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POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR
SEC FILINGS UNDER SECTION 16 AND RULE 144


The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints:

(a) with respect to all SEC Filings (as defined below), each of Beth Suzanski,
Candi James and Jonathan J. Doyle, and

(b) with respect to all SEC Filings under Rule 144 (each as defined below),
including any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 ("Form 144"),
each of Tracey Cornelison, Mohammed Alshatri, Melissa Fisher, Maressia
Rooks-Bailey and Rashida Mitchell, in his or her capacity as a duly
authorized representative of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (the "Broker"),
a Florida corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
(as defined below),

or any of them acting singly, and with full power of
substitution, re-substitution and delegation, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney in fact (each of such persons and their substitutes and
delegees being referred to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full
power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place
and stead, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or
shareholder of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (the "Company"), to:

1. Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the
undersigned to submit and file forms, schedules and other documents with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") utilizing the SEC's
Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system, which actions
may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in EDGAR Next and (b) preparing,
executing and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments thereto, and
such other documents and information as may be necessary or appropriate to
obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make filings and
submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;

2. Prepare and execute any and all forms, schedules and other documents
(including any amendments thereto) the undersigned is required to file
with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact considers it advisable for
the undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section 13 or Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation
thereunder, or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
("Rule 144"), including Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and
Forms 144 (all such forms, schedules and other documents being referred
to herein as "SEC Filings");

3. Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the EDGAR system
or cause them to be submitted and filed by a person appointed under
Section 5 below;

4. File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any securities exchange
on which the Company's securities may be listed or traded;

5. Act as an account administrator for the undersigned's EDGAR account,
including: (i) appoint, remove and replace account administrators,
account users, technical administrators and delegated entities;
(ii) maintain the security of the undersigned's EDGAR account, including
modification of access codes; (iii) maintain, modify and certify the accuracy
of information on the undersigned's EDGAR account dashboard; (iv) act as the
EDGAR point of contact with respect to the undersigned's EDGAR account; and
(v) any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T with respect
to account administrators;

6. Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the
undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that delegation,
authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators to appoint, remove or
replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account;

7. Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity
securities from any third party, including the Company, and any brokers
(including the Broker), dealers, employee benefit plan administrators and
trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to
release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact; and

8. Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such Attorney-in-Fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the undersigned.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

a. This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the
Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to
such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information;

b. Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form
and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her
discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

c. Neither the Company, the Broker, nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes
any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144,
any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of
profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act;

d. This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under Section 13 or
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the
reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act,
and, in that regard, the undersigned hereby releases the Attorneys-in-Fact,
the Company and the Broker from any liability with respect to any action
taken or omitted in good faith by them in connection with such filings;

e. It is his/her responsibility to provide information to the
Attorneys-in-Fact on a timely basis with respect to any proposed transaction
that could require the filing of any Form 3, 4 or 5, or Form 144, and to
respond in a timely manner to all communications, notices and inquiries
from the Attorneys-in-Fact, the Company or the Broker, or their respective
representatives, with respect to any proposed transaction; and

f. Any failure to provide information on a timely basis, or to respond in
a timely manner to such notices, communications and inquiries, could result
in the failure to make timely SEC Filings, which could result in violations
of law by the undersigned, as well as public disclosure of delinquent
filings by the undersigned.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite,
necessary or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing,
as fully, to all intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the
Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5, Schedules 13D
or 13G, or Forms 144, with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
transactions in securities of the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This
Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect
to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed this 20th day of May, 2025.


/s/ Paul M. Shoukry
________________________
Signature

Paul M. Shoukry
________________________
Print Name

WITNESSES:

/s/ Beth Lipka
________________________
Signature

Beth Lipka
________________________
Print Name


/s/ Barbara Kluge
________________________
Signature

Barbara Kluge
________________________
Print Name


Signed before me this 20th day of May, 2025

/s/ Gretchen E. Doane
________________________
Notary Public

Notary Public State of Florida
Gretchen Elisabeth Doane
Notary Public - State of Florida
Commission # HH 433924
My Comm. Expires Dec 10, 2027
Bonded through National Notary Assn.

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