Morgan Stanley adviser managing $165 million moves to Raymond James

Kathleen Hobart joins employee unit in Seattle with two associates.
JUN 22, 2017

Kathleen Hobart, a Morgan Stanley adviser in Seattle managing $165 million in assets, has joined the Raymond James employee broker-dealer in Seattle. Joining her at the firm are her two associates, Denise Leong and Kristin Carr. They operate as The Hobart Group. Ms. Hobart began her financial services career in 1987 with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Seattle, following a nine-year career as a buyer for three major department stores in the Northwest. She moved to UBS in 1999 and then back to Smith Barney/Morgan Stanley in 2009 at the time of the merger.

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