
In advisory accounts, purchases in Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs”) are not charged any initial or deferred sales charge; however, clients
who purchase UITs will still pay any creation and development fees and any operational expenses incurred by the trust.
SMA Managers that Elect to Trade Away from Raymond James
It is important to note that trades executed in advisory accounts by us acting in our capacity as a broker-dealer are generally effected with
no commission. As a result, you generally receive a cost advantage when we effect trades in your AMS Managed program account versus
those trades that are effected by an unaffiliated broker-dealer that charges a commission.
The wrap fee assessed by us covers the cost of brokerage commissions on transactions only when effected through our Firm. The SMA
Managers are not in a position to negotiate asset-based fee rates with us on behalf of their wrap fee clients, or to monitor or evaluate fee
rates being paid by their clients or the nature and quality of the services they obtain from us. If an SMA Manager elects to trade away from
us for a particular trade, the executing broker or dealer frequently assesses a commission or other charges to the transaction, and these
costs will be in addition to the wrap fee assessed by us. As a result, the net purchase or sale price reflected on trade confirmations provided
by us on those trades reflect brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups or mark-downs charged by the executing broker that are not
separately itemized by us. Additionally, investment disciplines of SMA Managers that elect to trade away from us will generally be more
costly to clients than those disciplines of SMA Managers that elect to trade exclusively or primarily through us. Some SMA Managers in
the RJCS Program have historically directed most, if not all, of their program trades to outside broker-dealers, and only maintenance trades
(i.e., trades resulting from individual new account openings, capital additions/disbursements, or account terminations) are effected through
us.
In the selection of brokers or dealers to effect transactions, the SMA Manager should consider all relevant factors, including, among other
things, the value of research services, execution capability, execution speed, execution efficiency, confidentiality, familiarity with potential
purchasers or sellers, commission rates, financial responsibility, responsiveness, or any other relevant matters. The SMA Manager can
select brokers or dealers that provide the SMA Manager research or other transaction-related services. The provision of these services
may cause the client to pay the brokers or dealers commissions or other transaction-related fees in excess of those that other brokers or
dealers charge, including us. Research and other services may be used for other of the SMA Manager’s clients if permitted by law. SMA
Managers that specialize in fixed income, international, small-cap or exchange-traded product disciplines will be more likely to trade away
from us due to market dynamics, liquidity, exchange availability, institution specialty, or other factors they consider relevant in satisfying
their best execution obligations to clients. As we are not a party to the transaction, our Firm is not in a position to negotiate the price or
transaction related charge(s) with the executing broker. We do not discourage or restrict an SMA Manager’s ability to trade away, as the
responsibility to determine the appropriateness of trading away from us falls under the SMA Manager’s individual fiduciary duty to clients
and expertise in trading their portfolio securities and other investments. Clients that select a strategy provided to us by a Model Manager,
where Raymond James is the discretionary manager (as previously described), will have all of their transactions effected by us and will
have no trading away occur in their account.
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As the potential exists that clients can be assessed additional costs when selecting an SMA Manager that elects to trade away from us,
these SMA Managers’ equity and balanced disciplines have been identified in the Investment Discipline Selection section of the advisory
agreement(s) which could include the Master Advisory Agreement for clients to consider during their selection process. Additional
information describing the trading practices of SMA Managers participating in the RJCS Program, identifying those SMA Managers that
frequently traded away equity orders from us and the average additional costs associated with these trades, is available on our public
Investment Manager Trading Practices” section at
website. Please
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/disclosure-trading-practices or you may request a copy from your financial advisor.
While it is important for you to have access to this information to aid in your decision-making process, we believe it equally important that
you review the historical performance of these SMA Managers, which reflects these additional costs (that is, such performance
presentations reflect the “net” price at which all transactions were effected, including those that were traded away where an additional
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commission, markup, or markdown was assessed by the executing broker or dealer). The “market” for fixed income securities and other
investments is largely comprised of dealers that trade over the counter amongst themselves, and very few securities and other investments
trade on organized exchanges. Due to the structure of the fixed income market, the participating dealers do not currently, nor are they
required to, disclose the mark-up, mark-down, or spread at which purchases and sales are effected. As a result, SMA Managers that trade
fixed income securities and other investments away from us are unable to provide this information to us. In turn, we are currently unable
to present this information to you.
Compensation
Firm Compensation
We provide a wide variety of financial services to individuals, municipalities, corporations, and other business entities. We have business
relationships with companies whose investment products and investment advisory programs we make available to our financial advisors
and their clients. As a result of our recommendation to you, and your participation in one of our Programs, the Firm receives
compensation, outside of your Fee, from other parties, as described below. This section describes the ways in which the Firm may be
compensated (and therefore conflicted) by other parties outside of your Fee and how we mitigate those conflicts. The RJA Wrap Fee
Program Brochure is designed to provide users of RJA-sponsored wrap fee programs with information related to each program and various
ways RJA may receive additional compensation outside of the wrap fee. For clients of firms affiliated with RJA or who use RJA-sponsored
programs, please refer to your firm’s Form ADV Part 2A or equivalent brochure for important information about how your individual financial
advisor is compensated, any related conflicts and other important disclosures such as your firm’s disciplinary history.
The presence of compensation creates an incentive for us to recommend that you invest in Funds (or other investments) and share classes
that pay higher fees to us or our affiliates. It is possible that these compensation arrangements also cause us and our affiliates to forego
opportunities to negotiate more favorable financial terms for client investments in Funds or to recapture all or a portion of the amount of
these fund-related compensation for your benefit. We or our affiliates may effect transactions for a Fund offered through one of our advisory
programs, and any compensation paid to us or our affiliates by the fund manager or any of their affiliates is additional compensation to us
for services we and our affiliates provide to them.
Our Firm, in managing advisory accounts, has a financial incentive to favor investments that pay us education and marketing support fees
(“E&M support fees”), networking and/or omnibus and other administrative and/or service-related fees further described above over
investments that do not. We also have an incentive to select those investments that pay higher amounts of compensation to us for E&M
support fees, networking and/or omnibus and other administrative and service-related fees over those investments that pay lower amounts
of compensation to the Firm. We also receive non-E&M support fees which are further described in the “Other Compensation” section
below.
We address the conflicts of interest associated with the payment of compensation in the following ways. In this section, we disclose
compensation we receive from product sponsors and other service providers. We have adopted various policies and procedures
reasonably designed to prevent the receipt of compensation from third parties from affecting the nature of the advice we and our financial
advisors provide as described throughout this Brochure. In regard to the Freedom and Freedom UMA Programs managed by us, the AMS
Investment Committee makes investment decisions based on objective, investment related due diligence and are agnostic to the
compensation arrangements with the various investment companies. Additionally, we and our affiliates select investments that are
available on our investment advisory platform and offered through our advisory Program based on qualitative and quantitative evaluation
of such factors as performance, risk management policies and procedures and consistency of the execution of their strategy.
Receipt of Sponsorship Fee Compensation from Product Sponsors or Service Providers
From time to time, the Firm receives additional compensation (e.g. renumeration, financial support, payments, etc. as further described below)
from product sponsors and service providers in the form of sponsorship fees for seminars, meetings, or conferences. Our receipt of these
sponsorship fees is for the purpose of defraying costs associated with coordinating and hosting the sponsored event. These sponsorship
fees generally entitle the sponsor an opportunity to conduct a presentation of the sponsor’s products or services, among other things, to
representatives of our Firm and our affiliates. Due to the large number of product sponsors and service providers whose products and services
are offered by us, it is important to understand that not all product sponsors and service providers can participate in a given meeting or event
or will be available or choose to participate in any event for an extended period of time. As a result, only those product sponsors and service
providers that participate in these events gain the opportunity to interact with our representatives, and it is anticipated that these interactions
will result in additional sales of those products or services. Accordingly, a conflict of interest may exist where we offer presentation opportunities
to those product sponsors and service providers willing to contribute sponsorship fees more frequently or in greater amounts than other product
sponsors and service providers. Consideration of product sponsors and service providers for participation in one of our events is also based
on the quality of the product sponsor or service provider and is not solely based on the anticipated sponsorship fees our Firm will receive.
Clients or potential investors that attend a training or educational meeting offered by their financial advisor where a product sponsor or service
provider is in attendance should assume that the product sponsor or service provider has paid or reimbursed us or our affiliates for part or all
of the total cost of the meeting or event, including travel costs.
Education & Marketing (“E&M”) Program Fees
Through the E&M Program, we, or our affiliates, receive compensation from certain product sponsors who offer securities and other
investments/products, to both affiliated and unaffiliated investment advisers. These payments are intended to compensate us and/or our
affiliates for a variety of education, training, marketing, and other sales support and services.
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In particular, our Firm and/or our affiliates receive a minimum E&M support fee up to $250,000 from our product sponsors (for e.g., mutual
fund, ETF, and annuity companies) to participate in the E&M program. Our Firm and/or our affiliates also receive annual fees of up to
$25,000 for providing education, training, marketing, and sales support services for our financial advisors that provide or seek to provide
services to employer-sponsored programs.
The structure of payments to participate in the E&M program generally varies among product sponsors – a percentage of assets under
management, a flat dollar fee, or some combination thereof. However, the potential level of marketing support fees (also known as revenue
sharing fees) that we receive from a particular product sponsor will generally not exceed 0.30% per year on assets held through us, subject
to any applicable minimums. These payments are generally not disclosed in detail in a particular product’s prospectus or statement of
additional information (“SAI”).
The actual amounts that we and/or our affiliates receive vary from one product sponsor to another depending on the level of support and
types of services provided by our Firm. We do not collect E&M support fees on ERISA plan assets and certain fee-based retirement
accounts.
More information about the E&M marketing support fees paid to us and/or our affiliates by our product sponsors, including but not limited to
mutual fund, ETF, annuity, insurance, market-linked investment, and trust sponsors, as well as a list of those companies that have agreed to
participate in our E&M program is available on our public website:
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures.
You may also receive a hardcopy of this list by contacting your financial advisor, or by contacting AMS at (800) 248-8863, extension 74991,
or by sending in a written request to: AMS, Client Services Department, 740 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.
Compensation Associated with Offering Certain Services to Related Funds
We make available a variety of mutual funds advised or offered by our affiliate, Carillon Tower Advisers, Inc. (“CTA”), doing business as
Raymond James Investment Management which includes all mutual funds under the Raymond James Investment Management umbrella.
In addition to the fees described in the “Service, Fees, and Compensation” and “Intercompany Payments Between Affiliates” sections,
we receive additional revenue in connection with the sale of Raymond James Investment Management mutual funds for providing these
affiliated mutual funds with investment advisory, administrative, transfer agency, distribution, and/or other services that we may not provide
to unaffiliated mutual funds. Payments to our Firm and our affiliates made by mutual funds advised or offered by Raymond James
Investment Management may be terminated, modified, or suspended at any time. We benefit from increased sales of related funds and
other investment products of related funds and managers as compared to increased sales of funds and other investment products of other
unaffiliated firms. We address these conflicts by disclosing them in this brochure and monitoring the provision of advice by our financial
advisors to ensure that the provision of advice is appropriate based on your stated investment objectives and risk tolerance. Our financial
advisors and branch managers do not receive additional compensation or other cash or non-cash incentives for recommending mutual
funds (or any particular class thereof) advised by Raymond James Investment Management.
Compensation Associated with FT-ETF Sub-Advisory Services
As the sub-advisor to the FT-ETF, ticker symbol RJMG, RJA will annually earn 30 basis points of the total annual management fee
collected by First Trust. The sub-advisor fee earned by RJA for its model portfolio services to the FT-ETF is separate from, and in
addition to, the Fee charged by RJA and your financial advisor for services provided in advisory accounts eligible to hold the FT-ETF.
For example, if a FT-ETF was purchased in your Ambassador account, you would be subject to the agreed-upon advisory fee for your
financial advisor’s ongoing advice and services with regard to the billable assets in the Ambassador account and separately for any
internal expenses related to the FT-ETF as described in the fund’s prospectus, which includes compensation paid to RJA for providing
the model portfolio to First Trust. As a result, our Firm will earn additional revenue when a FT-ETF is purchased within an Ambassador
account as opposed to a non-affiliated ETF. Please see the “ETF Sub-Advisory Services” section in this brochure for more information
about the FT-ETF and related conflicts of interest.
Certain Fund Arrangements and Fund-Related Compensation
Only shares of those mutual fund companies with which our Firm has a selling agreement are available for purchase from us. Further, the
mutual funds available for purchase generally include those fund companies that provide us with compensation, including but not limited
to E&M support (described above), Networking, and/or Omnibus fees (including Sub-Accounting, Sub-Transfer Agency, and Administrative
Fees)(described below), and a few fund companies that do not pay such compensation but that we choose to offer to clients on our
platforms (see link below under Networking and Omnibus Fees for a list of those mutual fund companies). Not all mutual funds available to
the investing public are available for investment with us, and you should not assume that share classes with the lowest expense ratio are
available.
Eligibility for various share classes offered by mutual funds to be used as part of our advisory programs, as described under the “Overview
of Our Advisory Programs” section, is determined by the mutual fund and disclosed in the fund’s prospectus. With respect to those funds
that pay us compensation, we evaluate each share class for which the relevant advisory program is eligible and aim to select the lowest cost
available share class that includes a fee which compensates us for sub-accounting, recordkeeping, and related services (also known as “Sub-
TA Fees”) at the individual account level. This means that we may not select the lowest cost share class for which the program is eligible
(because there may be a less costly share class that does not charge Sub-TA Fees). Moreover, while we seek to avoid using share classes
that charge 12b-1 fees as part of our advisory programs, if the share class is the only means by which we can collect Sub-TA Fees from the
fund (or if a non-12b-1 paying share class is not available to us due to contractual reasons or otherwise), we will use that share class and
credit the 12b-1 fee to your account(s). Rule 12b-1 fees are credited to client accounts bi-monthly, as applicable. Use of a more costly share
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class reduces the performance of your account. Your financial advisor does not have an incentive to recommend or select share classes that
have higher expense ratios because his or her compensation is not affected by the share class selected.
We also select a 12b-1 share class instead of a non 12b-1 share class if necessary to be eligible to collect E&M support payments from
mutual fund advisers and affiliates. E&M support payments are not paid out of fund assets and do not affect your investment performance.
These 12b-1 fees, too, are rebated to client accounts. For additional information regarding 12b-1 fees, please see the “Conversion of
Mutual Fund Share Classes and 12b-1 Fees” section. When evaluating the reasonability of the Firm’s compensation, you should factor
in all types of compensation received by us for the sale of mutual fund shares in which you invest.
Similar to mutual funds, not all money market funds available to the investing public are available for investment through us, and we only make
available money market funds that provide us with compensation for sub-accounting, recordkeeping, or related services at the individual
account level. Certain money market funds may be approved as an investment option but are designated as non-billable assets as long as
these funds are held in a fee-based account (during the time period that the positions are not fee eligible). Neither we nor your financial
advisor receive fee-based compensation on these funds but may receive compensation in the form of a 12(b)-1 fee, above-referenced service
fees, or trail from the fund company, which are rebated to client accounts.
Shareholders considering transferring mutual fund shares to or from us should be aware that if the firm from or to which the shares are to
be transferred does not have a selling agreement with the fund company, the shareholder must either redeem the shares (paying any
applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) and potentially incurring a tax liability) or continue to maintain an investment account
at the firm where the fund shares are currently being held. You should inquire as to the transferability, or “portability,” of mutual fund shares
prior to initiating such a transfer.
If an account is transferred in with mutual funds (and it is subject to redemption fees assessed by the product sponsor), it could be liquidated
by AMS and re-invested into the selected program. In AMS Managed programs, the discretionary manager may require a share class
other than what was used to fund the account. When necessary, under the authority provided to us under your advisory agreement(s)
which may include the Master Advisory Agreement, we may effect an exchange to another class of shares of the same investment company
fund. In certain other programs including Ambassador and PSUMA, you may choose to select a mutual fund that is assessed a short-
term redemption fee. For additional information on fees and mutual fund operating costs, short term trading redemption fees, etc., please
refer to the “Investment Costs” section.
Specific to the Freedom and Freedom UMA Programs, the AMS Investment Committee invests in funds or share classes designated by
us for use in these AMS Managed Programs. In some instances, a fund company may agree to allow the AMS Investment Committee to
buy an institutional share class of a fund for the Freedom Program accounts, while restricting individual client-directed purchases of the
same share class in Ambassador. In addition, some shareholders may qualify to invest in share classes that are intended for specific types
of investors, such as retirement plans, by prospectus.
Networking and Omnibus Fees (Sub-Accounting, Sub-Transfer Agency, and Administrative Fees)
We receive compensation from certain mutual fund companies for administrative, accounting, recordkeeping, sub-transfer agency or other
services we and/or our affiliates provide. These payments for networking and omnibus services generally take the form of per account
charges, a percentage of assets under management or flat dollar payments. The total amount of these payments may be up to 0. 25% of
total assets under management. We do not receive fees on ERISA plan assets and certain fee-based retirement accounts. For additional
information, please visit: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures.
For a list of fund companies that:
• Have agreed to pay us networking and omnibus servicing fees, please visit: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-
disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures/mutual-fund-investing-at-raymond-james/networking-and-service-partners.
• Do not pay us networking and omnibus servicing fees, please visit: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-
product-disclosures/mutual-fund-investing-at-raymond-james/non-networking-and-service-partners.
You may also receive a hardcopy of this list by contacting your financial advisor, by contacting AMS by phone at (800) 248-8863, extension
74991 or by sending in your written request to: AMS, Client Services Department, 740 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, FL 33716.
Shareholder Servicing Fees
Certain mutual fund companies also pay us fees to provide shareholder liaison services to investors. These fees are classified as
shareholder servicing fees and generally include responding to investor inquiries and providing information on mutual fund investments.
We receive these shareholder services fees from certain mutual funds in amounts up to 0.25% annually of the assets invested in a particular
mutual fund.
Conversion of Mutual Fund Share Classes and 12b-1 Fees
An investment company may authorize us to make available to clients participating in one of our advisory programs a class of shares of a
fund with a lower fee structure that we believe is more beneficial to you than the class of shares previously made available in the advisory
program. Where an exchange is available, under the authority provided to us under your advisory agreement(s) which may include the
Master Advisory Agreement, we may effect an exchange to another class of shares of the same investment company fund with the lower
fee structure, as promptly as practicable and taking into account the administrative and operational requirements necessary to implement
the exchanges.
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We periodically exchange existing advisory fee-eligible mutual fund positions in existing Ambassador Program accounts for a specific
mutual fund share class (“Firm selected share class”) in an effort to provide advisory clients with the lowest cost share class available
through us. This conversion does not apply to non-wrap eligible, non-billable positions such as C shares or other back-end load shares
that may be held in your Ambassador account and which are not eligible for advisory fee billing. We perform ongoing monthly maintenance
conversions to ensure the Firm-selected share class has been implemented in your account. These share class conversions are non-
taxable events, and your cost basis carries over to the new Firm-selected share class. Raymond James retains the 12b-1 fees received
from non-wrap eligible, non-billable mutual funds that are not eligible for advisory fee billing. Fees associated with the Firm-selected share
class may be greater than or less than the fees of your existing advisory fee-eligible mutual fund position. You should take into consideration
fee expenses when transferring mutual funds to us or maintaining mutual fund positions within your advisory account(s).
On a periodic basis, we convert class C shares that have been held at least one year or are otherwise no longer subject to the fund
company’s CDSC, which is typically 1% of the amount invested, to the Firm-selected share class. The one year holding period is the
required minimum holding period typically established by fund companies before the shares become eligible for conversion to another
share class without being subject to the CDSC. However, certain funds may require that investors hold the Class C shares longer than or
less than one year before these shares are CDSC-free. CDSC-free class C shares held in advisory program accounts automatically
convert, on a tax-free basis, to the share class recommended by us on a quarterly basis. For example, a client that holds $50,000 in class
C shares purchased 6 months ago that subsequently transfers these shares to his or her Ambassador account is not assessed an advisory
fee for 6 months. The shares are subsequently converted by us to the Firm-selected share class the quarter after they are CDSC-free and
once converted are subject to advisory fees during the next quarterly billing cycle. Also, upon conversion of the C share to the Firm-
selected share class, the 12b-1 fees (if any) are credited to you on a bi-monthly basis.
Investments held in Ambassador accounts may be comprised of mutual fund shares only (both load-waived and no-load funds), individual
equity and fixed income securities and other investments, or a combination of mutual fund shares and individual securities and other
investments. With respect to load funds, only the Firm-selected share class of these funds, for which the mutual fund sales charge has
been waived, may be purchased and charged an advisory Fee in these Programs. Clients may hold fund shares in an Ambassador account
that were originally purchased in a commission-based account and assessed a front-end load at our Firm. However, we designate these
shares as non-billable assets for two years from their original purchase date and generally do not charge an advisory Fee on these assets
during this period. Additionally, we credit 12b-1 fees received by us (if any) to your account on a bi-monthly basis. This two-year exclusion
period (or “Two Year Rule”) has been implemented by us to avoid clients being assessed both a load or commission and an advisory Fee
on the same asset, but only applies to those above-mentioned securities and other investments that were purchased through us. For
questions about which assets are billable or non-billable, please consult with your financial advisor.
If you purchased a share class designated as non-billable (or “ineligible”) that is subsequently exchanged into a share class that is otherwise
eligible for advisory fees (for example, class C shares held for a year (from the trade date where commissions were incurred) and exchanged
into a no-load or load-waived class A share as described above), the Two Year Rule will not apply, provided you held the ineligible share class
at least one year before converting to an eligible share class and the original load was 1.05% or less or the commission did not exceed $50.
The Two Year Rule may create a financial incentive for your financial advisor to recommend you exchange to an advisory fee-eligible share
class. However, per the above example of exchanging C shares to load-waived A shares, this incentive is mitigated by requiring that the C
shares must be held for at least one year before they are allowed to be exchanged for A shares, where the load associated with C shares is
typically 1%. The Two Year Rule is expressly intended to avoid assessing advisory fees on share classes assessed a load in excess of 1%,
where the maximum load is typically in excess of 4%. Please refer to the “Non-Billable Assets” section for more information.
Certain Alternative Investment Arrangements and Compensation
It is important for you to work with your financial advisor(s) to evaluate how a particular alternative investment and its features fit your individual
needs and objectives. It is important to note that the fees and expenses related to alternative investments are often higher than those of
more traditional investments. An important component of this selection process includes carefully reading the accompanying offering
documents and/or prospectus prior to making a purchase decision. The offering documents contain important information that will help you
make an informed choice.
While each investment differs in terms of both total fees and expenses and how those fees and expenses are calculated, the following section
discusses the primary categories of fees and expenses that are common to many alternative investments and the different ways that we and
your financial advisor(s) may be compensated. You should look to the specific offering document of the alternative investment vehicle
for a full description of any applicable investment-related fees and expenses.
Management Fees
The manager for any particular investment often charges a management fee that is based on the total value of your investment. As the
value of your investment increases or decreases, the total management fees that an investment manager receives will increase or
decrease accordingly. We and/or your financial advisor may share in a portion of management fees to which an investment manager is
entitled.
Incentive-Based Compensation
Many alternative managers receive incentive-based compensation in addition to management fees. Incentive-based fees typically involve
the manager retaining a percentage of profits generated for clients. Fees related to incentive compensation are often referred to as
incentive, performance-based fees or carried interest. The exact calculation of incentive fees or carried interest differs by product and
manager. Our Firm may share in any incentive-based compensation to which an investment manager is entitled, which can be up to 100%
of the incentive fee collected by an investment manager.
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Upfront or Ongoing Distribution and Servicing Fees or Placement Fees
Many alternative investments have upfront costs directly related to compensating your financial advisor and/or our Firm, generally based
on the total amount of your investment, up to 5.5%. Ongoing distribution and servicing fees can be as high as an annualized rate of 4% of
the value of your investment.
Redemption Fees
Some investments have direct or indirect costs related to liquidating your position, particularly if an investment is liquidated shortly after
being purchased or if an investment is specifically designed to provide limited or no liquidity to investors. Redemption fees assessed by a
manager can be as high as 5% of your investment.
Other Expenses
Alternative investment strategies may be accessed through a variety of legal structures, including pooled investment funds, limited
partnerships, and limited liability companies. In certain structures, particularly for new offerings, investors may incur organization and
offering expenses that are related to the creation of the legal structure and marketing of the product. These costs ultimately decrease the
amount of your capital that is available to invest. Additionally, investors may incur other expenses based on the investment activity of the
fund. For instance, in a real estate fund, investors may be charged fees related to the acquisition of a property. In a hedge fund that shorts
stock, there are costs associated with establishing and maintaining the short position. Lastly, investors in alternative investments generally
bear the cost of certain ongoing expenses related to administration of the product. These expenses may include costs related to tax
document preparation, auditing services, or custodial services.
Please refer to the offering documents and/or prospectus for fees and other expenses you may incur relating to your investment. Your
financial advisor will answer any questions regarding the total fees and expenses and the initial and ongoing compensation that your
financial advisor, our Firm and/or our affiliates may receive.
Financial Incentives involving co-branded credit cards
We offer co-branded credit cards through Elan Financial Services (“Elan”), a company within U.S. Bank. U.S. Bank and RJA are separate
and non-affiliated companies. If a client applies for an Elan credit card through us, we receive $100 for each approved application. Our
credit card program offers consumer and business credit cards. We also receive 10 basis points on the net amount consumers spend on
their consumer credit cards and 15 basis points on the net amount consumers spend on their business credit cards. These payments are
made to us by Elan on a periodic basis. The term net refers to the amount of purchases minus returns, chargebacks and refunds. We do
not share these payments with your financial advisor. Clients are not under any obligation to apply for a credit card through Elan as a
condition of opening an advisory and/or brokerage account through us. For more information about our credit card program, please visit
our website at https://www.raymondjames.com/wealth-management/advice-products-and-services/banking-and-lending-services/cash-
management/raymond-james-credit-card.
Options for Assets Invested in Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan Accounts
If you have an employer-sponsored retirement plan assets, you may have several choices as to what to do with your assets when you retire
or change jobs. Providing education to you on the rollover of employer-sponsored retirement plan assets could include discussion of the
following general educational topics:
1. General options that may be available to you (e.g., remaining in the employer-sponsored retirement plan if the plan permits, rolling
to a new employer-sponsored retirement plan if one is available, rolling to an IRA, or taking out a cash distribution)
2. General information about the significant features of each option
3. Factors you may want to consider in assessing those options.
Our Firm and your financial advisor have a financial incentive for you to rollover your assets into an IRA because of the compensation we
receive when you transfer funds from an employer-sponsored retirement plan or from another IRA. If you decide to open a brokerage or
advisory account, we will be paid on those assets, through commissions or advisory fees. You should be aware that any commissions or
advisory fees charged likely will be higher than those fees you paid through your employer-sponsored retirement plan, and there can be
additional expenses associated with the account. Please refer to the “Additional Expenses” section for more information.
Compensation Associated with Our Cash Sweep Program
Fees paid to RJA by the banks in RJBDP provide RJA a material source of revenue. This revenue is important to the ability of RJA to
finance its business activities and has a benefit to the potential profitability of RJA. In addition to the fees received by RJA from the banks,
cash balances in the Cash Sweep Program provide a relatively low-cost source of funds to (1) RJA, as to the cash balances in CIP and
(2) RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank, as to RJBDP cash balances deposited with those entities. This has a benefit to the potential
profitability of each of those entities. Both the revenue and the other benefits to RJA and its affiliates increase when more client funds are
held in the Cash Sweep Program. Firm compensation and other benefits RJA and our affiliates receive are described in more detail below,
by program:
• RJBDP Sweep Option:
o Participating Banks (excluding RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank): Each participating bank, except RJ Bank and TriState
Capital Bank, will pay us and/or our affiliates a fee equal to a percentage of the average daily deposit balance in your
account at the bank. The aggregate fee from all banks will not exceed an annual rate equal to the Federal Funds Target
Rate, upper limit, plus 75 basis points (0.75%) of all balances in deposit accounts at all nonaffiliated banks in RJBDP.
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The fees we receive vary by bank and by interest rate tier, and those fees will reduce the interest rate paid by a bank on
your deposit accounts.
o RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank: RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank will pay us and/or our affiliates an annual
administrative fee of up to $100 per account. RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank benefit by receiving deposits through
RJBDP on which it pays an interest rate that may be less than the cost of other alternative funding sources available to it.
Deposits in deposit accounts at RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank provide a stable source of deposits for RJ Bank and
TriState Capital Bank, which they may use to fund new lending and investment activity, as permitted by applicable law. As
with other depository institutions, the profitability of RJ Bank and TriState Capital Bank are determined in large part by the
difference between the interest paid and other costs associated with deposits, and the interest or other income earned on its
loans, investments, and other assets. RJA pays service fees to unaffiliated service providers involved in the RJBDP program
out of the fees that RJA receives from the banks.
• CIP Sweep Option: After paying interest to clients on their cash in CIP, we and/or our affiliates retain any additional benefit or
remuneration related to client cash in CIP. Specifically, for the portion of CIP cash required to be placed in overnight repurchase
agreements or deposited in qualifying trust or cash accounts with major U.S. banks, we and/or our affiliates retain any
remuneration received from those sources. We and/or our affiliates also retain any remuneration or other benefit received as a
result of any CIP cash balances not placed in such investments.
Compensation/Benefits Shared with Others
Sharing with your financial advisor: In investment advisory accounts, Raymond James does not share with your financial advisor any of
the revenues it receives as a result of customer cash in one or more of the sweep options. In non-advisory accounts (e.g., brokerage
accounts), Raymond James generally does not share with your financial advisor any of the revenues it receives as a result of customer
cash in one or more of the sweep options. However, when we make exception rate or other exception offers to you, you should expect
that Raymond James will share with your financial advisor a portion of the revenues it receives on some or all of the cash that is subject
to the exception offer in a non-advisory account. This creates an incentive for your financial advisor to recommend that you accept such
exception offer and continue to hold cash in the Cash Sweep Program subject to the exception offer.
Sharing with third parties: We or our affiliates may share a portion of the revenues we receive from the Cash Sweep Program with third
parties, including but not limited to an introducing broker-dealer or introducing investment adviser. Whether and on what terms any such
sharing would occur would be established by contractual agreement between our Firm or our affiliate and the third party. The interest rate
that you receive on your cash in the Cash Sweep Program is not impacted by any revenue shared with a third party.
Intercompany Payments Between Affiliates
Our Firm and our affiliates make certain intercompany payments to compensate each other for performing various administrative and research
services. In connection with our mutual fund sales, we or our affiliates receive compensation from Raymond James Investment Management
for providing services unrelated to sales of the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds, including (but not limited to) consulting services, marketing
services, sponsorship fees, support services, and transfer credits for trade execution services. Intercompany payments received or paid by us
or our affiliates may be terminated, modified, or suspended at any time. In connection with the RJRP program, a portion of the Fee assessed
by us to participating client accounts is shared with our Equity Capital Markets division for research services or with the Global Wealth Solution
division.
Buying Securities and other Investments on Margin and Margin Interest
Margin involves borrowing money from our Firm to buy securities and other investments. If you use margin (subject to Firm approval based
on your stated investment objectives) to buy securities and other investments in your margin account, you will pay interest on the debit
balances in your account. The rate varies depending on the size of the average debit balance. In addition, if your account is approved for
margin, we can create margin debt in your account as needed to pay monies owed by you, including the Fee and you will be responsible for
the interest on any such margin debt.
Margin interest generates additional revenue to us and our affiliates. Your financial advisor, our Firm, and/or our affiliates have a financial
incentive to recommend its use. When margin is used to buy securities and other investments, the costs you incur and the compensation
received by your financial advisor, our Firm, and/or our affiliates, generally increases as the size of the outstanding margin balance
increases. Further, you pay more in Fees as the gross value of the account increases. There is no incentive for your financial advisor, our
Firm, and/or our affiliates to recommend the liquidation of any asset to pay down a margin debit.
Margin borrowing involves additional risks. Margin borrowing results in increased gains if the value of the securities and other investments
in the account go up, but increased losses if the value of the securities and other investments in the account goes down. We have the
authority to issue a margin call and/or sell securities in the account, in order to maintain the required equity in the account or to liquidate
all or part of the account to repay any portion of the margin loan, even if the timing would be disadvantageous to you. Upon approval, where
applicable, you receive a Truth In Lending Statement from us disclosing the risks, including an explanation of the details and conditions under
which interest is charged, the method of computing interest, and the conditions under which additional collateral may be required.
The use of margin will impact your billing as well if the margin debit is created by a purchase of securities. For example, let’s assume
your account has a long market value of $100,000 and a debit (margin) balance of $20,000. The Account Value for billing would be
$100,000, even though the account statement would show a value of $80,000.
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Position
Account Value
Amount
$100,000
($20,000)
Included as $100,000 for billing
$20,000 not included in Account Value for billing
purposes
Long position
Debit margin balance as shown on account
statement
Absolute Market Value
$100,000
If you sell a security short (sell a security you do not own) while you have an existing debit (margin) balance in your account, the cash
generated from the short sale will decrease your debit balance only if you sold an option short. If you sold an equity security short, the
cash generated will not decrease your existing debit (margin) balance. We treat that cash as “restricted” because we will use it to buy
the securities sold short and deliver them to the buyer. Please also refer to “Treatment of Short Sale Transactions (Short Equities and
Options) and Associated Cash Balances” section in the “Understanding Your Account Statement: Account Statement Value and
Account Value Differences for Fee-Based Accounts” for additional information.
Short Sales
We and/or our affiliates earn fees on the short position in your account, which are in addition to the Fee. We and/or our affiliates earn
fees when the following occurs:
• When you borrow a security that RJA can lend from its own inventory or its customers’ securities holdings, you pay a fee to us and/or
our affiliates.
• When RJA is unable to lend you securities, RJA may borrow the securities from another firm and split the fee you pay with that firm.
For more information on interest/charges you incur associated with margin balances and/or shorts sales, please visit our public website:
https://www.raymondjames.com/client-resources/market-numbers/lending-rates. You may also contact your financial advisor, call us at 800-
647-SERV (7378) for additional information, or submit your written request to: Raymond James Client Services, 880 Carillon Parkway, St.
Petersburg, FL 33716.
Other Compensation
RJA and/or our affiliates receive other compensation associated with the sale of certain products as listed below. This information is also
included as part of your Welcome Kit, which is provided to you upon account opening, and updated periodically. These compensation
arrangements are further described in the “Important Client Information” document located at https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-
disclosures or on our public website: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures. Instances in which
RJA and/or our affiliates receive other compensation may include, but are not limited to:
• Payment for Order Flow: We route order flow through our broker-dealer. For more information regarding RJA’s order routing
practices, please visit our public website: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/sec-order-execution-routing-
disclosures/rja-order-routing-summary.
• Derivative transactions through RJ Capital Services, Inc.
• Sale of market-linked certificates of deposit and market-linked notes: Specific fees related to the offering are fully disclosed in
the final pricing supplement. For more information, please visit our public website: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-
disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures.
• Sale of First Trust ETF, refer to the product prospectus for compensation information.
• Sale of equity-linked notes: Specific fees related to the offering are disclosed in the offering documents. For more information,
•
please visit our public website: https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures.
Licensing fees from UIT sponsors. For more information, please visit our public website:
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures/unit-investment-trusts-at-raymond-james.
Other Administrative and/or Service-Related Fees
Outside of our E&M Program, we receive compensation from other product sponsors and service providers who offer securities and other
investments or services to both affiliated and unaffiliated investment advisers. These payments are intended to compensate us and/or our
affiliates for a variety of administrative and/or distribution-related services and support.
investment, market-linked
investment,
and
trust
sponsors,
is
available
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The structure of payments varies among product sponsors and service providers. These payments are generally not disclosed in detail in
a particular sponsor's product prospectus where applicable. More information about the other administrative and/or service-related fees paid
to us and/or our affiliates by our product sponsors and service providers including but not limited to mutual fund, ETF, annuity, insurance,
public website:
alternative
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/packaged-product-disclosures.
Financial Advisor Compensation
As discussed above under the “Advisory Fees” section, a portion of the Fee you pay under each wrap fee Program or Dual Contract
Platform described is paid to the Firm and to your financial advisor as compensation for the services by each. Your financial advisor may
share portions of his or her compensation with other financial advisors with whom he or she has made certain arrangements. As described
more fully below, depending on your financial advisor’s annual revenue generation with the Firm, your financial advisor can receive a
higher portion of the Fee (therefore, the Firm retains less of the Fee paid). As a result, your financial advisor may be incentivized to increase
their annual revenue generation with the Firm by recommending products/services of the Firm to obtain higher payout percentages. In
addition, one financial advisor’s compensation may be higher or lower than another financial advisor’s, based on his or her individual gross
revenue. In such cases, the overall Fee paid by you would remain the same pursuant to your advisory agreement, which may include the
Master Advisory Agreement, but the portion paid out to the financial advisor would be higher than with other financial advisors. Newly
affiliated RJA advisors through our Advisor Mastery Program may receive a salary in addition to Fees (or salary in addition to commissions
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and trails in the case of brokerage services) for a period of time. The salary paid by RJA declines each year as the production of the
financial advisor in this program increases.
Although maximum fee rates vary across the different programs and platform, when maximum fee rates are applied, your financial advisor
receives the same fee rate regardless of the wrap fee program you select, inclusive of our Dual Contract Platform. However, the programs
recommended to you by your financial advisor can impact his or her ultimate compensation if you are paying less than the maximum fee
rates, in that certain programs may allow for a higher payout at the discounted rate than other programs. See the “Advisory Fees” section
for more information.
As a result of a recommendation to you, and your participation in one of our Programs, Dual Contract Platform, or services, your financial
advisor receives compensation from our Firm or other parties as described below. You should be aware of the following about your financial
advisor’s compensation as a financial advisor, and in some cases, as a registered representative of RJA, the conflicts of interest created
by the financial advisor’s compensation and how we mitigate those conflicts of interest.
Your financial advisor’s compensation may be more than what your financial advisor would receive if you paid separately for investment
advice, brokerage, and other transaction-based services. Your financial advisor may have a financial incentive to recommend a wrap fee
Program, Dual Contract Platform, or service rather than recommending an alternative product, program, or service, if comparable or if
available separately to clients. The reverse may also be true. Products or services that result in lower advisor compensation may provide
a disincentive to a financial advisor to recommend a wrap fee Program, Dual Contract Platform, or service over an alternative product,
program, or service available to you through us. You should be aware of these arrangements and should consult your financial advisor for
additional details regarding their compensation levels in fee-based accounts.
We have a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest. To ensure your financial advisor is providing appropriate investment advice, we
monitor the appropriateness of existing advisory accounts on an ongoing basis by conducting various reviews, such as concentration
levels and household account transaction activity. Your financial advisor will also meet with you at least annually to review your investment
objectives, risk tolerance, and financial situation. We also encourage you to discuss all available investment options with your financial
advisor.
Your financial advisor may also receive the following financial incentives:
Participation in recognition clubs: At the conclusion of each year, qualifying financial advisors are awarded membership in our
recognition clubs. Qualification for recognition clubs is based upon a combination of the financial advisor’s annual production
(including both brokerage and advisory), total client assets under administration, net new client assets, amount of certain outside
assets, professional certifications, and education. Participation in these recognition clubs represents a conflict of interest since
the qualification criteria is based, in part, on the annual gross production of the financial advisor, and as a result, the financial
advisor is incentivized to increase his or her gross production (that is, increase commissions and advisory fees) to obtain the
required recognition club level. Qualification for recognition clubs can result in benefits to the financial advisor such as paid travel,
reimbursement of certain business-related expenses, and deferred compensation awards. You should be aware of such
arrangements and consult your financial advisor for additional details.
Financial incentives for initial/ongoing affiliation with us: In addition to compensation, we provide financial advisors with access to
financial incentives for affiliating with our Firm. These arrangements include, but are not limited to, transition assistance, bonuses,
deferred compensation arrangements, enhanced pay-outs, repayable business transition or working capital loans, and administrative
fee reimbursements. Your financial advisor may also receive compensation related to attendance at our conferences, events, as
well as rewards trips, marketing services and materials, payment and reimbursement of certain business expenses and other
valuable financial incentives. Based on these arrangements, your financial advisor is incentivized to recommend that you open and
maintain accounts for advisory and/or brokerage services. These incentives may influence your financial advisor’s advice that you
transition your account(s) to the Firm.
Other Forms of Non-Cash Compensation: Our financial advisors may receive promotional items, meals and entertainment, or
other non-cash compensation from product sponsors or service providers. Consistent with applicable laws and regulations, these
product sponsors or service providers may pay for or provide training and educational programs for our financial advisors and
their existing and prospective clients. Product sponsors or service providers may also pay us, directly or indirectly, to offset
expenses incurred for due diligence meetings, conferences, client relationship building events, occasional recreational activities,
and other events or activities that are intended to result in the promotion of their investment products or services. Non-cash
compensation can vary by vendor and event. The receipt of cash and non-cash compensation from product sponsors or service
providers may create an incentive for financial advisors to recommend certain investment products or services over others. Other
compensation may include:
• Occasional gifts up to $100 per vendor per year
• Occasional meals, tickets, or other entertainment of reasonable and customary value
• Sponsorship support of educational or training events (which include educational events financial advisors may arrange for
clients and prospects)
• Seminars and/or payment of expenses related to training and education of employees
• Various forms of marketing support and, in certain limited circumstances, the development of tools used by us for training or
record-keeping purposes.
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Because each advisory Program is distinct and offers a different bundle of services, the Fee paid by you is allocated within the Firm
differently from one Program to another. As a result, a financial advisor may have a disincentive to recommend certain of our advisory
programs to clients with smaller accounts that otherwise would meet the standard account minimum for each respective advisory Program.
Your financial advisor may not offer you all of the Programs, Dual Contract Platform, or services available from us for which you may be
eligible to participate. As a result, your investment options and the level of investment diversification you achieve may be limited.
Item 5 –Account Requirements and Types of Clients
Types of Clients
We provide advisory account Programs, a dual contract platform and advisory services to a broad range of current and prospective clients,
including individuals, IRAs, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, state and municipal government entities,
pension, and profit-sharing plans (including plans subject to ERISA), other investment advisers, corporations, and other business entities.
We also provide, as a sub-advisor, model portfolio services to First Trust for implementation in an ETF that is listed for trading on the
secondary market or one or more national securities exchanges. Please note that if providing advisory services to an ERISA retirement
plan in an AMS program, RJA and your financial advisor are not acting as a the “Named Fiduciary” as defined under section 402 of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as amended (“ERISA”). In addition, AMS is not the third-party administrator or
recordkeeper as defined by ERISA for any ERISA accounts in AMS programs.
Applicable requirements for opening or maintaining an account with us are discussed in this section. Account minimums for each Program
and Dual Contract Platform are disclosed in the “Overview of Our Advisory Programs” chart under Item 4, above. When investing in a FT-
ETF sub-advised by RJA, please refer to the FT-ETF’s prospectus for more information about how to buy and sell shares and investment
minimums.
Important Information About Account Opening and Account Maintenance Service Requests
Because our Firm or a Manager exercises full investment discretion in the above-mentioned Programs, you are not generally permitted to
hold the following in the same AMS Managed or OSM Platform account:
• AMS Managed, IAR Managed, and OSM Platform advisory assets held in the same custodial account;
• Multiple investment disciplines/strategies in the same account, unless as part of a UMA investment discipline. Otherwise, you will
complete a separate program advisory schedule and open an account for each investment discipline /strategy; and
• Assets for which we or the Manager has no discretion or authority.
AMS has established workflow procedures for AMS Managed Program and OSM Platform accounts to improve the efficiency of various
processing activities such as the opening of new accounts, Manager/investment discipline/strategy changes, the investment of cash
contributions, disbursement requests, establishing and/or modifying periodic payment and investment plans, and account terminations.
Processing times may differ based on documentation requirements, the types of securities and other investments being bought or sold,
open orders as of the date of the request, communication and coordination required between AMS, your financial advisor, and the Manager
(where applicable), and the level of complexity involved. The turnaround time necessary to process instructions or requests involving these
activities may require several business days to complete under normal market conditions and will be processed in the order received. Your
instruction or request is not considered a market order, and while delays may result due to the volume of similar requests received, AMS
will endeavor to process instructions or requests in an efficient and timely manner. Any trades resulting from your request will be executed
at market prices. Neither we nor the Manager are responsible for changes in market prices that occur between receipt of a request and
trade execution. Similar timeframes could also result in connection with the purchase of securities and other investments. Resulting trades,
if any, will be executed at then current market prices. It typically takes a couple of days for transactions to clear and settle and additional
time for the proceeds of the transactions to be processed and sent to you.
Service requests (such as disbursement requests, investment manager/investment discipline/strategy changes and termination requests)
(further described below) may be further delayed if there are unsettled trades in the account. For example, service requests involving AMS
Managed Program accounts holding mutual funds may be delayed if AMS receives instructions contemporaneous to or after program
trades have been effected by AMS, as fund trades must fully settle with the mutual fund company before redemptions can be processed.
Accordingly, these service requests do not result in the immediate liquidation of securities and other investments in your account and the
distribution of cash proceeds may be accordingly delayed.
Opening an Account: Account Funding and Documentation Requirements
For those advisory services described in this Brochure, you will execute a program agreement(s) for the selected program(s), and/or you
will execute a Master Advisory Agreement (collectively, “advisory agreement”), the terms of which will apply to each of your advisory
accounts. For accounts custodied at Raymond James, your advisory agreement supplements your Master Client Agreement or other
account opening documentation, which is used to establish an account at Raymond James. The terms and conditions described in the
Master Advisory Agreement, once executed by you, govern all of your advisory account(s) in the programs described in this Brochure,
including existing advisory accounts previously opened under a program agreement, and any advisory account you may open now or in
the future. Following inception of your advisory account(s), you will promptly receive a written confirmation detailing your advisory account
details and features in the form of an Advisory Feature Summary, and additional Program-specific information in the form of a Program
Supplement corresponding to each applicable advisory account Program, which is incorporated into and a part of the Master Advisory
Agreement as of the opening of the respective advisory account Program. The Master Advisory Agreement is based on beneficial
ownership; an additional Master Advisory Agreement will not need to be signed unless the beneficial ownership of the accounts in the
request are different.
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An account in one of our wrap fee Programs is not considered “managed” pursuant to your respective advisory agreement(s), which could
include the Master Advisory Agreement, until it has been funded and all required account opening paperwork and/or documentation is
submitted and accepted by us and deemed to be in good order. For example, AMS will not generally consider an account to be managed
(or the advisory agreement to be effective) until all reasonable and necessary account documentation has been submitted and processed
by AMS and/or another functional area of our Firm, even though the account has otherwise been fully funded and a client-signed advisory
agreement(s) or Master Advisory Agreement, has been submitted or is on file, respectively. This would include accounts where necessary
items such as a corporate resolution or IRA application are missing.
If you have chosen to submit periodic deposits to be allocated to your account, the account investment minimum must be met at account
inception. Subsequent periodic investments need to meet the periodic investment minimum dollar amount, which is $500 per investment
period for American Funds and certain Freedom strategies and $1,000 per investment period required for other AMS Managed
Accounts. Annual contribution limits for RJ Custodial tax qualified accounts apply. Quarterly periodic deposits are available in March,
June, September & December; semi-annual periodic deposits are available in June and December. Periodic deposits may only be
initiated on the 7th or 21st day of the month.
Choosing or Changing Managers, Disciplines, and Strategies in your AMS Managed Program or OSM Platform
Accounts
You may change or modify your investment objectives, strategies, disciplines, or Managers at any time. Please contact your financial
advisor for more information.
AMS Managed Program and OSM Platform Accounts Funded with Securities and other Investments: Keep/Sell
Process
Any securities and other investments used to fund a managed or discretionary account, or that are later deposited into the managed or
discretionary account may be sold. A capital gain or loss depending on your cost basis in the securities and other investments may occur.
You should consult your tax advisor for advice on the tax implications of those transactions.
For AMS Managed Program accounts funded with securities and other investments, generally, AMS and/or the Manager will determine if
any of the securities and other investments will be kept or sold (“keep/sell process”). For OSM Platform accounts, generally, the OSM
Manager will make the determination. For both types of accounts, this assessment may require coordination with the Manager, where
applicable. This process may take several business days, based on the number of strategies and/or Managers being used and the type
of securities and other investments being reviewed. Mutual fund share transfers from the funding account into an AMS Managed account
may result in a delay of several days due to the re-registration of the mutual fund shares with the fund company. You should further
understand that these securities are not being actively managed, nor is a Fee being assessed to these securities. Occasionally, and under
limited conditions, we may agree to manage an account where managed assets are held in a custodial account which also holds non-
managed assets for which a readily available secondary market exists. You must obtain advance approval for this arrangement. You
should also understand that we have no authority or responsibility regarding the investment, disposition, and monitoring of non-managed
assets. Losses sustained in connection with the investment or disposition of non-managed assets are your sole responsibility.
Per your advisory agreement(s) which could include the Master Advisory Agreement, you authorize us to liquidate the securities and other
investments in your account and use the proceeds to fund an AMS Managed or OSM Platform account, if funded with securities and other
investments. You should provide a statement of the cost basis of the securities to us so that we can provide accurate gain/loss information.
AMS will typically liquidate the securities and other investments as soon as is practicably possible. The portfolio construction/deconstruction
process may require several business days based on the time of day of AMS’s receipt of the instructions, the type of securities and other
investments being reviewed and/or sold, and prevailing market conditions. The Manager and/or our Firm generally liquidate legacy
securities and other investments immediately in the following instances: 1) when legacy securities are used to fund new, or are contributed
to existing, AMS Managed or OSM Platform accounts, 2) in connection with investment discipline changes, and 3) when you provide
instructions to terminate and liquidate your AMS Managed or OSM Platform account. AMS may coordinate these liquidations with the
Manager, where applicable, to limit the potential for price concessions, which may be more prevalent in debt securities traded in dealer
markets.
Depending on the size and characteristics of the legacy position(s) and prevailing market conditions at the time of sale, among other
potential factors, certain liquidations may be delayed (and therefore, initial investing will be delayed) which could cause you to receive a
buy/sale price that is less favorable.
However, there is no assurance that we or the Manager will be able to liquidate legacy securities and other investments due to a number
of factors, including, but not limited to, the lot size of the legacy position (number of bonds), lack of willing buyers in the market, and a
concession necessary to effect the sale transaction resulting in the bid price falling outside of the market range, among others. In these
circumstances, you will be notified that the security must be held in a non-managed account in your name for you to sell at a later date.
In those cases where the existing funding assets to be liquidated are the same holdings as currently in the model, strategy or discipline,
AMS and/or the Manager may retain all or a portion of like securities and other investments or purchase more positions in the same security
in accordance with the Manager’s investment strategy and in accordance with your investment objectives. For example, if you hold an
existing position in a Fund that is currently held in your selected model, strategy, or discipline, AMS will assess whether to retain and/or
liquidate a portion of the existing account to align with the overall objectives of the Fund strategy. Securities and other investments used
to fund a managed account are transferred to the AMS Managed account team for liquidation to avoid you being assessed commissions
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on those liquidations. Loaded mutual funds purchased at RJA and transferred to an advisory account will be converted to an institutional
share and excluded from fee billing. Refer to the “Non-Billable Assets” section for more information.
Contributions are treated in the same manner as newly funded accounts.
Disbursement/Withdrawal Requests
You may withdraw cash or securities from your advisory account upon providing verbal or written notice to us, subject to verification.
Withdrawals will be taken from cash balances if cash is available. All efforts are made by AMS to process the withdrawal requests in an
efficient and timely manner.
Investors in taxable accounts may supply us with standing instructions to send accrued income to another like-registered RJA account or have a
check mailed to the address of record. This standing instruction option is not available for tax-qualified retirement accounts. However, both taxable
accounts and tax-qualified retirement accounts may distribute the income periodically via ACH to an external financial institution. All necessary
RJA ACH, distribution paperwork and requirements apply.
When cash is depleted, your AMS Managed Program advisory account is re-balanced to the target allocation. Trades resulting from the
withdrawal request or rebalancing, if any, are executed at market prices. We are not responsible for changes in market prices that occur
between receipt of a request to withdraw cash and trade execution. Withdrawals (periodic or otherwise) requiring a liquidation of securities
and other investments affect the asset allocation and the performance of your advisory account. You authorize us to effect withdrawals
from your advisory account pursuant to your request and on your behalf, except that any withdrawal requests you submit may not reduce
your account balance below the account minimum. If you withdraw assets from your advisory account prior to delivering proper notice to
us, neither we nor the Manager will be responsible, nor liable to you, for losses to the advisory account which may result from the need to
reverse transactions in the advisory account for which those assets were to be used but were not available. The advisory account is not
intended as a short-term investment vehicle. Withdrawals from your advisory account may impair the achievement of your stated
investment objectives. Where the total value of cash and securities and other investments in your advisory account falls below the minimum
initial investment requirement, we reserve the right to terminate your advisory account participation if we determine that the account cannot
be economically or effectively managed due to the small account size.
Managers are not authorized to withdraw any money (other than Fees payable by you), or securities or other investments from your advisory
account, except for settlement of securities or other investments transactions, and unless otherwise permitted under your advisory
agreement(s) which could include the Master Advisory Agreement or with your authorization.
Termination of Advisory Services
Your advisory agreement may be terminated by you or the Firm at any time upon the appropriate provision of notice to either party as
described in your account agreement. While there is no penalty for terminating your advisory agreement with us, termination with respect
to the advisory account established through the agreement effectively ends the investment advisory relationship between you and the
Firm. Upon termination, your Raymond James custodied advisory account will be converted to a custodial brokerage account governed
by your account opening documentation. The brokerage account will no longer be assessed the advisory Fee (as defined herein) and any
transactions requested after the termination of advisory services will be assessed a customary brokerage commission based on our
standard commission schedule, pursuant to your account opening documentation. A refund of the portion of the prepaid Fee that has not
yet been earned by us will be provided to you after termination, when applicable. You may provide instructions to liquidate the securities
or other investments, move the assets to another financial institution, or hold these securities and other investments, as permitted, in a
brokerage account. Upon termination of an account holding Manager Fund shares (defined as affiliated mutual funds available exclusively
for investment by Manager-program clients) purchased in an AMS Managed account through us, we will immediately redeem these shares,
as these securities may not be held outside of an account holding Manager Fund shares. Please refer to the “General Risks Associated
with Portfolio Investments” section for additional information regarding Manager Funds.
In cases where you have instructed us to terminate the Manager or AMS Managed account, we will not liquidate portfolio securities and
other investments unless you specifically request us to do so. Upon termination, you may either liquidate your portfolio securities and other
investments or hold these securities in a brokerage account. Primarily as a result of the time constraints and lot sizes applicable to client-
directed sale transactions, and the general unavailability of trade aggregation in connection with these sales, the prices received in client-
directed transactions may be less favorable than the prices that could be attained for sales of securities and other investments selected
by us and/or the Manager.
If AMS changes its opinion of a Manager, investment discipline, or investment strategy so that it no longer recommends that Manager as
a subadvisor or will no longer offer the Manager’s investment discipline or strategy in the RJCS or MDA Program, you will be notified and
asked to select a new Manager/investment discipline/strategy. If you do not make a new selection in the RJCS and MDA Program, we will
terminate the advisory agreement(s) upon either the termination of the Manager’s investment discipline, strategy, or its subadvisory
agreement with us. If we do not receive your instructions, we will convert the advisory account to a commission-based brokerage account
governed by your account opening documents. In the Portfolio Select UMA Program, we can select an alternative, yet compatible, model
Manager discipline.
For OSM Platform accounts, if your selected OSM Manager is no longer available on the platform or your IAR no longer recommends
the OSM Manager to manage your account, your IAR will notify you and you will be asked to select a new investment manager,
investment discipline, and/or advisory account Program. If we do not receive your instructions, we will convert the advisory account to
a custodial or brokerage account governed by your account opening documents. Should you terminate your investment management
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agreement with an OSM Manager, we will not be responsible for the OSM Manager’s reimbursement of prepaid management fees not
yet earned by the OSM Manager upon termination. In the event you wish to retain the OSM Manager against the recommendation of
your IAR, your IAR or Raymond James, as applicable, may terminate your OSM Platform Account. You understand that the termination
of your OSM Platform Account will not necessarily result in the termination of your investment management agreement with the OSM
Manager; however, in such an event, your account will require transfer to a broker-dealer firm that maintains a relationship with the
OSM Manager, and awaiting instruction from you your account will be held as a custodial brokerage account.
Item 6 – Portfolio Manager Selection and Evaluation
Initial Review and Selection of Managers in AMS Managed Programs
In selecting Managers, including those affiliated with us, for our RJCS, RJRP, MDA, Freedom UMA, and Portfolio Select UMA Programs,
we evaluate the Managers’ investment philosophy and policies, record as an investment adviser, and the investment disciplines or
strategies the Manager is able to offer. Your financial advisor assists in evaluating available investment disciplines or strategies to
determine their appropriateness, but ultimately you choose the most appropriate Program, Manager, and investment discipline or strategy
to meet your needs. Your financial advisor and not RJA, as Program sponsor and/or subadviser, is responsible for determining that the
Manager, investment discipline, or strategy is consistent with your investment objectives as stated in the Client Profile.
Manager Research is dedicated to the research and evaluation of Managers for the above-mentioned Programs. The research and findings
produced by this team are also used in making investment decisions for other managed programs. Potential Managers considered for
participation in the above-mentioned Programs undergo a due diligence process by Manager Research, who determines whether the
prospective Manager meets their evaluation criteria. Evaluation criteria includes, but is not limited to, the following:
• A well-defined investment style;
• Consistent absolute and relative risk adjusted performance results;
• Assessment of the risks taken within acceptable bounds of investment objectives;
• Amount of assets under management;
• An assessment of the organizational strength and stability; and
• Complementary philosophy of the RJCS Manager with the existing platform RJCS Managers.
Before we include a Manager in the above-referenced Programs, we review several aspects of their business. We study their investment
philosophies, history, and performance, and maintain up-to-date information on their investment performance results. Other factors
considered in the screening process include low turnover of personnel; in-depth phone/video interviews with top personnel; personal visit
to the Manager’s office; review of the firm’s current ADV; excessive risk taking; and a cooperative, open attitude.
For researching the above-mentioned programs, we use a broad spectrum of information, including financial publications, third-party
research materials, subscriptions to market data, analytic services, investment manager databases, and contact with affiliated and outside
analysts and consultants. We use capital markets data provided by a third-party investment consultant in constructing asset allocation
models as part of its equity, fixed income, and alternative investment strategies/models available in the programs.
Ongoing Review of Managers in AMS Managed Programs
Manager Research conducts an ongoing, detailed analysis, inclusive of affiliated Managers, when determining if a Manager remains
appropriate to retain in a program. This analysis includes performance calculations, peer comparisons, and examination of portfolio
characteristics and holdings. Manager Research’s goal is to ensure the Manager adheres to their investment discipline while providing clients
with quality investment decisions. The Manager must annually complete an in-depth questionnaire which provides detailed information about
their organization and the products that they offer. Manager Research periodically performs on-site or virtual visits to interview the firm’s stock
selector(s), analysts, and operations & client services personnel. Additionally, Manager Research periodically conducts video calls and onsite
visits. These calls are held with the key investment professionals of the firm and emphasize the Managers’ perspectives on current events,
issues, and market conditions.
We may remove certain Managers in our RJCS, RJRP, MDA, Freedom UMA, Portfolio Select UMA and Freedom Programs for any reason,
including, but not limited to, the following:
Investment styles available in the marketplace;
• Key personnel changes within the investment management team;
• Manager deviation from its investment philosophy;
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Legal or regulatory concerns with the Manager;
• Business issues causing uncertainty regarding staffing for investment or support functions;
• Poor performance by a Manager when compared to that of other Managers during a market cycle;
• Style drift caused by market-cap change or sector bias change impacting the overall allocation;
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• Platform capacity;
• Client demand; and
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The outcome of reviews that are conducted by Manager Research.
Within the RJCS and MDA Programs, if Manager Research determines that the Manager is not meeting their evaluation criteria as enumerated
above, Manager Research may seek to place the Manager on a Watch List for a period of time. If, after being placed on the Watch List, the
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Manager continues to not meet the team’s evaluation criteria, steps may be taken to remove the Manager from the advisory platform. For
other options available to you, please refer to the “Choosing or Changing Managers, Disciplines, and Strategies in your AMS Managed
Program Account” and “Termination of Advisory Services” sections for more information.
Initial Review and Selection of Financial Advisors as Portfolio Managers
When you have a discretionary Ambassador or Portfolio Select UMA account managed by a financial advisor of RJA, your financial advisor
has completed Raymond James’ required application review process to be able to exercise discretionary authority over your account. Your
financial advisor may receive approval to provide Portfolio Management Discretion services which provides them with the ability to select,
replace, and trade investments within a discretionary Ambassador account and/or may receive approval to provide Portfolio Selection
Discretion services which provides them with the ability to select and replace investments, including managers, strategies, and funds available
within your discretionary Portfolio Select UMA. Depending on the discretionary services being provided, we have established review guidelines
which generally include, but are not limited to, the following:
Five years of experience in the securities industry;
• Appropriately registered as an IAR;
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• Certain minimum commissions/fees earned and client assets under management in the prior twelve months;
• No significant customer complaints or disciplinary action against the financial advisor; and
• Additional compliance and investment management training may be required. Certain relevant industry professional designations
may be applicable.
We retain the right to determine financial advisor qualifications for managing discretionary accounts, regardless of whether they meet all of
these guidelines, and also reserve the right not to offer the accounts through financial advisors that otherwise meet these guidelines. For more
information about the conflicts of interest associated with your IAR providing advisory services and how we address those conflicts, please
refer to the “Financial Advisor Compensation” section.
Ongoing Review of Financial Advisors as Portfolio Managers
Your financial advisor is subject to ongoing reviews to maintain his or her eligibility to continue offering discretionary management services
to you in the Ambassador and/or Portfolio Select UMA Program. These reviews, include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Adherence to product guidelines;
• Completion of applicable continuing education requirements;
• Advisor business mix, including number of accounts and/or assets in discretion;
• Disclosures provided on CRD report (i.e., disciplinary actions, complaints, outside business activities, etc.); and
• Prior trading activity.
For more information on conflicts of interest associated with your financial advisor providing advisory services and how we address those
conflicts, please refer to the “Financial Advisor Compensation” section. Additionally, your IAR is assigned to a supervisor who is
responsible for ongoing supervision of his or her investment advisory activities on our behalf.
Review of Performance Information
Manager Research reviews performance information provided by Managers and compares the information to publicly available sources for
reasonableness. Manager-provided performance has not been independently verified by us and we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Manager
Research reviews and monitors performance of client accounts and compares this performance to the applicable Manager’s composite
performance returns reported to third party consulting and database services to ensure uniform application of the Manager’s discipline and
identify and reconcile performance dispersion, if any. Performance dispersion measures the spread of annual returns of individual portfolios
within a composite.
For information on account reviews performed by Firm personnel, please also refer to the “Review of Accounts” section.
Initial and Ongoing Review and Selection of OSM Managers
OSM is a dual contract program and OSM Managers are available on the platform generally as an accommodation for pre-existing
relationships that a financial advisor or client already has established prior to joining to Raymond James. Therefore, while AMS will not accept
all potential managers as OSM Managers, the review AMS conducts on OSM Managers is more limited. Initially and periodically thereafter,
AMS reviews the OSM Manager primarily focusing on strategy performance in comparison to a relevant peer group or benchmark. The
periodic review is not as comprehensive as the Manager Research and Due Diligence reviews performed on Managers available in the single
contract programs sponsored and offered by RJA, such as RJRP, RJCS, MDA, Freedom UMA, and Portfolio Select UMA Programs.
Affiliated Managers and Funds
Through our parent company, RJF, our affiliates Eagle, Cougar, and Chartwell each act as Managers in the RJCS, Freedom UMA, and
Portfolio Select UMA Programs. Eagle also acts as a Manager in the MDA Program. If you select a strategy or discipline of an affiliated
Manager in one of these Programs, the affiliated Manager will receive compensation under the terms of our subadvisory agreement with
the Manager.
Within our Freedom UMA, Freedom, and Portfolio Select UMA Programs, affiliated mutual funds from the Carillon Family of Funds and
affiliated Carillon Tower Advisors (“CTA”) proprietary ETFs (collectively, “RJA-affiliated funds”) may be used in the available strategies in
taxable accounts with your consent, which you will be asked for when opening the account. You can decline the use of a strategy that includes
affiliated funds and a comparable strategy that does not include RJA-affiliated funds can be selected. These funds are managed by affiliated
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Managers as further described in this section. Raymond James Investment Management serves as the investment adviser to RJA-affiliated
funds and Raymond James Investment Management subsidiary investment advisers, Eagle, Cougar, ClariVest, Scout, Reams, and Chartwell
act as subadvisers as applicable (see each fund’s prospectus for details). Raymond James Investment Management and its affiliated
Managers receive compensation from RJA-affiliated funds in the form of management fees, which are paid by investors in these funds.
Further, because RJA-affiliated funds (as described above) are also generally available for investment, such affiliated funds can also be
recommended to you or selected by your IAR in non-retirement Ambassador Non-Discretionary and Discretionary Program accounts,
respectively. RJA-affiliated funds are also permitted to be purchased and held in non-retirement Freedom and Portfolio Select UMA
accounts and in each case are treated as billable positions. While RJA-affiliated funds are not permitted to be purchased in Retirement
accounts, if held in such an advisory account (e.g. purchased when the account was a brokerage account or not a retirement account), no
advisory fee will be charged on such assets (however, for accounts established through the RCS Division, an advisory fee will be
assessed).
The participation of affiliated Managers or the inclusion of RJA-affiliated funds in these programs creates a conflict of interest for us to
recommend or select an affiliated Manager or affiliated fund over a similarly qualified and non-affiliated Manager and/or comparable fund.
This conflict also exists when we are considering affiliated Managers for removal from the program(s) or evaluating whether to include
affiliated funds in certain advisory programs. Affiliated Managers are subject to similar ongoing due diligence reviews performed by
Manager Research as other non-affiliated Managers who participate in our wrap fee Programs. Additional information about the Manager
Research reviews is contained in the “Initial Review and Selection of AMS Managers in AMS Managed Programs” section. RJA does
not receive additional compensation for investing in the strategies or disciplines of an affiliated Manager over a non-affiliated Manager
other than that described in this section and in each Program description of the “Overview of our Advisory Programs,” “Compensation,”
“Education & Marketing Support Fees,” and “Intercompany Payments Between Affiliates” sections. However, if advice is implemented
through us on behalf of these affiliates, we and our affiliates receive additional compensation as previously described and this
compensation contributes to the overall profitability of our holding company, RJF.
Certain securities and other investments may be subject to trading or hold restrictions or may be excluded from fee billing in our AMS
Managed and IAR Managed Programs, depending on the Program and account type. RJF stock, bonds, or options (“RJF securities”) may
not be purchased or held in certain AMS Managed accounts (RJCS, RJRP, MDA, Freedom, Freedom UMA, and Portfolio Select UMA).
RJF securities are permitted to be purchased and held in Ambassador advisory accounts but will be considered ineligible for advisory fees
due to the financial advisor’s affiliation with RJF and, potentially, the financial advisor’s personal holdings of RJF securities. This may create
a disincentive for the financial advisor to recommend to a client a purchase of RJF securities or that existing RJF securities continue to be
held. Managers in the OSM Platform may invest client assets in RJF securities, which are eligible for billing.
Please also refer to the “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations” section for more information about our material business
relationships.
Imposing Client Restrictions on Certain Securities or Types of Securities and Other Investments
Pursuant to Rule 3a-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, we provide quarterly notification in account statements to clients who
have delegated investment discretion to us or an investment Manager within our managed account programs, as applicable.
You may request that we or the Manager, as applicable, sell, or avoid selling, particular securities and other investments for the purpose of
realizing a capital loss or avoiding a capital gain. You may also request reasonable restrictions on the investments made in your discretionary
account or may request to reasonably modify existing investment restrictions previously accepted by us or the Manager, as applicable.
Reasonable restrictions may include the designation of particular securities or types of securities and other investments that should not be
purchased in your discretionary account (such as Company XYZ or companies involved in a particular industry) or should be sold if held in
your account. If any of the restricted securities are currently held in your account, you understand that they will be sold at the time the restriction
is accepted without regard to tax consequences. We or the Manager, as applicable, may determine that the requested restriction is not
reasonable in our sole discretion. If so, you will be notified promptly. When accommodating an investment restriction, we, or the Manager, as
applicable, may in our sole discretion select an alternative security in lieu of the restricted security, use the funds to invest in additional shares
of the non-restricted portfolio holdings, or hold the funds in your cash sweep account. Even so, in general, in accommodating your restriction
request in a model manager strategy or discipline where AMS exercises discretion, AMS will select an ETF it believes is representative of
the strategy or discipline; however, if your Account is enrolled in Tax Overlay Service, in lieu of purchasing a restricted security, your
Account assets will be used to invest in additional shares of the non-restricted portfolio holdings pro rata. We cannot accept instructions to
prohibit or restrict the purchase of specific securities or types of securities and other investments held within mutual funds or ETFs purchased
by us or a Manager, as applicable, on your behalf.
Performance of an account with restrictions will differ from, and may be lower than, the performance of an account without investment
restrictions. In addition, your decision to alter the allocation of any strategy or substitute any security may result in exposure to additional
(and potentially unforeseeable) risks that are inconsistent with the objective of your advisory account. Similarly, clients that impose similar
investment restrictions may or may not have similar portfolios. Efforts to accommodate reasonable investment restrictions may result in
the Manager selling securities in a client’s account at an inopportune time, possibly causing a taxable event. In addition, in the event of
corporate actions at an issuer, including but not limited to mergers, spin-offs, and other types of reorganizations, resulting in the issuance
of newly traded securities (that is, new symbols or CUSIPs that replace the previously restricted symbols/CUSIPs), the restriction will not
carry forward to the new securities. You must provide a new restriction request for the new securities.
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Should you wish to impose or modify existing restrictions, or your financial condition or investment objectives have changed, you should
contact your financial advisor or the AMS Client Services Department at (800) 248-8863, extension 74991.
Performance Fees and Side-By-Side Management
We do not manage any accounts or provide advisory services where we are compensated under a performance-based fee arrangement.
In addition, we do not permit our financial advisors or other representatives to provide advisory services where their compensation is paid
pursuant to a performance-based fee arrangement. However, one or more OSM Managers in our OSM Program may engage in
performance-based arrangements, the details of which will be described in the respective OSM Manager’s client agreement and Form
ADV. In these cases, our firm and our financial advisors do not receive compensation based on the performance-based fee charged by
the OSM Manager.
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
We and our financial advisors recommend and offer a broad spectrum of investment products, programs, and strategies. When
recommending programs and/or strategies to you, our financial advisors will make those recommendations based on your investment
objectives, financial situation, and risk tolerance, as identified during consultations. We have no requirements for using a particular analysis
method and financial advisors are provided flexibility (subject to our Firm supervision and compliance requirements) when developing their
investment strategies. Financial advisors may use, as examples, internal or external research (written research or by having conversations
with various sources), local or national news, press releases, economists’ views, personal contacts, and/or model portfolios from affiliated
or non-affiliated sources to formulate investment strategies tailored to your investment objectives, financial situation, and risk tolerance.
Model portfolios used as a research tool may also be available. As an example, financial advisors may monitor trading decisions made
by the AMS Investment Committee or our own affiliated managers (collectively; “our managers”) in strategies available in our other
Managed account programs and implement a substantially similar strategy(s) in your Ambassador program account. While your
financial advisor, through their own analysis, can decide to implement identical trades in your Ambassador account, performance
differences can occur due to the execution timing of trades (note: such trades in your account will occur after the model trades are
implemented), specific portfolio holdings or relative exposures. The variances in how your financial advisor implements the model
strategies they are following will affect the performance of your Ambassador account in comparison to the actual model portfolio in one
of the Managed account programs. In addition, note that compensation paid to your financial advisor may be higher in the Ambassador
program than our other Managed account programs depending on your negotiated fee.
Because our Managed and Ambassador program accounts are available through various affiliated entities, including other divisions of
Raymond James, you could pay more or less for access to these same models based upon your negotiated fee in advisory programs
available through the other entity.
For information about those analyses and strategies used by OSM Managers in the OSM Program, please refer to the individual OSM
Manager’s investment management agreement, Form ADV Part 2A or equivalent brochure.
AMS Managed and IAR Managed Programs
In the AMS Managed and IAR Managed Programs described in this Brochure, our Firm and our financial advisors may use one or more of
the following methods of investment analysis:
Fundamental Analysis: involves analyzing individual companies and their industry groups, such as a company’s financial
statements, details regarding the company’s product line, the experience and expertise of the company’s management, and the
outlook for the company’s industry. The resulting data is used to measure the true value of the company’s stock compared to the
current market value. The risk of fundamental analysis is that information obtained may be incorrect and the analysis may not
provide an accurate estimate of earnings, which may be the basis for an investment’s value. If securities prices adjust rapidly to
new information, utilizing fundamental analysis may not result in favorable performance. This also applies to other investments
such as corporate bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs. Computer systems and artificial intelligence are becoming more popular inputs
for some firms related to this analysis.
Charting Analysis: involves the gathering and processing of price and volume information for a particular security. This price and
volume information is analyzed using mathematical equations. The resulting data is then applied to graphing charts, which is
used to predict future price movements based on price patterns and trends. Charts may not accurately predict future price
movements. Current prices of securities may reflect all information known about the security and day-to-day changes in market
prices of securities may follow random patterns and may not be predictable with any reliable degree of accuracy.
Technical Analysis: involves studying past price patterns and trends in the financial markets to predict the direction of both the
overall market and specific securities.
Cyclical Analysis: a type of technical analysis that involves evaluating recurring price patterns and trends. The risk of market
timing based on technical analysis is that charts may not accurately predict future price movements. Current prices of securities
may reflect all information known about the security and day to day changes in market prices of securities may follow random
patterns and may not be predictable with any reliable degree of accuracy.
Global macroeconomic Analysis: Also known as “top-down”, this involves regional analysis of economic, market, and industry
trends before zeroing in on the investments that will benefit from those trends.
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Scenario Analysis: Involves analyzing the investment or portfolio with estimates of outcomes based on a specific past timeframe
or possible macro factors (interest rates, inflation, stock market movements). Scenario analysis can be considered a form of
stress testing and is commonly used to estimate changes to a portfolio's value in response to an unfavorable event.
Investment Strategies
Our Firm and our financial advisors provide numerous investment management styles and strategies, including large and small cap equity,
international equity, fixed income, and a broad spectrum of mutual funds and exchange traded funds, either individually or in combination.
Generally, our Firm and our financial advisors recommend and provide clients a diversified investment strategy incorporating domestic
and international equities, fixed income, and other alternative asset classes such as real estate, commodities, and derivative-related
strategies. The exact composition of recommended programs and investment strategies will be determined by the client’s financial goals
and investment objectives and greatly influenced by the client’s liquidity needs and tolerance for risk (portfolio fluctuations).
Tax Considerations
Our Firm and our financial advisors are not in the business of providing tax advice. We are not responsible for ensuring that your objectives
and strategies comply with tax requirements that may apply to you. You should consult with your own tax professional with respect to tax-
related matters.
Unless specifically noted, tax efficiency is not an integrated part of the strategies and disciplines offered by us through the American Funds,
RJCS, RJRP, Freedom, Freedom UMA, Portfolio Select UMA, MDA, BlackRock, and Russell managed Programs. Certain strategies and
investments used in these advisory Programs may have unique and significant tax implications. As previously described above in the Tax
Overlay Service section, eligible accounts can be enrolled in Tax Overlay Service, which acts as an overlay feature to your account and
offers the ability to harvest losses at an additional cost to you.
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Circular 230 Disclosure: Our Firm, affiliates, agents, and employees are not in the business of providing tax,
regulatory, accounting, or legal advice. This brochure and any tax-related statements provided by us are not intended or written to be used,
and cannot be used or relied upon, by any taxpayer for the purpose of avoiding tax penalties. Taxpayers should seek advice based on the
taxpayer’s particular circumstances from an independent tax professional.
General Risks Associated with Portfolio Investments
Investing involves risk, including loss of principal, which you should be prepared to bear. Asset allocation and diversification does not ensure
a profit or protect against a loss. No one particular security, investment product, investment style, strategy or Manager is appropriate for all
types of investors. While not an all-inclusive list, the following are types of investment risks that could affect the value of your portfolio,
depending on the selected investment product(s) and the portfolio of investments:
Market Risk: The price of an equity, bond, or mutual fund may drop in reaction to tangible and intangible events and conditions. This type
of risk is caused by external factors independent of a security’s particular underlying circumstances. For example, political, economic,
and social conditions like a pandemic or other communicable diseases may trigger market events.
Inflation Risk: When any type of inflation is present, a dollar today will not buy as much as a dollar next year, because purchasing power
is eroding at the rate of inflation.
Call Risk: The risk that your bond investment will be called or purchased back from you when conditions are favorable to the bond issuer
and unfavorable to you.
Manager Risk: The risk that an actively managed mutual fund’s investment adviser will fail to execute the fund’s stated investment
strategy.
Credit Risk: Generally, bonds with a lower credit rating indicate a higher potential for financial risk and will generally command a higher
offering yield. Conversely, bonds with a higher credit rating indicate less likelihood for financial difficulties and generally provide a
lower yield to investors. The absence of a rating may indicate that the issuer has not requested a rating evaluation, insufficient data
exists on the issuer to derive a rating, or that a rating request was denied. Non-rated securities tend to be more speculative in nature
and are less liquid. Although rating agencies assist in evaluating the creditworthiness of an issuer, ratings are not recommendations
to buy, sell, or hold a security, nor do ratings remove market risk. In addition, ratings are subject to review, revision, suspension,
reduction, or withdrawal at any time, and any of these changes in ratings may affect the current market value of your investment. A
rating agency may also place an issuer under review or credit watch, which may be another indicator of a future rating change. Your
trade confirmations, online accounts, and monthly statements display only the ratings of those rating agencies to which we subscribe.
Default Risk: An issuer’s inability to remain solvent and pay any outstanding debt obligations in a timely manner. Adverse changes in
the creditworthiness of the issuer (whether or not reflected in changes to the issuer’s rating) can decrease the current market value
and may result in a partial or total loss of an investment.
Interest Rate Risk: Generally, as interest rates rise, the price of a bond will fall, and conversely, as interest rates fall, the price of a
bond will rise. The yield offered on bonds is based upon a collective associated-risk evaluation, coupled with a market-determined
spread over a similarly traded riskless transaction (historically measured versus a similar maturity Treasury bond). As interest rates
fluctuate, the yield on most bonds will be adjusted accordingly.
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Purchasing Power Risk: The risk that, over time, inflation will lower the value of the returned principal. This means that an investor will
be able to purchase fewer goods and services with the proceeds received at maturity.
Currency Risk: Overseas investments are subject to fluctuations in the value of the dollar against the currency of the investment’s
originating country. This is also referred to as exchange rate risk.
Reinvestment Risk: The risk that future proceeds from investments may have to be reinvested at a potentially lower rate of return (interest
rate). This primarily relates to fixed income securities and other investments.
Business Risk: These risks are associated with a particular industry or a particular company within an industry.
Liquidity Risk: Liquidity represents the ability to readily convert an investment into cash. Generally, assets are more liquid if many traders
are interested in a standardized product. For example, U.S. Treasury securities are highly liquid, while real estate properties are not.
Financial Risk: Excessive borrowing to finance a business’ operations increases the risk of loss, because the company must meet the
terms of its obligations in good times and bad. During periods of financial stress, the inability to meet loan obligations may result in
bankruptcy and/or a declining market value. Senior debt instruments (e.g., secured bonds) generally have a higher priority of payment
if an issuer’s financial strength declines than equity investments (e.g., common stocks). A company facing financial challenges
generally must stop paying dividends to shareholders before interrupting interest payments to bondholders.
Correlation Risk: The risk that the actual correlation (a statistical measure of how two or more variables move in relation to each other)
between two assets (or variables) will be different than the correlation that was assumed or expected. Differences between the actual
and expected correlation may result in a portfolio being riskier than was anticipated.
Counterparty/Default Risk: The risk that a party to a contract will not live up to (or default on) its contractual obligations to the other party
to the contract.
Valuation Risk: The risk that an asset is improperly valued in relation to what would be received upon its being sold or redeemed at
maturity.
Tax Risk: The risk that tax laws may change and impact the underlying investment premise or profitability of an investment. The tax
overlay services offered and “Direct Indexing” strategies in RJCS for example attempt to keep taxes low for investors but there is not
guarantee because of market conditions at that time. Related, strategies involved with lowering taxes have investment risk because of
the more custom nature and may not track the appropriate benchmark because of this strategy.
Cybersecurity Risk: Raymond James and its service providers use computer systems, networks, and devices to carry out routine
business operations and employ a variety of protections designed to prevent damage or interruption from computer viruses, network
failures, computer and telecommunication failures, infiltration by unauthorized persons and security breaches. Despite the various
protections used, systems, networks, or devices potentially can be breached. A client could be negatively impacted as a result of a
cybersecurity breach. Intentional cybersecurity breaches include unauthorized access to systems, networks, or devices (such as
through "hacking" activity); infection from computer viruses or other malicious software code; and attacks that shut down, disable,
slow, or otherwise disrupt operations, business processes, or website access or functionality. In addition, unintentional incidents can
occur, such as the inadvertent release of confidential information (possibly resulting in the violation of applicable privacy laws). A
cybersecurity breach could result in the loss or theft of customer data or funds, the inability to access electronic systems ("denial of
services"), loss or theft of proprietary information or corporate data, physical damage to a computer or network system, or costs
associated with system repairs. Such incidents could cause an investment fund, the advisor, a manager, or other service providers to
incur regulatory penalties, reputational damage, additional compliance costs, or financial loss. Similar adverse consequences could
result from cybersecurity breaches affecting issuers of securities in which a client invests; governmental and other regulatory
authorities; exchange and other financial market operators, banks, brokers, dealers, and other financial institutions; and other parties.
Technology Risk: Managers or disciplines which invest a portion or all of a portfolio in the technology or biotechnology sectors may be
more volatile than those investing in other sectors. The technology and biotechnology sectors have historically demonstrated higher
volatility than many other sectors of the equity market. As a result, the securities and other investments selected within these portfolios
are typically more speculative in nature and have a greater potential for the loss of capital.
We must rely in part on digital and network technologies to conduct our business and to maintain substantial computerized data relating
to client account activities. These technologies include those owned or managed by us as well as those owned or managed by others,
such as financial intermediaries, pricing vendors, transfer agents, and other parties used by us to provide services and maintain our
business operations. These technology systems may fail to operate properly or become disabled as a result of events or circumstances
wholly or partly beyond our or our service providers’ control. Technology failures, whether deliberate or not, including those arising from
use of third-party service providers or client usage of systems to access accounts, could have a material adverse effect on our business
or our clients and could result in, among other things, financial loss, reputational damage, regulatory penalties, or the inability to conduct
business.
Political and Legislative Risk: Companies face a complex set of laws and circumstances in each country in which they operate. The
political and economic environment can change rapidly and without warning, with significant impact, especially for companies operating
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internationally or those companies who conduct a substantial amount of their business internationally. Political and legislative events
anywhere in the world may have unforeseen consequences to markets around the world.
Concentration Risk: This is the risk of amplified losses that could occur from having a large portion of holdings in a particular investment,
asset class, or market segment relative to the investor’s overall portfolio.
Portfolio Customization Risk: Investors that have imposed investment restrictions, request customization of their portfolio, or have
selected tax overlay service (including Direct Indexing) may not track the investment manager’s standard performance closely at all
times. For example, restricting tobacco and alcohol, holding overly concentrated positions, or investing while seeking tax minimization
may cause tracking error or performance dispersion when compared to the manager’s overall composite performance returns or
relevant benchmark.
Other product/sector specific risks include the following:
Sector-specific investing: Investors considering these programs should recognize that managers/disciplines which invest a portion or
all of a client’s assets with a sector emphasis may lead to increased volatility; therefore, a long-term investment horizon of five or more
years is recommended. Investors should also be aware that concentrated accounts, also known as “non-diversified” or “focused”
accounts, generally hold less than 15 stocks. Therefore, accounts may have over-weighted sector and issuer positions, which may
result in greater volatility and risk.
Small-Cap Investing: If you are considering small-cap managers or disciplines in which a portion or all of a client’s assets are invested
in these disciplines, you should recognize that the issuers of small-cap securities may not have significant business experience or
may have businesses that are still in the early stages of the business life cycle, may be less liquid, may have lower trading volume
and greater spreads between the purchase and sale prices of their securities, and may experience greater volatility than securities
with larger market capitalizations. The securities and other investments selected for these disciplines will typically be more speculative
in nature and thus have greater potential for the loss of principal.
International Investing: If you are considering an international/global manager or discipline in which a portion or all of a client’s assets
are invested in international securities, you should recognize that investing in international securities markets involves additional risks
not typically associated with domestic securities. Exchange rate fluctuations, currency controls, political and economic instability, and
greater volatility are risks commonly associated with international investing. Exchange rate risk between the U.S. dollar and foreign
currencies may cause the value of investments to decline. Investing in emerging markets can be riskier than investing in well-
established foreign markets. Investments in international disciplines may be subject to foreign financial taxes. Certain strategies gain
international investment exposure by investing in ADRs and similar depositary receipts. ADRs are the receipts for the shares of a non-
U.S.-based company traded on U.S. exchanges. You should carefully review your asset allocation objectives and risk tolerance before
selecting a manager or discipline that invests internationally.
Equity Risk: Strategies that invest in equity securities are subject to the risk that stock prices may fall over short or extended periods
of time. Equity markets tend to move in cycles, and the value of each strategy’s equity securities may fluctuate drastically from day-
to-day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments.
The prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response. These factors contribute to price volatility, which
is the principal risk of investing in the strategies we offer.
Investors considering any equity or equity-weighted objective within the RJCS, MDA, RJRP, Freedom, Portfolio Select UMA, or
Freedom UMA Programs should recognize that equity disciplines are managed primarily to achieve capital appreciation and are
managed more aggressively than disciplines managed to achieve income. Equity investors should be willing to tolerate short-term
volatility and the greater possibility of the loss of capital than disciplines seeking current income. An equity investor’s investment
horizon should generally be long-term, but not less than three years.
Limited Partnerships: Certain Managers may invest in Master Limited Partnership (“MLP”) units, which may result in unique tax
treatment. MLPs may not be appropriate for tax-qualified retirement accounts.
Fixed Income Risk: Investors considering a fixed income manager or discipline generally seek consistent returns with lower risk, and
their tolerance for risk/volatility will accept only infrequent, minimal losses. Because of the less volatile nature of the disciplines, a fixed
income investor may have a shorter investment horizon than equity and balanced investors, although the objective can accommodate
investors with longer term investment horizons as well. Fixed income and bond fund investors should carefully consider risks such as
interest rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk and inflation risk.
Investors considering Managers/objectives that primarily invest in high-yield fixed income, collateralized mortgage obligations
(“CMOs”), asset-backed securities, and/or convertible securities should be aware that additional risks exist with these types of
investments. These securities may be rated below investment grade or not rated, which reflects the greater possibility that the financial
condition of the issuer, or adverse changes in general economic conditions, may impair the ability of the issuer to pay income and
principal. If no established secondary market exists, there may be thin trading of high-yield bonds, which increases the potential for
volatility. Periods of rising interest rates or economic downturns may cause highly leveraged issuers to experience financial stress,
and thus markets for their securities may become more volatile.
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Most CMOs are agency CMOs. Agency CMOs are not rated by any rating agencies but are generally considered to have an implied
AAA rating because they are guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal National
Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association (Freddie Mac). This rating however is subject
to upgrades and downgrades based on the credit rating of the US Government debt. AAA-implied rated CMOs will have more volatility
than AAA-rated Treasuries or corporate bonds during periods of rising interest rates because of negative convexity -- slowing
prepayments causing increased duration, or “extension risk.” CMOs may not be appropriate for some investors, especially if the timing
of return of principal is a primary concern as the security carries interest rate and prepayment risks. The yield and average life of a
CMO will fluctuate, depending on the actual prepayment experience and changes in current interest rates thus impacting the return
on a portfolio. Convertible securities combine the fixed characteristics of bonds and preferred stock with the potential for capital
appreciation; they may be subject to greater volatility than pure fixed income instruments. The aforementioned securities may be
illiquid when selling small positions and withdrawals may take several weeks.
Municipal securities: Municipal securities typically provide a lower yield than comparably rated taxable investments in consideration
of their tax-advantaged status. Investments in municipal securities may not be appropriate for all investors, particularly those who do
not stand to benefit from the tax status of the investment. Please consult a tax professional to assess the impact of holding such
securities on your tax liability.
Mutual funds, ETFs, and other pooled investments: Unlike shares of mutual funds, but similar to other securities and fixed income
products, shares of ETFs are bought and sold based on market values throughout each trading day, and do not necessarily trade at
NAV. For this reason, ETF shares could trade at either a premium or discount to NAV. ETF shares also may trade at a bid and ask
spread, which tends to be wider for ETFs which hold less liquid securities, such as international or high yield bonds or emerging
market stocks. Both the premium and discount and bid-ask spreads add to the costs of buying and selling ETFs and may reduce
returns associated with those investments.
Accounts may invest in ETFs classified as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which may result in unique tax treatment,
including Schedule K-1 reporting. Prospective or existing clients should consult their tax advisor for additional information regarding
the tax consequences associated with the purchase, ownership, and disposition of such investments. Additional information is also
available in each ETF’s prospectus, which is available upon request.
Speculative securities and other investments: Investing in speculative securities, such as low-priced stocks and newly issued equity
securities, as well as securities of historically unprofitable companies, involves more than average risk and such securities can
experience volatile price behavior. For example, with respect to new industries, stocks issued by relatively unproven companies
typically have valuations that materially exceed valuations based on traditional business methods. Although prospective investment
returns may be higher than normal, only investors capable of sustaining the complete loss of their investments should purchase
speculative securities.
Alternatives: Alternative investments are generally considered speculative in nature and may involve a high degree of risk, particularly
if concentrating investments in one or few alternative investments. These risks are potentially greater than and substantially different
from those associated with traditional equity or fixed income investments.
The use of derivatives, such as swaps and futures, entails substantial risks, including the risk of loss of a significant portion of their
principal value, lack of a secondary market, increased volatility, correlation risk, counterparty risk, liquidity risk, interest-rate risk, market
risk, credit risk, valuation risk, and tax risk. Derivatives prices can be volatile, market movements are difficult to predict, and financing
sources and related interest rates are subject to rapid change. One or more markets may move against the derivatives positions held
by an account, thereby causing substantial losses. Most of these instruments are not traded on exchanges but rather through an
informal network of banks and dealers who have no obligation to make markets in them. Further, there are risks involved in borrowing
and lending against derivatives. Banks and dealers can apply essentially discretionary margin and credit requirements (and thus in
effect force a position to close). Derivatives, primarily futures and forward contracts, generally have implied leverage (a small amount
of money to make an investment of greater value). In addition, some derivatives carry the additional risk of failure to perform by the
counterparty to the transaction. Many unforeseeable events, such as government policies, can have profound effects on interest and
exchange rates, which in turn can have large and sudden effects on prices of derivative instruments. Because of this, extensive use
of derivatives may magnify any gains or losses on those investments as well as the risk of any fund or strategy using derivatives.
Managed futures strategies: Managed futures strategies may seek exposure to different asset classes, such as equity securities, fixed
income securities, commodities, currencies, interest rates and indices. Investing in managed futures involves risks, including but not
limited to, liquidity risk and risks associated with commodities, currencies and other non-traditional assets, leverage, derivative
instruments, and complex strategies. Other risks may include market risk, fixed income securities risk, interest rate risk, credit risk,
foreign issuer and investment risk and emerging market risk. Investors investing in these strategies should have a high tolerance for
risk, including the willingness and ability to accept significant price volatility, potential lack of liquidity and potential loss of their
investment.
Private Placement Variable Life Insurance (PPLI) and Private Placement Variable Annuity (PPVA) Risk: The value of the Investment
Account will fluctuate and, when redeemed or annuitized, may be worth more or less than the total investment. Alternative investments
carry particular risks, which should be considered prior to investing in PPLI/PPVA Alternative Investments. Some of these risks include
speculative investment practices, limited liquidity, lack of periodic pricing or valuation information sent to investors, and the lack of
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transparency of underlying investments. Death benefit guarantees of variable universal life insurance products are subject to the claims
paying ability of the insurance company.
PPLI/PPVA Alternative Investments may not be appropriate for all qualified purchasers. PPLI/PPVA Alternative Investments are
unregistered securities products, which are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as registered products. The tax benefits of
PPLI/PPVA Alternative Investments are dependent upon compliance with U.S. federal tax laws applicable to insurance products. In
addition, the Policy must meet certain diversification requirements as outlined in the private placement memorandum. For PPLI/PPVA
Alternative Investments, you should rely solely on the disclosure contained in the private placement memorandum with respect to the
terms and conditions of the life insurance and variable annuity product.
Hedge fund replication strategies: Hedge fund replication strategies attempt to replicate the “beta” (market risk) of the hedge fund
market. These “alternative beta” funds employ sophisticated quantitative engines that use algorithms to determine which investments
best explain the movement of the hedge fund index to produce a number of factors they feel drive the beta of the hedge fund universe.
These funds typically have higher traditional market correlations but still maintain lower market risk over volatile periods.
These investments can be illiquid, are not always required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve
complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as
mutual funds, may charge high fees, in many cases the underlying investments are not transparent and are known only to the
Manager, and may be more concentrated than other investments. Investors should carefully review and understand offering
documents for these investments.
Precious metals and other commodities: Markets for precious metals and other commodities have historically been volatile. There
may be sharp price fluctuations even during periods when prices overall are rising, creating the potential for losses regardless of the
length of time the commodities are held. Therefore, investments in precious metals and other commodities should only comprise a
small part of a diversified portfolio. Among the factors that may affect the value of commodity investments are cyclical economic
conditions, sudden political events, and adverse international monetary policies.
Arbitrage strategies: Arbitrage strategies traditionally involve no net investment (although there is some margin or collateral that must
be posted), by shorting a position and using the funds to purchase the same or similar position in another market. Common
applications of arbitrage include convertible arbitrage, where a manager will buy a convertible bond and sell the underlying stock or
vice versa, because of perceived mispricing. Another arbitrage strategy is merger arbitrage, where managers buy the stock of a new
company resulting from a merger transaction and sell the stock of the acquiring company.
Global macro strategies: Global macro strategies invest in financial derivatives and other securities on the basis of movements in
global financial markets. The strategies are typically based on forecasts and analysis about interest rate trends, movements in the
general flow of funds, political changes, government policies, inter-government relations, and other broad systemic factors. Certain
strategies gain international investment exposure by investing in ADRs and similar depositary receipts. ADRs are the receipts for the
shares of a non-U.S.-based company traded on U.S. exchanges.
Long/short strategies: Long/short strategies is a strategy in which Managers can go long (buy) in the stocks of companies/sectors
which are believed to be undervalued and for which the manager has a positive outlook while simultaneously shorting (selling)
companies/sectors which are believed to be overvalued and for which the manager has a negative outlook. Long/short funds offer the
potential for upside participation with the ability to protect assets in difficult market environments, and they exhibit varying levels of
correlation to traditional markets.
Structured investments: Market-Linked Investments, also commonly known as Structured Investments, are specialized bonds
(Market-Linked Notes) or bank CDs (Market-Linked CDs) whose performance is linked to specific markets (such as equities, equity
indices, commodities, or currencies) over a set period. Market-Linked Notes (MLNs) and Market-Linked CDs (MLCDs) are not suitable
for all investors. The following risks are often associated with owning Market-Linked Investments: Market risk, equity risk fixed income
risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, call risk, correlation risk, valuation risk, tax risk, and principal risk. Investors should consult their financial
advisor for investment advice and read all applicable offering documents before investing. Investors should carefully review the risk
factors section in the relevant offering documents for a complete description of all risk factors. MLNs and MLCDs are subject to fees
and costs, which may include commission paid to your financial advisor, structuring and developments costs, and offering expenses.
There are also trading costs including costs to hedge the product. Please refer to the offering documents for a full list of fees. Market-
Linked Investments are priced using evaluations which are typically model-based and do not necessarily reflect actual trades. The
complete costs associated with issuing, selling, structuring, and hedging a Market-Linked Investment are not fully deducted upon
issuance, but over time. As such, initial statement price evaluations are expected to be higher than the current estimated market
values during this initial period. Beyond such period, the statement price evaluations suggest the current estimated market values,
which can be higher or lower than the amount you would receive in an actual sale. These estimates assume normal market conditions
and are based on large volume transactions. Market prices of Market-Linked Investments may be affected by several risks, including
without limitation: market risk, interest rate risk, default risk, credit risk, and liquidity risk.
Other risks include the following:
Margin Risk/Pledging Assets: You should be aware that pledging assets in an account to secure a loan or purchase securities and other
investments on margin involves additional risks. The bank holding the loan may have the authority to liquidate all or part of the securities
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and other investments at any time without prior notice to you in order to maintain required maintenance levels or to call the loan at any
time. As a practical matter, this may cause you to sell assets and realize losses in a declining market. These actions may interrupt your
long-term investment goals and result in adverse tax consequences and additional fees earned by the bank. The returns on pledged
assets may not cover the cost of loan interest and account fees and may dictate a more aggressive investment strategy to support the
costs of borrowing. Before pledging assets in an account, you should carefully review the loan agreement, loan application, any forms
required by the bank, and any other forms and disclosures provided by us. Please refer to the “Loans and Collateral – Securities Based
Lending” section for more information.
Option Purchases/Sales: Options involve unique and potentially significant risks and are not suitable for everyone. Option trading can be
speculative in nature and may carry substantial risk of loss. We may require the use of margin for higher risk strategies. We generally
limit the use of options to hedging strategies in managed and discretionary accounts (e.g., covered calls and put purchases with limited
downside risk), although you may use, upon pre-approval by us, more sophisticated and higher risk option strategies in your non-
discretionary Ambassador accounts. For certain RJCS investment managers, covered calls are used however their investment judgement
is applied related to how many and which stocks will be covered, causing more investment risk. On a limited basis, certain OSM Managers
are allowed to offer more sophisticated option strategies to approved clients. Before we accept an account for options activity, you must
be given the option disclosure document titled “Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options” and must complete and submit an
Option Application and Agreement for our review and approval prior to transacting option trades. You may only employ those strategies
that have been approved by us for use in your account, and, if approved for more sophisticated option strategies, margin approval on the
account is also required as indicated in the Options Application and Agreement.
Manager Funds and Manager-Affiliated ETFs
Certain Managers may invest a portion of your account or include an allocation within their investment portfolio in mutual funds affiliated with
the Manager. The use of Manager-affiliated mutual funds is typically intended to improve the diversification of the portfolio holdings, where an
investment in individual securities would be impractical or more costly (such as with international and fixed income securities). We generally
limit these investments by Managers due to the additional fees and expenses typically associated with these securities (assessed by the
mutual fund company or trust, such as management fees and operating expenses). However, should a Manager wish to invest in or
recommend a Manager-affiliated mutual fund to achieve greater portfolio diversification than would generally be available by purchasing
individual securities, particularly with fixed income and international securities, we may accommodate these investments, provided the affiliated
mutual fund is available exclusively for investment by Managed program clients (“Manager Fund”), and the Manager will not receive additional
compensation as a result of investing in the Manager Fund. In addition, the Manager, or their mutual fund’s affiliated adviser/trustee, must
waive its management fee, and the Manager/sponsor must pay or reimburse the Manager Fund for the operating expenses of the Manager
Fund, excluding certain extraordinary expenses. The Manager may only receive compensation on program account assets via the program’s
applicable Fee. Within the OSM Platform, we do not stipulate or otherwise establish guidelines on when an OSM Manager may use Manager
Funds in their portfolios as OSM Platform clients have a direct investment management agreement with the OSM Manager. We do not monitor
the OSM Manager’s use of Manager Funds. Additional information regarding Manager Funds is available in the Manager’s Form ADV Part
2A or equivalent disclosure document, and the Manager Fund’s prospectus(es) and/or SAI, each of which are available from your financial
advisor.
Clients or prospective investors organized as a registered investment company or other registered investment vehicle under the Investment
Company Act are not eligible to select an investment discipline that invests in investment company securities, including Manager Funds.
Please consult your advisory agreement(s) which could include the Master Advisory Agreement for a list of these investment disciplines. If a
Manager invests in a Manager Fund in an eligible discipline, you should be aware the Manager Fund may have, at the time of investment or
any time thereafter, relatively low assets under management. Depending on the total investment in the Manager Fund, eligible and participating
RJCS Program accounts may collectively become a significant majority shareholder of the Manager Fund. This could result in potential
illiquidity if the Manager determines a program-wide redemption or liquidation is warranted, or AMS recommends a termination of an
investment discipline using a Manager Fund. Additionally, other firms may offer the Manager’s investment discipline(s) using Manager Funds,
and if one or more of these firms recommends a termination of the investment discipline(s), the resulting Manager Fund redemption may
impact the NAV and performance for the remaining Manager Fund’s shareholders, including, potentially, RJCS Program clients.
A select number of Managers use ETFs, including ETFs affiliated with the Manager, as a primary or significant and ongoing part of their
managed portfolios, in order to gain timely and broadly diversified access to specific asset classes or market sectors. Managers that invest in
ETFs affiliated with the Manager (“Manager-affiliated ETFs”) may only invest in these ETFs where no management fees are assessed, or any
applicable management fees are waived by the Manager. Unlike Manager Funds, Manager-affiliated ETFs are permitted to be held outside
of a managed program account. Since Manager-affiliated ETFs are exchange-traded and available to the general investing public and not
limited to managed program clients, the Manager’s use of Manager-affiliated ETFs may create a conflict of interest for the Manager or their
affiliates due to the potential economies of scale that result from greater investment access, and the Manager’s or their affiliates’ desire to
market their availability outside of a managed program account.
First Trust ETF
In addition to the risks discussed above in the “General Risks Associated with Portfolio Investments” section of this brochure, the
First Trust ETF sub-advised by RJA also has risks specific to investing in ETFs that are described in the fund’s prospectus which is
available through your financial advisor or through First Trust’s website.
Brokerage Practices
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Selecting Brokerage Firms
Your financial advisor, in his/her capacity as a registered representative through RJA, the broker-dealer, is subject to Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Conduct Rule 3040 and FINRA Rule 3280, which restrict financial advisors and other associated persons
from conducting securities transactions away from our Firm or an affiliated firm. As a result, our financial advisors are limited to conducting
securities transactions through us. We may charge a higher fee than another broker for a particular type of service, such as transaction
fees. You may use the broker-dealer of your choice and have no obligation to effect transactions only through us. However, if you do not
use us as your broker-dealer, your financial advisor will generally not be able to accept your account(s).
Because our services do not include the selection of brokerage firms, you do not necessarily obtain execution of transactions or brokerage
rates as favorable as those which might be obtained through a third-party manager that does undertake to select brokerage firms or to
negotiate rates with those selected firms. Better executions may be available through another broker-dealer based on a number of factors
including volume, order flow, and market making activity.
Best Execution
As investment advisers registered with the SEC, we and our SMA Managers are legally required to take all reasonable steps to seek the
best possible trading result for you, taking into account a number of factors, including price, costs, speed, likelihood of execution and
settlement, size, nature, confidentiality, and other relevant considerations when executing orders on your behalf. This obligation is
commonly referred to as “best execution.”
To comply with best execution obligations, our Firm and each SMA Manager responsible for trading activity in client accounts must evaluate
the orders received in the aggregate and periodically assess the execution quality of the various competing markets, trading venues,
dealers, and market makers to which the orders are routed for execution. As mentioned above, a range of different factors may be
considered when obtaining best execution, so it is important to note that best execution does not expressly mean the lowest cost or best
price. Other factors may take on equal or greater prominence when determining best execution, such as the need for timely execution, the
nature of the transaction and market in which the security trades, or the need for confidentiality in working trades to fulfill the order, among
others.
Please note that Model Managers do not generally have a best execution obligation, except in isolated cases, as we maintain sole
responsibility for trading activities. Conversely, a Manager that directs an order to us for execution is independently responsible for
satisfying its best execution obligations just as we are when executing these orders. SMA Managers that elect to trade away must make
a determination that doing so satisfies their best execution obligation. In these cases, the SMA Manager, not RJA, is solely responsible for
satisfying its best execution obligation. For more information about trading away practices, please refer to the “SMA Managers that Elect
to Trade Away from Raymond James” section. For more information about SMA Managers and Model Managers, please refer to the
“Overview of Our Advisory Fee Programs” section.
We have adopted a best execution policy in accordance with applicable law. Best Execution Committees meet periodically to evaluate the
execution quality of trades executed through us, in our capacity as a broker-dealer.
Block Trades
Depending on who has investment discretion, we, the Manager, or your financial advisor (if an Ambassador account) may determine that
the purchase or sale of a particular security is appropriate for more than one client account. In these cases, we, the Manager, or your
financial advisor may aggregate sale and purchase orders held by you with similar orders being made simultaneously for other clients into
one “block” order for execution purposes. Blocking orders generally seeks to obtain a more advantageous net price, potentially avoid an
adverse effect on the price which could result from simultaneously placing a number of separate competing orders, simplify the
administration and efficiency of trading across a potentially large number of accounts, or a combination of these and other factors. If a
block transaction is effected by us, the Manager, or your financial advisor, you will receive the average price of all transactions effected to
fill the order. As a result, the average price received by you may be higher or lower than the price that an individual client may have received
had the transaction been effected for you independently from the block transaction.
Managers participating in the RJCS, MDA, Portfolio Select UMA, and Freedom UMA Programs may also participate in other wrap fee
programs sponsored by other unaffiliated broker-dealers. In addition, Managers typically manage institutional accounts not referred through
a directed brokerage or sponsor’s wrap fee program, as well as act as an investment adviser to an open-end mutual fund(s). If a Manager
recommends or otherwise effects the purchase or sale of a security for all accounts within a particular discipline available through these
Programs, there is a potential that the Manager will have to effect similar transactions through a large number of broker-dealers or market
centers.
SMA Manager Trade Rotation Practices
Depending on the liquidity of the security and the size of the transaction, among other factors, SMA Managers may use a trade rotation
process where one group of clients (for example, RJCS clients) may have a transaction effected before or after another group of the
Manager’s other non-Raymond James clients, so as to limit the market impact of the transaction. For example, an SMA Manager’s trade
rotation process may result in RJCS clients being the first accounts in which a specific trade is aggregated and executed, and once
completed, the SMA Manager will then “rotate” to the next set of clients or firm in their rotation; over time it is expected that our clients will
eventually be last in the SMA Manager’s rotation.
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An SMA Manager’s trade rotation process is developed and administered at their sole discretion. SMA Managers typically use a random
selection process and the trade rotation process is intended to equitably allocate transactions across the SMA Manager’s entire client base
so that each group of clients can expect over time to receive executions at the beginning, middle and the end of the rotation.
As a result, you should understand that an SMA Manager’s trade rotation process may result in a transaction being effected in your account
that occurs near or at the end of the SMA Manager’s rotation. When at the end of a rotation, these transactions may significantly bear the
market price impact, if any, than those trades executed earlier in the SMA Manager’s rotation. As a result of the SMA Manager’s trade
rotation practices, your account could underperform other accounts.
Taking into account the size and scale of an SMA Manager’s distribution reach (that is, how many firms like us offer their investment
disciplines, as well as whether the SMA Manager offers these disciplines directly to institutional investors and mutual fund companies), the
development and implementation of a trade rotation process is directly linked with meeting their best execution obligation. There is no
uniform standard or process employed within the investment management industry. As a result, certain SMA Managers may decide to use
a trade rotation process for all securities in their portfolio and trade only through the investment adviser sponsoring the managed Programs.
Others may choose to use a rotation process that includes making a determination to trade away from the sponsors frequently or on a
majority basis. Additional information regarding each SMA Manager’s trade rotation practices is available in the SMA Manager’s Form
ADV Part 2A.
Voting Client Securities
Proxy Voting
Unless you retain proxy voting authority, we (or a third-party manager, as applicable) will vote proxies in our AMS Managed Programs in
accordance with our (or third-party manager’s, as applicable) proxy voting policies and procedures. In all cases where we vote proxies, we do
so in accordance with Rule 206(4)-6 of the Advisers Act. We do not vote proxies in either the IAR Managed Program (Ambassador) or the
OSM Platform. For IAR Managed Accounts, you retain the right to vote all proxies solicited for Securities held in your account. Neither RJA,
your IAR, nor any Raymond James entity will take any action with respect to the voting of proxies on your behalf. Whether you or our OSM
Manager vote proxies in your OSM account will be dictated by the OSM Manager’s discretionary Manager Agreement with you. The following
chart summarizes which party votes proxies on your behalf, (unless directed otherwise) depending on the advisory Program.
AMS Managed Programs and/or Dual Contract Platform
Who Votes Proxies on your Behalf
AMS or RJCS SMA Manager1
RJCS
AMS
American Funds, Freedom, Freedom UMA, MDA, Russell,
BlackRock, if applicable or Portfolio Select UMA
OSM
You or your OSM Manager - Refer to the Manager Agreement,
OSM Part 2A or equivalent document2
IAR Managed Programs
Who Votes Proxies on your Behalf
You
Ambassador, (discretionary and non-discretionary
accounts)
1 RJCS Managers with authority to vote proxies on your behalf, will vote or abstain such proxies, as the case may be, in accordance with their own policy. A
description of an RJCS Manager’s proxy voting policies and procedures, which may include limitations on or under what circumstances they will exercise their
voting authority, is available in their respective Form ADV Part 2A disclosure documents, which may be requested from your financial advisor or by contacting
AMS Client Services at (800) 248-8863, extension 74991.
2 If your OSM Manager has authority to vote proxies on your behalf, pursuant to your Manager Agreement with the OSM Manager, such OSM Manager will
vote or abstain from voting such proxies, as the case may be, in accordance with their own policy. More information regarding the OSM Manager’s proxy
voting policy will be described in the OSM Manager’s Form ADV 2A or equivalent disclosure brochure.
AMS has adopted procedures designed to promote your best interest and avoid potential conflicts of interest that may arise between our
interests and those of our clients. AMS uses a third-party proxy voting service, Glass Lewis & Co. (“Glass Lewis”), to provide independent,
objective research and voting recommendations. AMS has adopted Glass Lewis’s “Investment Manager Guidelines,” a voting methodology
which generally seeks to maximize shareholder value. Note that Glass Lewis’s “Investment Manager Guidelines” generally does not consider
the strategy or investment objectives of the overall strategy or Program account in making proxy voting recommendations. AMS reserves the
right to vote proxies in a manner different than that recommended by Glass Lewis if we believe doing so would be in our client’s best interests,
such as when securities may be subject to share blocking (short-term prohibitions on selling after voting, which is typically associated with
foreign securities). In addition, if Glass Lewis does not provide a recommendation as a result of cumulative voting rights or ballot issues they
believe require a case-by-case response, AMS reviews each issue individually and submits a vote as we deem to be in your best interest or
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will abstain from voting when submitting a vote would be impractical. Otherwise, AMS relies upon Glass Lewis’s recommendations when
submitting votes. You may request a copy of AMS’s proxy voting policies and procedures and a record of proxies that have been voted on
your behalf by contacting Asset Management Services Client Services at (800) 248-8863, extension 74991.
By delegating proxy voting authority to us, as applicable, you authorize us or a third party to make decisions on how to vote in your account.
You cannot direct your vote in a particular proxy vote nor will we seek your consent prior to doing so. In addition, you authorize us to receive
proxy-related materials, annual and semi-annual reports, and other shareholder materials, including corporate actions, arising from any funds
or other securities in the account.
Investments in Issuers Subject to Legal Proceedings
On occasion, securities and other investments held in your portfolio may become the subject of legal proceedings, including bankruptcies and
shareholder litigation. You have the right to take any actions with respect to any legal proceedings, including bankruptcies and shareholder
litigation, and the right to initiate or pursue any legal proceedings, including shareholder litigation, with respect to transactions, securities, or
other investments held in your account. You are not obligated to join other parties as a requirement to initiating or participating in any
proceeding. Neither our Firm nor the Managers (where applicable) provide legal advice and will not file any claims on your behalf. However,
if your Advisory Account is an eligible account, it will be auto-enrolled pursuant to your account opening documentation in a Class Action
Recovery Service provided by RJA, in its capacity as the custodian or sub-custodian of your accounts, as applicable, and your enrollment
authorizes us to automate the class action claim process for your accounts. Material terms of the Class Action Recovery Service may be
found in the “Class Action Recovery Service” paragraph of the Important Client Information. Prospectuses related to Securities in your
Account will be delivered to you or made available to you upon request, as applicable.
Item 7 – Client Information Provided to Portfolio Managers
Your financial advisor collects the following information from you: your name, social security/tax identification number, address, phone number,
employer, occupation, date of birth, number of dependents, net worth, annual income, investment experience, retirement status, investment
objective, risk tolerance, time horizon, investment restrictions and other written instructions relating to the management of your account. On
behalf of your financial advisor, the Firm will share this information with your selected SMA Manager so they can appropriately implement your
selected investment strategy. AMS and/or your selected Manager in each of the AMS Managed Programs or OSM Platform is providing you
investment advice based on your selection, with the assistance of your financial advisor, of an investment discipline, strategy, or Manager,
and not based on an individual assessment of whether that selection is compatible with your stated investment objectives.
On a quarterly basis, we will remind you in your statement to inform your financial advisor of any changes in your investment goals and financial
situation or if you wish to impose or modify existing investment restrictions in your account. We also encourage you to review your investments
with your financial advisor on an annual basis. In turn, we also share material changes you report to us with the Manager, where applicable.
Item 8 – Client Contact with Portfolio Managers
In the AMS Managed Programs described in this Brochure, your relationship is with your financial advisor and not directly with any of the
Managers. Therefore, there is generally no direct contact between you and the Managers in these Programs. However, if you are using the
OSM Platform, you will have a separate contract directly with the OSM Manager. Please refer to your agreement with the OSM Manager
or their Form ADV Part 2A for additional details about any restrictions they may place upon you for contacting and consulting with OSM
Managers. Client contact with any of the Managers in the AMS Managed Programs generally occur through your financial advisor and/or
AMS.
Item 9 – Additional Information
Disciplinary Information
Below is a summary of our material legal and disciplinary events during the last ten years. As of the date of this Brochure, there are no such
reportable events for our senior management personnel or those individuals in senior management responsible for determining the general
investment advice provided to our clients.
Our Firm operates as both a broker-dealer and as an investment adviser. The disciplinary reporting requirements for broker-dealers and
investment advisers differ in some ways, with FINRA requiring broker-dealers to report on matters which are not required to be reported by
investment advisers (for example, pending complaints and arbitrations). The information in this report is not the only resource you can consult.
You can access additional information about our Firm and our management personnel on the SEC’s website, located at
https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/, as well as FINRA’s website, at https://brokercheck.finra.org.
Please note that in each instance described below, the Firm entered into the various orders, consents, and settlements without admitting or
denying any of the allegations.
Securities and Exchange Commission
• On September 8, 2016, the SEC determined that RJA failed to adopt and implement adequate policies and procedures designed
to collect, track, and disclose commissions attributable to certain equity transactions executed away from RJA by SMA Managers
selected by clients participating in the RJCS program. As a result, RJA’s ability to determine whether recommendations of SMA
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Managers in the RJCS program would be suitable for its clients may have been impaired, and the ability of clients to engage in
meaningful negotiations regarding the RJCS program’s wrap fees may have been negatively affected. RJA consented to the
SEC’s findings, without admitting or denying that it violated certain provisions of the Advisers Act, including Section 206 and Rule
206(4)-7 thereunder. RJA consented to the findings and agreed to pay a civil monetary penalty of $600,000 and will comply with
certain undertakings related to its commission disclosure practices, including the reporting to clients of equity trades executed by
firms other than RJA and the associated costs assessed by these firms, enhanced disclosures related to the practice of trading
away from RJA, and enhanced monitoring of SMA Managers that trade away from RJA.
• On September 17, 2019, RJA, RJFS, and RJFSA (collectively, “Raymond James”) settled a matter with the SEC where Raymond
James had not properly conducted suitability reviews for certain advisory accounts, had inadvertently overvalued certain assets
that resulted in charging excess advisory fees, did not consistently have a reasonable basis for recommending certain UIT
transactions to brokerage customers, and failed to disclose the conflict of interest associated with earning greater compensation
when recommending certain securities without providing applicable sales-load discounts to brokerage customers. The issues
occurred at various time from January 2013 through May 2018, and not every account was impacted by these issues.
Raymond James promptly undertook a number of remedial efforts, which included voluntarily retaining compliance consultants
to comprehensively review its UIT transactions and advisory valuation practices and revising its policies and procedures regarding
the supervision of advisory accounts. Without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, Raymond James paid restitution of
$11,098,349.01 and interest of $1,072,764.80. Raymond James will also pay a civil money penalty in the amount of $3,000,000
to the SEC. On September 3rd, Raymond James sent notices of pending credits to impacted clients. Certain states including
Michigan and South Carolina (each of which fined RJA in the amount of $50,000) have made inquiries into this matter as well.
• On September 22, 2022, RJA settled a matter with the SEC where RJA’s policies and procedures were found to be inadequate
to detect and prevent a former financial advisor, Frederick M. Stow, from misappropriating funds from two elderly clients during
the time period of October 2015 through March 2019. Although RJA had formed a Senior-and-at-Risk-Clients (“SARC”) group to
investigate and respond to potential threats of this kind, the policies and procedures did not allow for clear lines of communications
about the scope of the firm’s investigation into the matter with other compliance and supervisory personnel of the firm, which left
a gap between branch level supervision and SARC. RJA was censured and ordered to pay a civil penalty in the amount of
$500,000 to the SEC. RJA has undertaken remedial steps to enhance its SARC supervisory processes including more targeted
training and improved communication channels.
• On August 14, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) accepted an Offer of Settlement (“Offer”)
made by Raymond James and Associates, Inc. (“RJA”, a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser) for failures
to implement a system reasonably expected to determine whether associates were utilizing unsupervised communication
methods, preserve the communications as required by federal law, and reasonably supervise associates. Between June 2019
and August 2024, RJA personnel sent and received communications through personal devices and unapproved platforms,
resulting in undocumented and unsupervised communications. RJA has agreed to work with an independent compliance
consultant for remediation for no less than a year, self-report to the SEC for two years any violations of policy or procedures
relating to the preservation of electronic communications, and to pay a civil penalty to the Commission in the amount of
$50,000,000.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the successor to NASD)
• On March 8, 2016, FINRA entered findings that RJA violated Rule 10 of Regulation S-P under the Exchange Act, FINRA Rules
2010 and 3110(a), and NASD Rule 3010(a) and (b) by causing certain newly recruited registered representatives from other
brokerage firms (“recruits”) to disclose customers’ PII to pre-populate RJA forms to aid in the transition of their accounts to RJA
and its RJFS affiliate. The findings state that RJA failed to: (i) determine whether the recruits or their brokerage firms had obtained
the clients’ consent to share their PII, or provide these clients with notice of, and an opportunity to opt-out of, RJA coming into
receipt of their PII; (ii) establish and maintain reasonable written supervisory procedures to ensure compliance with Regulation
S-P; (iii) prevent the improper solicitation of PII from recruits; (iv) adequately educate and train its staff on what constituted PII
and the circumstances in which it can be shared; and (v) demonstrate that its written supervisory procedures were being followed
and enforced. Without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings, RJA consented to the entry of findings and to the following
sanctions, including a censure, a fine in the amount of $500,000, and an undertaking to revise as necessary its policies,
procedures, and internal controls.
• On May 18, 2016, FINRA entered findings that RJA and its Anti Money Laundering (“AML”) Compliance Officer failed to: (i)
establish and implement policies, procedures and supervisory systems to reasonably detect and cause the reporting of suspicious
transactions; (ii) commit adequate resources to its AML program in light of the Firm’s growth; (iii) adequately investigate
suspicious activities its AML program did identify; (iv) reasonably enforce due diligence procedures for certain correspondent
accounts of certain foreign financial institutions; and (v) establish, maintain and enforce a supervisory system reasonably
designed to achieve compliance with Section 5 of the Securities Act with respect to low priced securities. RJA consented to the
entry of findings and to the following sanctions, including a censure, a fine in the amount of $8,000,000, and an undertaking to
conduct a comprehensive review of its AML and supervisory policies, procedures, systems, and training, and provide FINRA a
report addressing: (i) the adequacy of its policies, procedures, systems, and training; (ii) a description of the review that was
performed and conclusions reached; and (iii) recommendations for modification and additions to the Firm’s AML program.
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• On March 2, 2017, FINRA entered findings that RJA violated FINRA Rule 2010 and NASD Rule 3010 by failing to establish and
maintain a reasonable supervisory system and related procedures in connection with its trading in convertible bonds. RJA
consented to the described sanctions and entry of findings and was censured, ordered to pay a fine in the amount of $180,000,
and ordered to revise its written supervisory procedures concerning the monitoring of its trading in convertible bonds.
• On November 6, 2019, FINRA entered findings that RJA, in its separate capacity as a broker-dealer, violated MSRB Rule G-
27(a), (b), and (c) by failing to establish and maintain a supervisory system and establish, maintain, and enforce written
supervisory procedures, reasonably designed to supervise representatives’ share-class recommendations to customers of 529
savings plans during the period of January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2017. RJA consented, without admitting or denying the
findings, to the entry of a censure and agreed to pay restitution in the estimated amount of $3,828,304 to certain 529 plan
customers. As a result of RJA’s extraordinary cooperation with FINRA’s investigation, this matter was resolved without a monetary
fine.
• On October 20, 2022, Raymond James and Associates, Inc. (RJA) acting in its capacity as a broker-dealer, entered into a
Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) with FINRA for not having a qualified and registered principal of RJA
authorize changes to the account name or designation on more than 7,500 orders between January 2012 and February 2020
and such unapproved changes led to customer losses, which were reimbursed. As of February 2020, RJA has designated
registered principals on its trade desks to review and authorize changes to account name and designation on orders. RJA
self-reported this matter to FINRA in February 2019. RJA agreed to the entry of findings and to the following sanctions,
including a censure and a fine in the amount of $300,000.
• On January 30, 2023, Raymond James and Associates, Inc. (“RJA”, a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser),
acting in its capacity as a broker-dealer and a clearing firm, entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC)
with FINRA for failure to accurately disclose potential conflicts of interest related to at least 1,850,000 trade confirmations
between January 2014 and May 2022. The potential conflicts included the firm’s execution capacity when it acted in a mixed
capacity (i.e., agency, agency cross, principal, and/or riskless principal) or whether the trade was executed at an average
price, or inaccurately disclosed or omitted its status as a market maker in the security. RJA agreed to the entry of findings and
sanctions, including a censure and a fine in the amount of $300,000.
• On August 29, 2024, Raymond James and Associates, Inc. (“the Firm”), a dually registered broker-dealer and investment
adviser, entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) with FINRA for not reasonably supervising the
Firm’s reporting, including timeliness of reporting, of customer complaints via FINRA Rule 4530 filings and amendments to
registered representatives’ Forms U4 and U5 since at least January 2018. Additionally, from January 2012 to at least
December 2017, the Firm, which self-reported the issue, did not reasonably supervise mutual fund purchases that the Firms’
representatives made directly with mutual fund companies on behalf of Firm customers; such transactions in many cases
happened outside the Firm’s automated surveillance systems which were not configured to subject them to review. The Firm
and FINRA conducted retrospective reviews of the direct business identified and the Firm agreed to the entry of findings and
sanctions, including a censure, fine in the amount of $525,000, and restitution in the amount of $26,169.04 plus interest.
New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (“NYSE”)
• On May 8, 2018, the NYSE determined that RJA failed to report positions to the Large Options Position Report (“LOPR”) and
inaccurately reported positions in other cases. The findings stated the RJA LOPR reporting violations primarily resulted from its
entry of an incorrect effective date when submitting certain options positions to the LOPR and its failure to properly aggregate
certain of its reportable options positions. The findings also stated that the Firm failed to have a reasonable supervisory system
with respect to the reporting of options positions, including a review for accuracy of LOPR submissions with respect to effective
dates and accounts acting in concert. Additionally, until November 2015, the Firm lacked any written supervisory procedures
with respect to the proper reporting of options positions, including systems of follow-up and review, and thereafter, failed to have
adequate written supervisory procedures until January 2017. RJA was censured and fined a total of $400,000, of which $200,000
was paid to NYSE ARCA, Inc., and the remaining amount was paid to NYSE American, LLC. Additionally, RJA submitted a
written report confirming it has completed remediation of all the LOPR issues identified within 120 days of May 8, 2018.
• On October 19, 2018, the NYSE determined that during the period from January 1, 2014 through August 31, 2016, RJA violated
certain provisions of the Market Access Rule for institutional counterparties for which RJA provides trade execution and clearing
services, namely: (1) Rule 15c3-5 of the Exchange Act, by failing to establish, document, and maintain a system of risk
management controls and supervisory procedures reasonably designed to manage the financial and regulatory risks of its
business activity; and (2) NYSE Rule 3110 and former NYSE Rule 342, by failing to establish and maintain a supervisory system
reasonably designed to achieve compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, in connection with its: (i) calculation and
implementation of certain customer credit limits; (ii) determination of certain erroneous order controls; and (iii) conducting of
annual reviews. RJA was censured and consented to a $400,000 fine.
State
• On October 8, 2018, the State of Florida alleged that RJA did not maintain accurate books and records, properly supervise
representatives, and maintain and enforce effective policies and procedures to prevent violations of securities laws and
regulations for the Sun City Center, Florida branch location. Additionally, RJA made discretionary transactions in customers’
accounts without written authorization. The Firm was ordered to cease and desist from all future violations of Chapter 517, F.S.
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and the administrative rules thereunder and to pay an administrative fine in the amount of $1,000,000. RJA also agreed to fully
cooperate in any additional investigations or administrative actions related to the employees of the Sun City Center branch.
• On July 10, 2023, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., each in their capacity as a
registered broker-dealer, (collectively, “Raymond James”) consented to a multi-state matter coordinated by the North American
Securities Administrators Association (“NASAA”) and led by six states. It was determined that from July 18, 2018, to July 10,
2023, Raymond James applied a minimum commission charge to certain low principal brokerage transactions which led to
unreasonable commission charges to those brokerage clients and that Raymond James failed to surveil the application of the
minimum commission charge to ensure that commissions were reasonable. As a result of the examination, Raymond James has
updated the equity commission schedule to ensure clients are not charged commissions in excess of 5% of the principal trade
value. Raymond James has consented to the entry of findings and to sanctions including censure and no less than $8,250,000
in restitution payment (plus interest in the amount of 6%) to all affected customers. Additionally, Raymond James agreed to pay
an administrative fine, further costs of investigation by the lead states, and $75,000 to the NASAA, totaling $4,200,000.
States and territories involved in the settlement include Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
• On August 2, 2023, Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (“RJA”) settled a matter with the Missouri Securities Division of the
Office of Secretary of State through the Securities Division’s Enforcement Section (“Enforcement Section”). During the relevant
time period from December 1, 2018, to June 23, 2020, RJA failed to supervise one of its former registered representatives in
the St. Louis office who engaged in discretionary trading in at least five non-discretionary customer brokerage accounts without
obtaining prior customer authorization. The Enforcement Section alleges that RJA’s written supervisory procedures did not
adequately communicate to supervisory staff the steps that RJA would take when potential regulatory issues were
identified. RJA agreed to cease and desist from engaging in further violations and was ordered to pay $150,000 to the Missouri
Secretary of State’s Investor Education and Protection Fund.
Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
Registration as a Broker-Dealer
We are a broker-dealer and an investment adviser registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and the Securities Investor Protection
Corporation (“SIPC”). Most financial advisors are both investment adviser representatives and registered representatives of RJA and therefore
can act in both an advisory and a brokerage capacity. As a registered representative of RJA, your financial advisor receives additional
compensation, such as commissions and/or trail fees when providing brokerage transaction related services to you through us, as broker-
dealer. Registered representatives of RJA are employees of the Firm.
We are also a member of the NYSE and various exchanges in the United States. If required for their positions with our registered broker-
dealer, our principal executive officers, directors, and others with similar statuses are securities licensed as registered representatives through
our Firm. We are not registered as a futures commission merchant, commodity pool operator, or commodity trading advisor. We also engage
in investment banking activities and may work with companies that issue securities in which a related person may be trading.
We may also act as a market maker for various securities, including over-the-counter stocks, municipal and government bonds, and limited
partnerships. Additionally, we may engage in principal transactions and serve as an underwriter or member of a selling group for securities
offerings. Please refer to the “Participation or Interest in Client Transactions” section for additional information.
Our advisory agreement(s) which could include the Master Advisory Agreements require you to open a custodial or sub-custodial account
through us and to direct execution services to us in our capacity as a broker-dealer, which allows for purchase and sale transactions in your
account(s) to be directed through us, except when a Manager selects to “trade away” from RJA as described in the “SMA Managers That
Elect To Trade Away from Raymond James” section. You should consider that not all investment advisory firms generally require clients to
direct execution of transactions through a specific broker-dealer.
Fully-Paid Securities Lending Arrangements
We offer fully-paid securities lending arrangements wherein, subject to your written consent, we borrow fully-paid-for securities from you
and re-lend the shares to an external counterparty or to satisfy a Firm delivery obligation. You should carefully review the Fully Paid Lending
Risk Disclosure Form and the Fully Paid Lending Master Securities Agreement for terms and risks associated with fully-paid lending. You
may obtain both from your financial advisor. Not all accounts or clients qualify for this program.
We receive compensation in connection with the use of the loaned securities, including lending those loaned securities to other parties to
settle short sales or to facilitate the settlement of short sales by us, our affiliates, and/or our customers. The terms of the compensation
paid to you and our Firm are detailed in the Fully Paid Lending Master Securities Agreement. The compensation we receive is separate
from, and in addition to, the Fee, commissions, or trails (if the transaction occurs in an advisory account). We have an opportunity to earn
more compensation when the loaned securities are limited in supply relative to demand. In an advisory account, we do not share a portion
of the compensation we receive with your financial advisor, although a portion of the compensation we receive is shared with your
registered representative if the activity occurs in a brokerage account. Due to the additional compensation the Firm receives when
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implementing this type of arrangement in your advisory account, the Firm may be less incentivized to recommend that you liquidate the
security as the Firm will no longer receive additional compensation for the lending arrangement. This conflict is mitigated by our fiduciary
responsibilities and requirement that investment decisions made on behalf of your advisory account must be in your best interests. In a
brokerage account, our recommendations to you must be in your best interest based on your stated investment objectives. If an account
holds these positions, our compensation will increase nominally, but the security will also generate income for your account.
Material Business Relationships
Through RJF, we are affiliated with broker-dealers, investment advisers, mutual funds, a bank, a trust company, limited partnerships, fund
administration, retirement plan administrative and recordkeeping services providers, actuarial services providers, and insurance agencies.
A chart of those material relationships and arrangements we have with advisory affiliates and other parties under common control with our
Firm is provided below. Following the chart is a description of associated material conflicts and how we address them.
Type of Entity
Affiliate Name
Description of Services Performed
Ownership
Relationship
Raymond James &
Associates, Inc.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Dual Registrant (Broker-
Dealer/Investment
Adviser)
Raymond James
(USA) Ltd.(“RJLU”)
Wholly owned
indirect subsidiary
of RJF
Dual licensed representatives of RJA provide brokerage services and
advisory services to clients; acts as custodian and/or subcustodian for
client accounts
SEC-registered, Canadian entity; provides discretionary and non-
discretionary advisory and financial planning services to individuals,
trusts, non-profits and corporations, primarily to U.S. clients, Dual
licensed representatives of RJL are permitted to provide discretionary
investment advisory services to U.S. clients on behalf of RJLU
Registered representatives of RJL provide brokerage services; Provides
investment advisory services and products to Canadian clients
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Broker-Dealer(s)
RJFS is an introducing broker and registered representatives of RJFS
provide brokerage services to clients
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Investment Adviser(s)1
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Raymond James
Ltd. (“RJL”)
Raymond James
Financial Services,
Inc.
Raymond James
Financial Services
Advisors, Inc.
Carillon Tower
Advisers, Inc.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Eagle Asset
Management, Inc.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of CTA
Investment adviser representatives of RJFSA provide investment
advisory services; RJA-sponsored programs are available to RJFSA
advisory clients
This entity doing business as Raymond James Investment Management
provides investment advisory services to its proprietary mutual funds, the
Carillon Family of Mutual Funds, and its proprietary ETFs (for a list of
fund names refer to “Investment Companies” below).
Subadviser to the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds and certain CTA
proprietary ETFs; acts as an SMA Manager or Model Manager in our
wrap fee programs
Subadviser to the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds; also doing business
as Reams Asset Management
Subadviser to the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds
Scout Investments
Inc.
ClariVest Asset
Management LLC
Cougar Global
Investments Ltd.
Subadviser to the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds; acts as a Model
Manager in our wrap fee programs
Wholly owned
subsidiary of CTA
Wholly owned
subsidiary of Eagle
Wholly owned
subsidiary of
Raymond James
International
Canada
Subadvisor to the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds; acts as a Model
Manager in our wrap fee programs
Wholly owned
subsidiary of CTA
Provides banking and financial services to clients
Bank
Program bank participant in the Raymond James cash sweep program
Trust Company
Offers personal trust services, including serving as trustee or as an agent
for individual trustees
Offers personal trust services, including serving as trustee or as an agent
or custodian for individual trustees
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJL
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Acts as custodian for Raymond James’ IRA accounts
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Acts as general agent in connection with the sale of disability, life and
long-term care insurance, fixed, indexed, registered index-linked
annuities, and variable annuities
Insurance
Agencies/Insurance
Brokers
Provides insurance services and products to Canadian clients.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJL
Chartwell
Investment
Partners, LLC
Raymond James
Bank
TriState Capital
Bank
Raymond James
Trust (Canada)
Raymond James
Trust, N.A.
Raymond James
Trust Company of
New Hampshire
Raymond James
Insurance Group,
Inc.
Raymond James
Financial Planning
Ltd.
Fund Name(s)
Affiliated Manager
Investment Companies
(Mutual Funds and
Exchange Traded
Funds)2
Carillon Chartwell Real Income Fund
Chartwell
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Chartwell
Chartwell
Chartwell
Chartwell
Chartwell
ClariVest
ClariVest
Eagle
Eagle
Eagle
Scout
Scout
Scout
Scout
Eagle
Eagle
Eagle
Other Related Entities
Carillon Fund
Distributors Inc.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of Eagle
The Producers
Choice LLC
RJ Capital
Services, Inc.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of
Raymond James
Insurance Group,
Inc.
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Wholly owned
subsidiary of RJF
Northwest
Investment
Consulting, Inc.
Carillon Chartwell Mid Cap Value Fund
Carillon Chartwell Short Duration High Yield Fund
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Growth Fund
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Value Fund
Carillon Chartwell Small Cap Fund
Carillon ClariVest Capital Appreciation Fund
Carillon ClariVest International Stock Fund
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund
Carillon Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund
Carillon Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund
Carillon Reams Core Bond Fund
Carillon Reams Core Plus Bond Fund
Carillon Reams Unconstrained Bond Fund
Carillon Scout Mid Cap Fund
RJ Eagle Vertical Income ETF
RJ Municipal Income ETF
RJ Eagle GCM Dividend Select Income ETF
Principal underwriter/distributor to the Carillon Family of Mutual Funds;
has selling agreements with other affiliated/unaffiliated broker-dealers
and other financial intermediaries to distribute and provide other services
relating to the purchase of fund shares
Serves as a wholesaler for several insurance companies that issue
products such as immediate, fixed, fixed indexed, and registered index-
linked annuities, as well as life insurance products distributed within our
Firm and also to financial professionals at other broker-dealers and
insurance agencies.
Primary business consists of interest rate swaps, foreign exchange
forwards and options with certain eligible Firm clients of RJA or RJ Bank.
This entity and its subsidiaries doing business as Northwest Plan
Services or NWPS, also provide retirement plan administration,
actuarial, recordkeeping, and third-party administration to sponsors of
company provide retirement plans.
1 Investment Advisers affiliated with us may have other third-party investment advisory arrangements and act as adviser or subadviser to third-party
investment companies in addition to the funds listed above.
2 Availability of funds may vary over time. This list was updated as of the date of our last annual filing. For a list of currently available funds, please contact
your financial advisor.
Conflicts of Interest Associated with Our Business Arrangements with Our Affiliates
Due to the relationship of these entities, conflicts of interest can arise that are not readily apparent to you. In the course of our business
operations, RJA through our affiliates and RJF, can engage in sponsorship and other arrangements with Funds, alternative investments
sponsors, UIT sponsors, annuity sponsors, Managers and other third parties to promote the distribution of investment products. These
arrangements are further described in this section and in the “Overview of Our Advisory Programs”, “Compensation”, “Affiliated
Managers and Funds”, “Participation or Interest in Client Transactions” and “Client Referrals and Other Compensation” sections.
We address those conflicts of interest we referred to above in a variety of ways, including disclosure of various conflicts in this Brochure.
Moreover, our financial advisors are required to recommend advisory Programs, investment products, and services that are appropriate
for you based upon your investment objectives, risk tolerance, financial situation, and needs. In addition, we have established a variety of
restrictions, procedures, and disclosures designed to address conflicts of interest, both those arising between and among accounts as well
as between third parties and our business.
Our Firm, through our financial advisors, may suggest or recommend that you use our products, securities account, execution, clearing,
custody, or other services, or the services of an affiliate. When you use or purchase our products or services or our affiliate’s services or
products, our Firm and our affiliates receive fees and compensation (the amount of which may vary) in connection with these products and
services. Therefore, we have an incentive to recommend Raymond James investment products and services over other non-affiliated
products and services available. This has the potential to, but may not necessarily, result in additional assets under management with our
Firm and/or our affiliates. In no case are you under any obligation to purchase any products sold by our affiliates. The compensation
received by your financial advisor may be greater when offering products and services to you through their different relationships with RJA
and our affiliates.
Financial advisors and branch offices may use marketing or other branch names that are held out to the public. These branch or
marketing names are accompanied by the phrase “of Raymond James”. The purpose of using a branding or marketing name is for the
financial advisor to create a brand that is specific to the individual financial advisor and/or branch.
In his or her separate capacity as an insurance agent, if applicable, your financial advisor earns commissions for recommending transaction-
related services to you in your brokerage account. We have arrangements that are material to our advisory business with a related person
who is an insurance wholesaler. In cases where our affiliated wholesaler, Producers Choice LLC. (“Producers Choice”), has facilitated a
sale of an annuity, Producers Choice receives compensation in the form of wholesaling payments for immediate, fixed, fixed indexed, and
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registered index-linked annuities from insurance companies to serve as the intermediary between RJA and the insurance carrier and
marketing products and services through our Firm. Refer to the “Important Client Information” disclosure for more information, available at
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures. Where a conflict exists in recommending the purchase of an annuity in an advisory
account through us, this conflict is mitigated in that the wholesaling allowance is not shared by Producers Choice with us or your financial
advisor.
In addition, we have arrangements that are material to our advisory business with a related person who is a bank. Your financial advisor
and our Firm receive referral and other compensation if you elect to purchase or use certain products and services offered by or through
RJ Bank. Descriptions of these compensation arrangements relating to RJ Bank’s products and services and conflicts of interest associated
with these programs are further described in the “Loans and Collateral – Securities Based Lending” section below and in the
“Compensation Associated with Our Cash Sweep Program” section.
Please refer to your financial advisor’s Brochure Supplement regarding the financial advisor’s education, business experience, disciplinary
information, other business activities, additional compensation, and supervision. The Brochure Supplement is available upon request from
your financial advisor. You may also obtain additional information regarding your financial advisor, such as licenses, employment history,
their regulatory disciplinary information (if any) and whether he or she has received reportable complaints from investors from the SEC at
https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/. Should you have any concerns regarding any of the information contained in your financial advisor’s Brochure
Supplement, you are encouraged to contact our Advisory Compliance Department at 800-248-8863, extension 75877.
Loans and Collateral – Securities Based Lending
Our financial advisors have the ability to offer to you a program through RJ Bank that allows you to collateralize certain investment accounts
to obtain secured loans through RJ Bank or another third-party financial institution selected by you. When you pledge assets in an account,
you will enter into a loan agreement with RJ Bank where you are the borrower, and you use the cash and securities in the account as
collateral for a loan and pay interest to the bank. The loan cannot be used to acquire additional securities. You are responsible for
independently evaluating whether: (i) the loan is appropriate for your needs; (ii) the terms on which RJ Bank is willing to lend are acceptable;
and (iii) the loan has adverse tax, investment, accounting, or other implications for you and the account.
A securities-based loan is one way, among many, for you to obtain a secured loan. You are not required to use RJ Bank and may instead
work directly with another financial institution of your choice to negotiate loan terms or obtain other financing arrangements. By using RJ
Bank, you may or may not be limited in your ability to negotiate the most favorable loan terms when compared to another financial institution
selected by you. RJ Bank receives compensation for lending against securities at market rates. The interest and additional fees related to
a securities-based loan are separate from the advisory Fees charged to your account(s). Additionally, RJ Bank compensates us for the financial
advisor’s referral and for other services performed by RJA’s margin department, such as, but not limited to, the monitoring of pledged securities
collateral values, collateral calls, and liquidations, as needed. The additional compensation received by us and/or our affiliates, which typically
is shared with your IAR, results in a conflict of interest. As an alternative, you could pledge securities held in a brokerage account through
RJA, and you would pay commissions for securities transactions instead of ongoing investment advisory Fees.
In addition, if assets in an investment account managed by a SMA or OSM Manager are used as collateral for a loan, and we are required
to liquidate assets in that investment account to meet a collateral call or satisfy a repayment requirement, the SMA or OSM Manager will
not have any control or discretion over which assets we select to liquidate, and the liquidation may adversely impact the SMA or OSM
Manager’s strategy. We will not notify the SMA or OSM Manager of the loan or our liquidation of assets in the investment account due to
actions taken in connection with a loan.
Pledging assets in an investment account to secure a loan involves additional risks. You should refer to and carefully review the securities-
based lending loan agreement, loan application, any other forms required by RJ Bank, and any other forms and disclosures provided by us.
You should explore this subject thoroughly with your financial advisor to determine whether a securities-based loan is appropriate for your
needs.
ETF Sub-Advisory Services
RJA, acting in the capacity of a non-discretionary investment sub-advisor, provides a list of recommended investments and weightings
(the “Model Portfolio(s)”) to First Trust Advisors L.P. (“First Trust”), the investment adviser to the First Trust Raymond James Multicap
Growth Equity Exchange Traded Fund(s) (“FT-ETF”), ticker symbol RJMG. While RJA supplies the Model Portfolio, First Trust is ultimately
responsible for the investment decisions of the FT-ETF and the members of First Trust’s investment committee serve as the Fund’s portfolio
manager. Pursuant to a sub-advisory agreement with First Trust, RJA will receive a sub-advisory fee equal to 0.30% of the Fund’s average
daily net assets for the provision of the Model Portfolio. These sub-advisory fees are paid to RJA out of First Trust’s management fee of
the FT-ETF.
The Multicap Growth Equity Model Portfolio provided to First Trust by RJA is also available through the RJRP program, as previously
described in the “Raymond James Research Portfolios (RJRP) Program” section While the underlying security holdings in the Multicap
Growth Equity RJRP portfolio and the FT-ETF may be the same, it is important to note that there will be a variance in performance between
the RJRP portfolio and the FT-ETF. More specifically, variances in performance can be a result of difference in the timing of trades executed
by RJA and by First Trust and due to potential difference in portfolio holdings should First Trust exercise its discretion to change any of the
specific model portfolio trade recommendations provided by RJA. To address inherent conflicts of interest relating to trading practices and
the timing of model changes, RJA has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies
and procedures, to address conflicts associated with managing multiple strategies for multiple clients.
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The implementation of the Model Portfolio in the FT-ETF allows a broader range of clients to access the corresponding strategy being
implemented in the RJRP Program since there is not a minimum investment required when buying the FT-ETF shares individually on the
Exchange. If you are considering investing $100,000, the account minimum for the RJRP Program, or more in the FT-ETF, you should
discuss with your financial advisor which investment option may be more appropriate for you since the advisory fees paid by you in the
RJRP Program could be higher or lower than the fees you pay when separately purchasing the FT-ETF in an Ambassador or brokerage
account. The FT-ETF has other fees and expenses, as described in its prospectus, that you will pay in addition to the Ambassador program
asset-based advisory fee or brokerage account commission. The level of services you require from your financial advisor should also be
factored into your consideration when making a purchase of the FT-ETF in addition to your individual financial situation and investment
objectives.
The FT-ETF will not be available for purchase or to hold in Ambassador retirement accounts. For more details about the FT-ETF and its
internal expenses that are not part of your advisory fee, please refer to the FT-ETF’s prospectus which is available through your financial
advisor.
Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions, and Personal Trading
Code of Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Ethics (“the Code”) pursuant to Rule 204A-1 under the Advisers Act. The Code reflects standards of conduct,
which govern our fiduciary obligations associated with the provision of investment advice and addresses conflicts of interest between our
advisory personnel and our advisory clients. The Code requires that our access persons (defined as those who provide investment advice
and/or have access to certain related information) comply with applicable federal securities laws, including reporting violations of the Code
and reporting their personal transactions and holdings as required by regulation. Additionally, certain access persons are subject to pre-
clearance requirements on personal trades. We monitor the personal securities transactions of our access persons and prohibit them from
engaging in deceptive conduct in connection with the purchase or sale of securities for advisory accounts. The Code also requires that all
access persons comply with ethical restraints relating to clients and their accounts, including restrictions on gifts.
Additionally, we have established and maintain policies in compliance with the Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988.
These policies outline a Firm-wide statement on compliance with insider trading policies that are designed to prevent and detect any misuse
of non-public information by the Firm, our associated persons, and other employees. These policies have been distributed to all associated
persons and employees of the Firm. The policies include provisions for defining “insider” material, monitoring associated persons and
employee securities accounts, restricting access to affiliate’s sensitive material, and restrictions on trading.
You may request a copy of our Code by contacting the Advisory Compliance Department at 800-248-8863, extension 75877.
Personal Trading
Our Firm and our affiliates act as general/managing partners of partnerships (both public and private) for which our Firm and our affiliated
broker-dealers’ clients may from time to time be solicited as limited partners. We do not invest assets of our advisory clients’ accounts in
these limited partnerships. Officers and employees of RJF and its subsidiaries may have investment interests in these partnerships.
Directors, principal executive officers, and employees of our Firm and our affiliates may buy, sell, or hold, a position in securities, for their
own or a related account, identical to the securities recommended to you. It is our policy that no individual will put his or her interest before
your interests. Our Firm, employees, and our associated persons may not trade ahead of any client or trade in a way that would cause our
Firm, employees, or associated persons to obtain a better price than a client would obtain.
In order to avoid potential conflicts of interest that could be created by personal trading among RJA access persons, access persons who
maintain accounts outside of the Firm must provide quarterly reports of their personal transactions within 30 days of the end of each
calendar quarter, which may consist of brokerage statements for all accounts in which they have a beneficial interest, to the Chief
Compliance Officer or designee. Alternately, access persons may direct their brokers to provide trading activity data electronically for all
personal securities transactions in which they have a beneficial ownership interest.
Our access persons may invest in the same securities (or related securities, e.g., warrants, options, or futures) that we or a related person
recommends to clients. Our access persons must refrain from participating in trading activity that is in conflict with the policies established
in the Code, such as front running or trading ahead. The price paid or received by a client account for any security should not be affected
by a buying or selling interest on the part of an access person, or otherwise result in an inappropriate advantage to the access person.
Advice Provided to One or More Clients May Conflict
Our Firm and your financial advisor perform advisory and/or brokerage services for various other clients. As a result of differences in client
objectives, stated goals, strategies, and risk tolerance, our Firm and your financial advisor may provide advice or take actions for those other
clients that differ from the advice given to you. The timing or nature of any action taken for the account may also be different. This may also
occur in our AMS Managed Programs. For example, this may occur as a result of instructions received from different RJCS Managers, where
one RJCS Manager instructs the purchase of a security while the other RJCS Manager instructs the liquidation of the same security. You
should understand that an RJCS Manager may give advice and take action for clients that may differ from advice given, or the timing or nature
of action taken, by another RJCS Manager, for the same or other clients.
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Participation or Interest in Client Transactions
This section, in addition to the “Services, Fees, and Compensation,” “Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations,” and “Client
Referrals and Other Compensation” sections, collectively, describe the ways in which our Firm, our affiliates, and our financial advisors
receive compensation. The above-referenced sections also describe the various ways that we can be viewed as participating or having an
interest in client transactions. Some of these activities and associated conflicts of interest arising from these activities are further described in
this section.
We may trade our advisory clients’ assets in the securities of companies which our Investment Banking division is advising, creating an
appearance of a conflict of interest. To mitigate the conflict of interest, our Investment Banking division has implemented information barriers,
policies, and procedures restricting the dissemination of non-public information in connection with these companies to parties outside the
Investment Banking division.
Principal Transactions
A principal transaction is a transaction where we, acting for our own account or the account of an affiliate, buy a security from, or sell
a security to, the account of an advisory client in a transaction in which we are acting as investment adviser. Principal transactions
pose conflicts of interest because we, as investment adviser, are recommending a transaction to which we or an affiliate is also a party,
and therefore have a financial incentive to sell you a security that we or an affiliate might not otherwise be able to sell or to get more
favorable pricing for ourselves our affiliate than would otherwise be obtainable in an arm’s length transaction. Raymond James generally
does not engage in principal trading in advisory accounts. However, a principal transaction can occur in the following two contexts: (i)
certain syndicated offerings, and (ii) liquidations of fractional shares, as further described below.
RJA may engage in principal transactions in certain syndicated public offerings in which RJA or its affiliate acts as underwriter or selling
group member (“Underwriter”) of newly issued securities (“new issues”) or resales by selling stockholders of previously unregistered
securities (“secondary”). As an Underwriter, RJA acts as principal in selling the new issue or secondary securities to you. In accordance
with Section 206(3) of the Advisers Act, when engaging in a new issue or secondary principal transaction as an investment adviser, we
will provide the client with a consent form, describing the conflicts, for the client to sign prior to settlement of the principal transaction.
This form is designed to ensure that clients are aware of the conflicts arising from such a principal trade in order to give their informed
consent. New issues and secondaries in which RJA acts as principal are currently not eligible to be purchased or held in AMS Managed
Accounts; and, therefore, principal transactions in such securities only occur in the IAR Managed Ambassador Program. However,
principal transactions, including new issues and secondaries, are prohibited (not eligible for purchase) in all advisory retirement
accounts (ERISA plans/accounts and IRAs).
A principal transaction can also occur as a matter of operation in order to facilitate the liquidation of fractional shares in a client’s
account. Because currently only whole shares can be executed in the open market, when a client’s account holds a position that
includes fractional shares and that position is to be liquidated (because for example, client determines to liquidate, IAR recommends
liquidation, or client is closing the account), we sell any whole shares on behalf of the client directly to the market and then buy the
client’s fractional shares into a firm account at the following day’s market opening price. This purchase by us of the fractional shares
from the client’s advisory account to affect the liquidation of the entire position results in a principal transaction. We then sell the
fractional share at a future date once we can make a whole share. Because of the difference in timing between the sale of whole shares
from your account and the purchase of fractional shares by us from your account there can be a price differential (more or less) between
(x) what you receive from the market for the whole shares and (y) the proportional amount you receive from us for the fractional
shares. There can also be a price differential (more or less) between (y) the proportional amount you receive from us for the fractional
shares and (z) the proportional amount of what we ultimately sell a whole share for on the market.
We have developed policies and procedures which address conflicts of interest related to principal transactions.
Underwriting/Participation in Initial Public Offerings/Syndicate Offerings
We may purchase securities for client accounts during a syndicate or other offering of securities, in which we or an affiliated broker-dealer
acts as a manager, co-manager, underwriter or placement agent, and/or selling group member or distribution participant. Under these
circumstances, we or an affiliated broker-dealer may receive compensation or other benefit in the form of commissions, markup or
markdown, underwriting or management fees, selling concessions, or other compensation. In connection with the syndicate offering, our
Firm and our financial advisors receive compensation related to the purchase of a syndicate offering when we act as a distribution
participant. In Ambassador accounts, purchases in these distributions are only permitted if you consent to the transaction. We and our financial
advisors do not receive an advisory fee on a syndicate offering asset held in an Ambassador account during the time period that the asset
is not fee eligible. Unless otherwise agreed to by you and our Firm, primary market distributions purchased through us are excluded from
Ambassador advisory fees for four quarters, depending on the account type, from the trade date where commissions were incurred.
Additionally, we restrict the purchase of initial public offerings and other new issues (primary market distributions) in AMS Managed Program
accounts if we act as a distribution participant. Specifically, where an RJCS Manager has been delegated investment discretion, primary
market distributions may not be purchased through us if we participate in the distribution. However, the RJCS Manager may purchase primary
market distributions if purchased through another firm participating in the distribution.
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Review of Accounts
General Reviews for Ambassador and AMS Managed Accounts
Your financial advisor regularly reviews your account to confirm that the investment strategy you’ve chosen remains aligned with your
objectives and, depending on account type, to identify situations that may require adjustments to individual investments or your overall portfolio.
These reviews typically include factors such as suitability, performance, asset allocation, changes in objectives or risk tolerance, concentration,
restricted products, and any financial planning or consulting services previously provided. At least once a year, your advisor conducts a
household-level review of your advisory relationship and documents the services provided to you.
In addition, the Firm’s supervisory teams provide additional oversight. This monitoring may include, but is not limited to, reviewing a financial
advisor, assessing the adequacy and appropriateness of advisory services provided, and reviewing certain advisory account households to
confirm that documentation of advisory services is being maintained. In AMS Managed Accounts, additional reviews of Account holdings are
conducted by AMS, as further described below.
Since your investment goals and financial circumstances may change over time, you are encouraged to review your investments with your
financial advisor at least annually. You are under no obligation to use any specific product, advisory service, or investment strategy. For
more information regarding this topic, you may wish to review the “Your Rights and Responsibilities as a Raymond James Client” section
within your Welcome Guide, provided to you upon opening your account with us. A current version is available upon request from your
financial advisor or you may visit our public website:
https://www.raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures/-/media/rj/dotcom/files/legal-disclosures/rja.pdf.
Review Triggers
The timing and nature of account reviews are dictated by a variety of factors. Such factors include the following: deposits or withdrawals of
cash from an account; a determination to change the cash level of an account; the allocation of a block of a particular security purchased for,
or sold from, a particular discipline/strategy; your request for tax-loss selling; your directive to refrain from purchasing a particular security or
class of securities in your account; your request for information regarding the performance or structure of an account; option maturity dates;
interest rate changes; changes in the list of securities approved for purchase for a particular discipline/strategy; your pledge of the assets of
an account as collateral security; and requirements imposed by court order or regulatory decree (for example, a divorce decree or tax lien).
Review of AMS Managed Accounts
AMS performs ongoing reviews of AMS Managed accounts to ensure that clients with the same investment discipline/strategy follow the same
model or target allocation and that reasonable investment restrictions/mandates are honored. These reviews include an analysis of accounts
with high or low cash balances, security cross references (shows all portfolios which hold a specified security), asset allocation drift, corporate
actions, and tax lot comparisons between trading, performance, and other support systems.
AMS’s Manager Research, Trading, and Client Services advisory personnel periodically review accounts for performance dispersion (which
measures the spread of annual returns of individual portfolios within a composite) due to the timing of a particular account’s inception or as
the result of mispriced or unpriced securities. These reviewers are not typically assigned a specific number of accounts to review. They may
review some or all accounts in a particular advisory Program or investment discipline, depending on the nature of the account review.
Reports and Account Statements
You will receive quarterly account statements detailing your account’s securities and other investment holdings, cash balances, dividend and
interest receipts, purchases and sales, contributions, distributions, and realized and unrealized gains or losses associated with securities and
other investment transactions.
We urge you to review and compare all account statements and other reports provided by us and outside custodians (if applicable). If your
account assets are not held by us, the prices shown on your account statements provided by the custodian may be different from the prices
shown on statements and reports provided by us. You should immediately inform us of any discrepancy noted between statements provided
by the custodian, if applicable, and statements or reports provided by us. Discrepancies may occur because of differences in valuation sources
(pricing vendors) or reporting dates or methodologies (trade date versus settlement date, long or short margin balances), accrual methods of
interest and dividends, and other factors. You should carefully review those account statements and compare them with any statements or
reports provided by us.
Client Referrals and Other Compensation
From time to time, our Firm and our financial advisors receive from unaffiliated third parties, client referrals in exchange for compensation
to that third-party (each a “referral arrangement”). Under certain types of referral agreements as further described below, the Firm and our
financial advisors will share a portion of a flat fee or a percentage of the advisory fees paid by you to the firm with the unaffiliated third party as
compensation for the referral. Alternatively, the Firm and our financial advisors may enter referral arrangements with unaffiliated third parties
to receive referrals from the third party in exchange for a flat fee or an agreed to subscription rate. In these instances, the Firm and its financial
advisors do not share a portion of the advisory fee you pay with the unaffiliated third party. The details of the particular referral arrangement
and a description of the compensation paid to the promoter will be disclosed to each referred client through a separate written disclosure.
Professional Partners Program
The Firm has an established referral arrangement program called the Professional Partners Program to encourage third-party professionals
and firms (“professional partners”) to refer clients to us. Under the Professional Partners Program agreement, the professional partner receives
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a portion of the advisory fees paid to the Firm by the referred client, provided that the professional partner adheres to all requirements of the
agreement, including providing appropriate disclosures to the referred client with regard to (i) whether the referral constitutes a “testimonial”
(i.e., the professional partner is also a RJ client) or an “endorsement” (i.e., the professional partner is not also a client); (ii) that compensation
was provided and a description of the compensation arrangement; (iii) any other material conflicts that the professional partner may have.
You should be aware that a promoter for our Professional Partners Program who receives compensation for a testimonial or endorsement is
inherently conflicted as the promoter will only receive compensation upon the prospect becoming a client of the Firm. Further, clients should
understand that a referral made to our financial advisor by a promoter does not obligate the client to open an account through our Firm or one
of our affiliates. We address this conflict of interest by disclosing to you the terms of the referral relationship and related referral compensation.
Our participation in these referral arrangements does not diminish our fiduciary obligations to our clients.
Financial Institution Referral Program
RJA also has a Financial Institution referral program that works similarly to the Professional Partners Program described above but with banks
and credit unions as the referring party. To the extent you become a client of RJA as the result of one of these referrals, the details of the
particular referral arrangement and a description of the compensation paid to the promoter will be disclosed to each referred client through a
separate written disclosure. We provide compensation directly to the financial advisor in accordance with our compensation agreement with
that financial advisor. These financial advisors are our employees and are not employed by the financial institution or its affiliates.
We are not a bank, and unless otherwise specified for certain RJ Bank services and products purchased through us are not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), or other financial institution insurance, are
not deposits or other obligations of and are not guaranteed by the financial institution, and are subject to investment risks, including possible
loss of principal invested.
Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”)
RJA and the Society for Human Resource Management (“SHRM”) have entered into a marketing arrangement under which RJA will be
given priority booth and brand placement at SHRM conferences and the names and contact information of attendees at SHRM
conferences. In addition, SHRM and RJA will co-author and brand certain marketing materials. In exchange for the marketing benefits
listed above, we will pay SHRM an annual flat fee.
RJA IARs may attempt to contact conference attendees based on attendee information received from SHRM for the purpose of marketing
RJA’s services. SHRM and RJA are not affiliated, and SHRM is not authorized to provide investment advice on behalf of RJA or to act for
or bind RJA. To the extent a conference attendee becomes a RJA advisory client, such services will be provided pursuant to an advisory
agreement with RJA. No investment advisory agreement with RJA will become effective until accepted by RJA.
Referral Arrangements with and among Affiliates
From time to time, our Firm and our financial advisors may enter into other types of referral arrangements, including arrangements with our
affiliates or among financial advisors within a singular division or entity. These arrangements are also conducted in accordance with the
Marketing Rule, as applicable, and the Advisers Act generally and any material conflict of interest created by any such arrangement will be
disclosed to any solicited or referred client.
The Institutional Account Participation Program (“IAPP”) was established to pay referral fees to our financial advisors that refer institutional
clients to our affiliate, Raymond James Investment Management and/or its subsidiary investment advisers. The referral fee to our financial
advisor is paid as a percentage of the management fee earned by either Raymond James Investment Management and/or its subsidiary
investment advisers and is paid in accordance with the Marketing Rule with regard to endorsements made by an affiliated person.
Our Firm and our financial advisors may refer certain potential clients to one of our Canadian affiliates (RJL, RJFP (insurance agency/broker),
and/or RJLU) and receive compensation in the form of a referral fee for accounts opened as a result of the referral. Clients will be required to
sign a referral arrangement disclosure form which details the relationship between the entities and the payment of the referral fee to us and
our financial advisor. The receipt of a referral fee creates a conflict of interest as our Firm and our financial advisor receive additional
compensation if we refer a potential client to a Canadian affiliate and that client becomes an advisory client of our affiliate.
Certain divisions of RJA offering specialized services may have internal arrangements that provide for shared compensation, directly or
indirectly, amongst financial advisors, for the referral of clients to one or more other financial advisors. Such referred clients could also include
brokerage clients.
Our financial advisors are eligible to receive referral fees for referring eligible institutional clients and/or certain business to the Raymond James
Investment Banking or Public Financing departments, to third parties or for assisting others in developing new business. For eligible investment
banking referrals, referring parties will receive compensation as a percentage of net income earned by investment banking. For eligible public
finance referrals, a financial advisor may be compensated based on a percentage of certain fees received by the Public Finance Department.
RJA offered a program known as Eagle Direct, in which, financial advisors referred clients to an affiliated entity, Eagle, who provided investment
management services. Eagle is the investment adviser in the Eagle Direct program and manages these accounts on a discretionary basis.
RJA is not a sponsor or investment adviser to this program. In 2004, the Eagle Direct program ceased to be available to prospective clients,
but Eagle continues to manage certain Eagle Direct accounts under the pre-existing investment management agreement. In the Eagle Direct
program, RJA and your financial advisor do not provide advisory services nor do they manage your account.
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Clients in the Eagle Direct program instruct the investment adviser, Eagle, to direct the execution of transactions relating to your portfolio
through RJA. RJA and your financial advisor are compensated for referring program assets to Eagle as a part of a directed brokerage
arrangement. RJA shares a portion of the transaction fee with the financial advisor designated in the Eagle Direct investment management
agreement. Eagle does not use RJA for trade execution in those instances involving fixed income transactions where Eagle determines that
another broker-dealer will provide more favorable execution for the client’s account taking into consideration the additional cost to the client.
Referral Arrangements to Unaffiliated Third Parties
In limited circumstances, the Firm will approve a financial advisor (“introducing advisor”) to refer clients to an unaffiliated third-party service
provider (“provider”) that specializes in services not available through the Firm. These services could include education and advice related to
Employee Stock Ownership Plans or advice for 1042 Qualified Replacement Property strategies. We and our introducing advisor will not be
involved with the services offered by the provider(s).
Additionally, the introducing advisor may receive referrals from other RJA and RJFS/RJFSA financial advisors who have clients that may
benefit from the services of one or both providers. When the introducing advisor refers clients to either aforementioned provider, the introducing
advisor may receive compensation from the provider for the referral. If compensation is received, the introducing advisor will share a portion
of the referral compensation with any other referring RJA or RJFS/RJFSA financial advisor.
These arrangements can create a conflict of interest as either the Firm or the financial advisor may be incentivized to make referrals to generate
greater compensation. The details of the particular referral arrangement and a description of the compensation paid to us will be disclosed to
each referred client through a separate written disclosure.
Financial Information
We are a qualified custodian as defined in Rule 206(4)-2 of the Adviser’s Act, and we are not required to include a balance sheet of our most
recent fiscal year which ends on September 30. We are not aware of any financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair our ability to
meet our contractual commitments to you, nor have we been the subject of a bankruptcy petition at any time during the past ten years.
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