How we work

With over 23 years’ experience in financial markets and investing, Raymond James, Richmond is well versed in helping clients through some challenging times. Our approach is to keep things simple and straightforward.

Our investment philosophy

Your investment strategy will be designed, monitored and executed by Raymond James, Richmond. We take a common-sense approach to investing and believe that the most sustainable returns can be achieved from a blend of tracker funds, actively managed funds and direct equities, and by determining the right combination of assets for your agreed risk tolerance.

Investments that we select for your portfolio are analysed rigorously, and chosen with the intention that they can grow sustainably and are suited to current and likely future trends.

We will always stay in regular contact with you and are here to answer any questions you may have about your portfolio.

Our Investment Portfolios are:

Built to be robust, yet dynamic – with one eye on preserving capital and the other on ensuring portfolios can adapt to the future and grow
Actively managed – decisive action will be taken when required
Based around current and emerging global investment themes – investments are not made on past performance but future potential
Truly balanced – using a blend of asset classes, regions and sectors, which helps reduce risk and provide smoother investment returns
Tax efficient – we make use of all appropriate tax wrapper allowances and invest in a tax sensitive manner

We can also agree a benchmark for your portfolio. This is the process of comparing your portfolio’s performance to a relevant reference point, such as an industry average, a peer group, or a specific target such as inflation.

Our process

Our approach is built around listening to you and getting to know you.

When meeting clients for the first time, we will:

We like to think of this as a journey, not a transaction, and during our relationship with you we will keep in touch – a lot! We will always operate with openness and high standards.

Our research capabilities

Raymond James makes a host of research resources available to wealth managers from both in-house and external sources, covering macro-economic and strategic views, as well as equity research and fund selection tools to help us manage and build your portfolio.
Award-winning equity research written by Raymond James’ analysts, covering 1,000+ companies across 9 sectors
Global equity, economic and strategy research written by top tier, third-party investment banks as well as niche providers
Raymond James economic and strategy research from our Chief Investment Officer, Chief Economist and European Strategy Team
Daily morning research notes

In addition to these resources, Raymond James also releases a Monthly Market Commentary and an Investment Strategy Quarterly publication that are made available to download here.

If you would like to start the conversation about how we can help you,
please get in touch