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RIA / WealthAdvisordual registered (broker-dealer)22 years in industry

KEITH WESLEY BLADES

Advisor at RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 19, 2026, 11:34 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 5
Dated events: 1
On other graphs: 0
Observed: May 24, 2004 to Sep 14, 2026

Across DFX

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Facts

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Current firm: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Current firm class: national broker-dealer RIAderived
Book size: not publicno per-advisor AUM is published by the SEC, FINRA or IAPD, and DFX estimates none
Industry start: Apr 29, 2004earliest registration or exam on IAPD
Years in industry: 22derivedfrom the industry start date
Years at current firm: 3derivedfrom the current registration's begin date
Prior firms: 4
Current registrations: 1
Registered states: 2
Exams: S66
First exam: Apr 29, 2004
First registration: May 24, 2004
Dual registered: yes, broker-dealer
IAPD individual key: 4748469

Registration history

registration spans on IAPD; the basis says whether the span is a current registration or a prior employment record

Firm	Class	Began	Ended	Current	Branch	Basis
RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	National bd RIA	Feb 20, 2023	n/a	yes	PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL\|Ponte Vedra Beach, FL	Current employment
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	National bd RIA	Oct 7, 2011	Feb 27, 2023	no	WELLESLEY HILLS, MA\|Boston, MA\|Boston, MA\|JACKSONVILLE, FL\|Boston, MA	Previous registration
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Wirehouse	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 12, 2011	no	WELLESLEY HILLS, MA\|WEST ROXBURY, MA\|NEWTON, MA	Previous registration
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	n/a	May 26, 2006	Oct 23, 2009	no	NEWTON, MA\|WEST ROXBURY, MA	Previous registration
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	n/a	May 24, 2004	Mar 13, 2006	no	PORTSMOUTH, NH	Previous registration

Moves

a move is two registration dates; a bulk corporate re-registration is typed BULK_TRANSFER and is not a move

From	To	Left	Joined	Gap, days	Kind	Move type
STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.	Feb 27, 2023	Feb 20, 2023	-7	Firm change	Ibd to ibd
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Oct 12, 2011	Oct 7, 2011	-5	Firm change	Wirehouse to ibd
BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED	Oct 23, 2009	Oct 23, 2009	0	Bulk transfer	Other
A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.	BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.	Mar 13, 2006	May 26, 2006	74	Firm change	Other

Relationships

Registered with (5)

→ RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: current employment
Feb 20, 2023 to presentfactForm ADV
→ STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 7, 2011 to Feb 27, 2023factForm ADV
→ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATEDRegistered adviserregistration: previous registration
Oct 23, 2009 to Oct 12, 2011factForm ADV
→ BANC OF AMERICA INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 26, 2006 to Oct 23, 2009factForm ADV
→ A. G. EDWARDS & SONS, INC.Registered adviserregistration: previous registration
May 24, 2004 to Mar 13, 2006factForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Feb 27, 2023
Advisor changed firm
Keith Wesley Blades left Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated for Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (registered 2023-02-20)
Form ADVobserved 4 days ago