Forbes America's Top RIA Firms
The Forbes ranking of America’s Top RIA Firms, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Firms considered for participation have principals with a minimum of seven years of experience, and the algorithm weights factors including revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience, the ability to demonstrate best practices in their approach to working with clients, and their commitment to diversity and philanthropy. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Research Summary (as of 10/01/2025) Out of approximately 50,063 nominations, 250 firms received the award. This ranking is based upon the period from 3/31/2024 to 3/31/2025 and was released on 10/01/2025. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. This ranking is not based on the services/advice offered by our financial advisors. Compensation provided for using the rating. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/lists/top-ria-firms/?sh=28a77f5d3cd5 for more info.
Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors (Varun K. Marneni, CFP®, CEPA®)
The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors 2025 ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. This ranking is based upon the period from 6/30/2023 to 6/30/2024 and was released on 4/8/2025. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years of experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass best practices in their practices and approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Out of approximately 48,944 nominations, roughly 9,722 advisors received the award. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Compensation provided for using the rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/best-in-state-wealth-advisors/ for more info.
The Forbes ranking of America's Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors (Varun K. Marneni, CFP®, CEPA®)
The Forbes Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criterion, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered are under 40, have a minimum of four years’ experience, and the algorithm weighs factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass the highest standards of best practices. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Compensation provided for using the rating. The Research Summary (as of August 2025) included: 49,859 nominations for all rankings, based on thresholds, 28,226 invited to complete online survey, and 4,653 individuals considered and 2,018 individuals won the Next-Gen ranking. This ranking is based upon the period from 3/31/24 to 3/31/25 and was released on 8/6/25. This ranking is not based in any way on the individual’s abilities in regards to providing investment advice or management. This ranking is not indicative of advisor’s future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients’ experience. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Compensation provided for using the rating. Raymond James is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. For more information go to https://www.forbes.com/lists/best-in-state-next-gen-advisors/.
InvestmentNews 2023 40 under 40 (Varun K. Marneni, CFP ®)
Each year InvestmentNews recognizes 40 industry professions under the age of 40 based on factors including accomplishments as exhibited by their credentials and achievements in their industry-related projects, contributions to the industry, quality of leadership within the financial advice field, and promise/commitment to the field. The nominees were all under the age of 40 when the honorees were announced. Over 1000 nominees were considered and 40 were chosen to receive the award in 2023. The nominations are read and vetted by an internal group of editors and reporters at InvestmentNews. This ranking is based upon the period from 06/1/2022 to 6/1/2023 and was released on 06/05/2023. This ranking is not based in any way on the individual's abilities in regards to providing investment advice or management. The ranking may not be representative of any one client’s experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of an advisor’s future performance. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. InvestmentNews is not affiliated with Raymond James.
USA TODAY 2023 Best Financial Advisory Firm
The selection of the firms and the definition of the evaluation criteria were based on independent journalistic criteria of USA TODAY and Statista. The ranking of the best-registered investment advisory firms is based on two dimensions: recommendations by clients and peers and a firm’s growth of Assets under Management. Recommendations were collected via an independent survey sent to over 20,000 individuals. The development of AUM was analyzed both, short and long-term based on publicly available data. For the short-term view, the growth of AUM over a twelve-month period was calculated, from January 2022 to January 2023. For the long-term view, the growth of AUM over a five-year period was calculated, from 2018-2023. Recommendations had a weight of 20% while development of AUM had a weight of 80% (short-term and long-term growth were equally weighted) to derive the final score. The 500 RIA firms with the highest score were awarded as USA TODAY’s Best Financial Advisory Firms. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Neither Raymond James nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating.
Atlanta Business Chronicle 2022 Best Places to Work
This recognition is based exclusively on employee survey results in the four focus areas of benefits, leadership, teamwork, and compensation. 101 business in the Atlanta area were ranked on the list out of over 300 nominees. This ranking is not based in anyway on the individual's abilities in regards to providing investment advice or management. This ranking is not indicative of advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Raymond James is not affiliated with the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
