The company offers financial planning, wealth management, investment banking, asset management, and capital markets services to a diverse clientele of high and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and executives. With over 7,300 financial advisors in 3,000 locations worldwide, Alex. Brown combines industry expertise and strategic insight to craft bespoke answers to sophisticated financial planning questions. The company has a rich history, dating back to 1800, and has been involved in financing the continent's first railroad and launching IPOs for big-name companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems. Today, Alex. Brown is a division of Raymond James and operates in 16 different major markets throughout the United States.