Raymond James Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut (Photo: Raymond James)
Raymond James says that Chief Investment Strategist Jeff Saut, 69, is retiring this week.
"We thank Jeff for his 20 years of service to financial advisors and their clients, as well as the awareness he helped build of Raymond James' sophisticated suite of investment thought leadership. We wish him well in his future endeavors," the company said in a statement.
The firm, which did not mention replacing Saut in the statement, says it "retains a very robust investment strategy team led by Chief Investment Officer Larry Adam," who joined the firm in November. Previously, he was Deutsche Bank's chief investment officer for the Americas and its global chief investment strategist.
Saut — a popular speaker at Raymond James' conferences and on TV channels like CNBC — joined Raymond James in 1999, when Roney & Co. became part of the firm.
He started his career on a trading desk in New York in the early 1970s and then joined E.F. Hutton. He went on to become a securities analyst for Wheat First Securities.
