Phil Eggers recently joined Raymond James Financial Services as a financial advisor and branch manager in Plano, Texas. Kirk Bell, the regional director for Raymond James, said Eggers would be a great fit due to his conservative and innovative advising approach. Eggers was previously at LPL Financial for 17 years where he managed over $150 million in assets and $1.3 million in revenues. He chose to join Raymond James due to their stance on conservative investing and stable support during market volatility.

1. ST.
PETERSBURG,
Fla.
–
Financial
advisor
and
branch
manager
Phil
Eggers
recently
joined
Raymond
James
Financial
Services
(RJFS)
–
the
firm’s
independent
broker/dealer
–
in
Plano,
Texas,
according
to
Kirk
Bell,
Central
regional
director
for
RJFS.
Eggers
functions
as
Legacy
Retirement
Planning
(LRP),
an
independent
firm,
with
securities
offered
through
Raymond
James
Financial
Services
Inc.,
member
FINRA/SIPC.
“When
Phil
explained
his
conservative
and
innovative
approach
to
advising,
I
knew
he
would
be
a
great
fit
for
Raymond
James,”
said
Bell.
“We
need
advisors
like
Phil,
who
are
completely
focused
on
their
clients
and
strongly
believe
in
their
practice
as
we
do.
We
are
so
glad
that
he
sought
to
partner
with
Raymond
James,
and
have
high
hopes
for
his
continued
success.”
Eggers
and
his
office
manager,
Maggie
Moore,
come
to
Raymond
James
from
LPL
Financial,
where
he
managed
more
than
$150
million
in
client
assets
and
had
revenues
of
over
$1.3
million.
“I
respected
the
stance
on
investing
and
managing
that
Raymond
James
takes
in
the
business,”
said
Eggers.
“The
markets
are
so
volatile
these
days
that
the
conservative
nature
of
Raymond
James
was
very
attractive.
It’s
good
to
be
a
part
of
a
firm
that
stays
stable
during
turbulent
times.”
“I
was
also
very
impressed
with
the
type
of
technology
and
support
that
Raymond
James
uses.
Both
will
help
me
do
a
better
job
of
managing
assets
for
my
clients,
which
are
so
important
to
me.”
A
24-­‐year
veteran,
Eggers
started
his
career
in
financial
services
in
1990
by
joining
Morgan
Stanley
after
graduating
from
the
University
of
Nebraska
with
a
degree
in
business
administration.
Eggers
rose
to
become
one
of
the
firm’s
youngest
vice
presidents.
After
working
at
Morgan
Stanley
for
eight
years,
Eggers
decided
to
become
independent
in
1998.
Eggers
was
a
part
of
LPL
Financial
for
17
years
before
deciding
to
join
Raymond
James
in
May.
Eggers
is
very
active
in
the
organization
Angel
Flight,
a
nonprofit
consisting
of
pilots
and
volunteers
who
transport
needy
medical
patients
who
could
not
afford
transportation
otherwise
to
their
care.
Eggers
has
served
as
the
president
and
chairman
of
Angel
Flight,
and
enjoys
volunteering
to
transport
patients
in
his
own
plane.