Steward Adds South Florida Team From Raymond James

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Steward Partners, an employee-owned hybrid concern of autarkic advisory firms with astir $50 cardinal successful lawsuit assets, has added a squad of advisors from Raymond James & Associates, the firm’s worker broker/dealer channel. Steward said successful a LinkedIn station that the Silcox & Avonda Wealth Management team, based successful Stuart, Fla., has joined the firm. 

The team, led by Peter Silcox and Peter Avonda, managed $716 cardinal successful lawsuit assets, according to a 2025 Forbes database of Best successful State Wealth Managers. Silcox was with Raymond James for 15 years anterior to joining Steward, portion Avonda was with the brokerage for 13 years. 

A spokesperson for Steward did not instrumentality a petition for comment. 

At Steward, some advisors volition service arsenic enforcement managing directors and portfolio managers. They’re joined by Melissa Larson, elder vice president and fiscal advisor, who joined the squad successful 2021; Joseph Jones IV, fiscal advisor; and 5 lawsuit administrative managers. 

Silcox, a postgraduate of the Royal Military Academy successful England and a erstwhile British Army Officer, said helium was attracted to Steward for its quality to workout discretion successful managing lawsuit portfolios, according to its website. 

This follows quality that Steward added 11 caller advisor teams and idiosyncratic advisors successful 2025, representing astir $4 cardinal successful lawsuit assets and 7 caller offices successful markets crossed the United States.

Stamford, Conn.-based Steward initially grew done a 1099 autarkic contractor model. About 3 years ago, it transitioned distant from 1099s to the W-2 integration model for aboriginal hires.

The RIA presently has 628 partners, 301 advisors and 80 offices successful the U.S. It besides has a broker/dealer called Steward Partners Investment Solutions.

Late past year, Steward announced it had raised $475 cardinal successful superior from alternate plus manager Ares Management, successful the signifier of a non-controlling number involvement and an expanded lending relationship.