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Stephen Edward Kruchten

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS
ST PETERSBURG, FL
·CRD# 1645287·39 years experience

Professional Summary

Stephen Edward Kruchten, who also goes by Steve Kruchten, is a registered financial advisor currently at RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC located in St Petersburg, Florida and RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. located in St Petersburg, Florida. Stephen is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1987. Stephen has worked at 11 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, SIE, Series...

At a Glance

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Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Fiduciary Standard

Fee Structure

Account Minimum

Active Clients

Other Aliases

Steve Kruchten

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Years of Experience

39 years in the financial services industry

Current & Past Employments

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC·CRD# 149018
RIA
880 Carillon Parkway, St Petersburg, FL 33733
December 23, 2013 - Present
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.·CRD# 6694
BD
880 Carillon Parkway, St Petersburg, FL 33716
August 6, 2009 - Present
INVEST FINANCIAL CORPORATION·CRD# 12984
BD
St. Paul, MN
January 24, 2008 - August 7, 2009
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTORS, LLC·CRD# 25900
BD
Charlotte, NC
June 28, 2005 - January 3, 2008
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC·CRD# 10582
RIA
St. Paul, MN
November 16, 2004 - July 6, 2005
WELLS FARGO BROKERAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.·CRD# 16100
BD
Minneapolis, MN
December 14, 2000 - August 12, 2002
WELLS FARGO INVESTMENTS, LLC·CRD# 10582
BD
San Francisco, CA
December 13, 2000 - July 6, 2005
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES INC.·CRD# 17438
BD
San Francisco, CA
September 3, 1999 - May 7, 2001
WELLS FARGO BROKERAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.·CRD# 16100
BD
Minneapolis, MN
March 11, 1998 - December 13, 2000
WELLS FARGO BROKERAGE SERVICES, L.L.C.·CRD# 16100
BD
January 30, 1998 - February 23, 1998
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED·CRD# 7691
BD
New York, NY
May 17, 1996 - February 2, 1998
CETERA INVESTMENT SERVICES LLC·CRD# 15340
BD
St. Cloud, MN
March 27, 1992 - May 22, 1996
MORGAN STANLEY DW INC.·CRD# 7556
BD
Purchase, NY
November 3, 1988 - March 26, 1992
IRI SECURITIES CORPORATION·CRD# 10004
BD
April 29, 1987 - November 10, 1988

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Current Firm

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC

MARY ELIZABETH HAAS | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC | RAYMOND JAMES ADVISORY SERVICES

CRD#: 149018 / SEC#: 801-69815
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/23/2008 Approved)

Contact Information

Main Address

880 Carillon Parkway, Saint Petersburg, FL 33716

Phone Number

(727) 567-3020

# of Employees

9,675

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

Registered to provide investment advisory services in 53 US states and territories.

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC. WRAP BROCHURE (9/21/2026)

Regulatory Assets Under Management

Total Number of Accounts

1,107,860

AUM (Assets Under Management)

$390,042,864,529

Accountant Surprise Examination Report

Filing DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
08/20/2026Cover PageReport
09/12/2025Cover PageReport
08/21/2024Cover PageReport
09/27/2023Cover PageReport

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Other business activities

Outside business activity is any business or activity undertaken by an advisor that is outside the scope of their relationship with their firm (e.g., consulting services, real estate, freelance work, teaching, etc.). Investors should stay informed about these activities to ensure no conflicts of interest.

(1)Name of Business: BISA Address: 880 Carillon Pkwy Tower 3, Saint Petersburg, FL, 33716-1102, United States Activity Type: Board Member, Board Subcommittee Member, Officer, or Director Position/Title: Advisory Board Investment Related: No Start Date: 11/14/2023 Hours per month devoted to this business: 2-10 Hours per month devoted to this business during trading hours: 2-10 Description of duties: We meet 4x per year to discuss and plan how the bank/credit union and broker-dealer organizations will work together.

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Primary Firm SEC Registration

This SEC-registered firm can serve clients nationwide. Some states may require the firm to submit a notice filing if the firm has more than 5 clients or a physical office there. You can view these state-level filings under the section titled "State Registrations and Notice Filings".
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC

MARY ELIZABETH HAAS | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC | RAYMOND JAMES ADVISORY SERVICES

CRD#: 149018 / SEC#: 801-69815
RIA
Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/23/2008 Approved)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.
IAR
means the advisor is registered as an Investment Advisor Representative in this state and is authorized to provide investment advice to clients there.
RR
indicates the advisor is registered as a Registered Representative in this state, allowing securities offerings such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds through a broker-dealer.
RR
Connecticut
(11/8/2021)
RR
Delaware
(11/10/2021)
RR
District of Columbia
(11/17/2021)
RR
Florida
(2/14/2013)
RR
Illinois
(1/4/2013)
RR
Indiana
(11/9/2021)
RR
Iowa
(8/20/2013)
RR
Maine
(11/5/2021)
RR
Maryland
(11/5/2021)
RR
Massachusetts
(11/5/2021)
RR
Michigan
(2/15/2013)
RR
Minnesota
(8/7/2009)
IAR
Minnesota
(12/23/2013)
RR
Missouri
(1/4/2013)
RR
Nebraska
(8/26/2013)
RR
New Hampshire
(11/15/2021)
RR
New Jersey
(11/5/2021)
RR
New York
(11/9/2021)
RR
North Dakota
(1/4/2011)
RR
Ohio
(11/5/2021)
RR
Pennsylvania
(11/5/2021)
RR
Rhode Island
(11/12/2021)
RR
South Dakota
(11/14/2012)
RR
Vermont
(11/5/2021)
RR
Wisconsin
(1/3/2011)

Don't see your state listed? The advisor may still be able to work with you under the federal De Minimis Rule, which allows up to five investment advisory clients in a state without registration. Some states, like TX, LA, NE, and NH, may still require registration or notice filing. Contact the advisor or their firm to confirm their investment advisory availability in your state.Note:This rule does not apply to broker-dealer activity.

Exams

Financial professionals may take different exams throughout their careers based on the types of services they provide and roles they perform.

Series 65 — Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination

Passed Jun 1997About the Series 65 exam

Series 63 — Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

Passed Mar 1987About the Series 63 exam

SIE — Securities Industry Essentials Examination

Passed Oct 2018About the SIE exam

Series 3 — National Commodity Futures Examination

Passed Jun 1990About the Series 3 exam

Series 7 — General Securities Representative Examination

Passed Apr 1987About the Series 7 exam

Series 10 — General Securities Sales Supervisor - General Module Examination

Passed Nov 2004About the Series 10 exam

Series 9 — General Securities Sales Supervisor - Options Module Examination

Passed Oct 2004About the Series 9 exam
FINRA
SRO Registrations

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA

RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVISORS, INC — Registered Investment Advisory firm

Version Date: Mon, Aug 29, 2022

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.(“Raymond James”, “we”, “us”) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an investment adviser. Brokerage and investment advisory services and fees differ and it is important for you to understand these differences. Free and simple tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at Investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker/dealers, investment advisers, and investing.

The investment advisory programs we offer include:

  • Financial Advisor managed – Accounts in this program may be (a) discretionary – your financial professional makes investment decisions to buy, sell or hold securities in your account; or (b) non-discretionary – your financial professional offers advice and recommendations to buy, sell or hold securities but you make the final investment decisions.

  • Firm managed – We or another firm, which may or may not be affiliated with us, manages investments in your account. All firm managed programs are discretionary.

We also offer various investment advisory services including (a) Financial Planning – your financial professional helps you develop a goal-based strategy or financial plan intended to achieve your financial objectives; and (b) Investment Consulting – your financial professional offers advice on investments held at or outside of Raymond James.

Monitoring: We and your financial professional conduct ongoing monitoring of your advisory accounts tailored to your advisory relationship and advisory account(s).

Account Minimums: Most advisory programs have minimum account size requirements.

Limited Investment Offerings: We provide advice on proprietary and non-proprietary products. Depending on your choice of account type, strategy and model, you may receive advice with respect to a broad range of investments, or you may receive advice regarding a limited range of investments. For example, we do not make all mutual funds available for use in advisory programs and generally limit the offered mutual funds to a single share class.

For additional information about investment advisory services, please see raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Given my financial situation, should I choose an investment advisory service? Why or why not? How will you choose investments to recommend to me? What is your relevant experience, including your licenses, education and other qualifications? What do these qualifications mean?

In an investment advisory account, you will incur advisory fees which are generally assessed quarterly at the rate you agreed upon with your financial professional (based on our established fee schedule). Generally that will be a “wrap” fee that covers the applicable advisory fee, third-party manager fees, execution charges on trades, and custody and clearing services. The wrap fee does not include commissions and other charges for trades that a third-party manager directs to another broker/dealer. In addition, it does not include underlying management fees and operating expenses for investment products and other charges described in our advisory brochure. Because we and your financial professional are compensated based on the amount of assets in your account, we and your financial professional are incentivized to increase your assets. During periods of lower trading activity, the advisory fee may be higher than the transaction charges you would have paid in a brokerage account. To determine whether an investment advisory account is appropriate for you, you should carefully analyze the projected costs of an investment advisory account versus a brokerage account based on factors such as expected size, volume and frequency of transactions, projected holding period and the advisory services provided by your financial professional. You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying. For additional information about our fees and charges, please visit: raymondjames.com/clientfees; raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments. If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?

When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means.

  • Proprietary products - We and our affiliates serve as the investment manager on a number of investments and earn a management fee. Some products offered to you include fees paid to us for the use of proprietary research. Any such fees are in addition to any brokerage transaction charges or advisory fees you will incur. We therefore have a financial incentive to recommend proprietary products over third-party products.

  • Third-party payments – We receive payments from third-parties when you invest in certain products (e.g. mutual funds). These payments represent additional compensation to us, or provide compensation for ongoing support activities we perform on behalf of third parties, such as product servicing, tax-reporting, statement and trade confirmation mailings or recordkeeping. This results in a financial incentive to recommend products that provide additional compensation to us over those that pay lesser amounts or none at all. Such payments may also affect which products we make available.

  • Revenue sharing - The companies that sponsor, manage, and/or promote certain investments offered by us earn revenue by charging you a fee, such as a management fee in a mutual fund. A portion of these fees may be shared with us. We use the payments in part to support activities related to servicing client accounts, to provide educational programs and technology applications to financial professionals, and to provide ongoing product support for certain investments. We have an incentive to promote the product sponsors that share the most revenues over those that share less revenues or none at all.

  • Principal trading – Our affiliate may buy a security from you or sell you a security from their own account, predominantly with bonds and other fixed income securities. This may create incentives to act against your best interest to generate trading profits or minimize losses. When permitted in an advisory account, principal transactions require trade by trade consent.

This summary does not identify all of our conflicts of interest, or all material facts about the conflicts of interest listed. For additional information about these and other conflicts of interest, please see raymondjames.com/legal-disclosures.


Questions to ask your Professional:

  • How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?

  • Most financial professionals are compensated as a percentage of (a) advisory fees which are generally assessed quarterly at the rate you agreed upon with your financial professional (based on our established fee schedule); and (b) fees related to other products and services provided to you. The percentage of revenue that your financial professional receives will generally increase as revenue earned from their client accounts increases. Therefore, financial professionals are incentivized to increase revenues on your and other clients’ accounts.

  • Financial professionals may pay us varying levels of costs dependent on the investment advisory program recommended to you. These costs may also vary based on the amount of discretionary client assets in their branch. This creates an incentive for the financial professional to place you in an investment advisory program that results in greater net compensation.

  • Financial professionals may receive incentive compensation based on revenues earned from client accounts. Incentive compensation may include paid travel for recognition trips, stock options of Raymond James Financial, Inc., and certain expense reimbursements.

  • • When financial professionals affiliate with us, they may receive compensation in connection with transitioning from their prior firm. This includes an upfront payment and additional potential compensation based on the revenues generated from client accounts in the first few years. This creates incentives for financial professionals to encourage you to move your assets to Raymond James and to produce greater revenues by charging higher fees.

The revenue in each of the above points may include revenue earned from a financial professional’s accounts with Raymond James and with an affiliated broker/dealer.

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