$2-Bln Alex. Brown Team Joins Former Boss at Arax, $600-Mln UBS Broker Shifts to J.P. Morgan

A team managing $2 billion at Raymond James Financial�s Alex. Brown unit has reunited with their former boss in Boston.

A team managing $2 billion at Raymond James Financial�s Alex. Brown unit has reunited with their former boss in Boston.

The Stafford Schauer Private Wealth Team joined Ashton Thomas Private Wealth on January 11, according to BrokerCheck records. Ashton Thomas was purchased last year by Arax Investment Partners, a private equity-backed rollup run by former Alex. Brown head Haig Ariyan.

The Stafford team includes advisors Chris Stafford, Cory Schauer and Ines Seferi as well as client associates Meghan Thomson, Hunter Hendrix and Susie Register, according to an announcement. They are opening a new Boston office for Scottsdale, Arizona-based Ashton Thomas.

Stafford and Schauer both had joined Raymond James in 2016 through its purchase of the Alex. Brown division.

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