content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                            FORM 8-K
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                
               Date of Report:  February 28, 1995
                                
                                
                  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
                                
       FLORIDA                 1-9109              59-1517485
  (State of incorporation)   (Commission   (IRS Employer Identification
                             File Number)            Number)
  
  
  
  880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida       33716
  (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)
  
  
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (813) 573-3800
  
  
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
  
       On March 2, 1995, Raymond James Financial, Inc.,
  ("RJF") announced that it has finalized a $50 million
  revolving line of credit with NationsBank.  The agreement
  was signed on February 28, 1995.  See attached press release
  dated March 2, 1995.
  
       On March 9, 1995, RJF announced the appointment of
  Kenneth W. Corba as the chief investment officer and growth
  equity portfolio manager for its Eagle Asset Management
  subsidiary.  See attached press release dated March 9, 1995.
  
       On March 17, 1995, RJF announced the appointment of
  Bert Boksen as the small cap equities portfolio manager for
  its Eagle Asset Management subsidiary.  See attached press
  release dated March 17, 1995.
  
                           Signatures
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
  be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
  authorized.
  
  
  
  
                                 RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
  
                                          (Registrant)
  
  
  
  
  Date:  March 21, 1995
                                _______________________________
  
                                      Jeffrey P. Julien
                                  Vice President - Finance
                                and Chief Financial Officer
  
  
  Release No. 395-1
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  March 2, 1995
  
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL
  ANNOUNCES LINE OF CREDIT
  
       St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  today announced that it has finalized a $50 million
  revolving line of credit with NationsBank.
  
       "While there is no immediate need for capital,"
  explained Thomas A. James, chairman and chief executive
  officer, "our policy is to maintain substantial sources of
  uncommitted funds to capitalize on emergent opportunities.
  
       "Over the last two years," he continued, "unallocated
  funds at the holding company level have been reduced to
  approximately $25 million due to treasury stock repurchases
  as well as new investments in the Raymond James Bank, FSB;
  the Raymond James Trust Services Group; our joint venture in
  India, ASK-Raymond James Securities; our Raymond James
  Mortgage Capital subsidiary; and Raymond James &
  Associates."
  
       Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) provides financial
  services to individuals, corporations and municipalities
  through its three wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond
  James & Associates, Investment Management & Research and
  Robert Thomas Securities, which have 2,300 Account
  Executives in 800 locations throughout the United States and
  Europe, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries
  which currently manage in excess of $4.3 billion.
  
  
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                                    For additional information, please contact
                                           Lawrence Silver, 813-573-3800
  Release No. 395-6
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  March 9, 1995
  
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL
  ANNOUNCES NEW CIO AT EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT
  
       St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  today announced that its Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
  subsidiary has appointed Kenneth W. Corba as its chief
  investment officer and growth equity portfolio manager.
  
       The announcement was made by Thomas A. James, chairman
  of Raymond James Financial, and Richard K. Riess, president
  of Eagle Asset Management.
  
       Corba, who was formerly director of the Capital
  Management Group of Stein Roe and Farnham in Chicago,
  replaces Herbert E. Ehlers, who resigned in December to form
  Liberty Investment Management, which will manage
  institutional accounts.
  
       Joining Stein Roe in 1984, Corba became a principal of
  the firm in 1987 and had the responsibility for the
  management of $1.6 billion in equity securities for
  institutional clients, including mutual funds.  He has also
  served as portfolio manager of the Stein Roe Stock Fund and
  the Stein Roe Young Investors' Fund.
  
       "We are extremely pleased to have Ken join us," James
  and Riess said.  "He invests in companies which he believes
  create wealth over a long period of time and he believes
  that earnings growth ultimately drives the price of stocks,
  a philosophy which we share."
  
       Corba emphasizes quality as a fundamental investment
  characteristic, seeking out companies whose competitive
  advantages can be maintained and exploited reliably over
  time.
  
       Scheduled to join Eagle on a full-time basis in mid-
  March, Corba earned his B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the
  University of Michigan.
  
       Raymond James Financial (NYSE - RJF) provides financial
  services to individuals, corporations and municipalities
  through its three wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond
  James & Associates, Investment Management & Research and
  Robert Thomas Securities, which have 2,300 Account
  Executives in 800 locations throughout the United States and
  Europe, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries
  which currently manage in excess of $4.3 billion.
  
  
  
                         - 30 -
  
                                  For additional information, please contact
                                          Lawrence Silver, 813-573-3800
  Release No. 395-11
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  March 17, 1995
  
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL
  ANNOUNCES NEW SMALL CAP MANAGER
  AT EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT
  
       St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  today announced that its Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
  subsidiary has appointed Bert Boksen as its small cap
  equities portfolio manager.
  
       The announcement was made by Thomas A. James, chairman
  of Raymond James Financial, and Richard K. Riess, president
  of Eagle Asset Management.
  
       Boksen, who joined Eagle's Raymond James & Associates
  affiliate in 1979 as an equities analyst, has also served as
  the firm's co-director of equities research and chief
  investment officer.  He was most recently associated with
  Raymond James' institutional sales group.
  
       Prior to joining Raymond James, Boksen was a general
  analyst for Standard & Poor's in New York.
  
       "We are extremely pleased to have Bert join us," James
  and Riess said.  "His investment expertise is well
  respected."
  
       Boksen will offer his portfolio management services to
  both individual and institutional accounts.
  
       He provides a fifth discipline as he joins Eagle's
  portfolio managers:  Kenneth Corba, growth equity and chief
  investment officer; Christian Bertelsen, value equity;
  Joseph Blanton, fixed income; and Louis Kirschbaum, equity
  income.
  
       Scheduled to join Eagle on a full-time basis in April,
  Boksen earned his B.A. degree from City College of New York
  in 1970 and his M.B.A. degree from St. John's University in
  New York in 1977.
  
       Raymond James Financial (NYSE - RJF) provides financial
  services to individuals, corporations and municipalities
  through its three wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond
  James & Associates, Investment Management & Research and
  Robert Thomas Securities, which have 2,300 Account
  Executives in 800 locations throughout the United States and
  Europe, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries
  which currently manage in excess of $4.3 billion.
  
  
  
                         - 30 -
  
                                    For additional information, please contact
                                            Lawrence Silver, 813-573-3800
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                
                     Washington, D.C. 20549
                                
                            FORM 8-K
                                
                         CURRENT REPORT
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                
               Date of Report:  February 28, 1995
                                
                                
                  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
                                
       FLORIDA                 1-9109              59-1517485
  (State of incorporation)   (Commission   (IRS Employer Identification
                             File Number)            Number)
  
  880 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida       33716
  (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)
  
  Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (813) 573-3800
  
  Item 5.  Other Events
  
       On March 2, 1995, Raymond James Financial, Inc.,
  ("RJF") announced that it has finalized a $50 million
  revolving line of credit with NationsBank.  The agreement
  was signed on February 28, 1995.  See attached press release
  dated March 2, 1995.
  
       On March 9, 1995, RJF announced the appointment of
  Kenneth W. Corba as the chief investment officer and growth
  equity portfolio manager for its Eagle Asset Management
  subsidiary.  See attached press release dated March 9, 1995.
  
       On March 17, 1995, RJF announced the appointment of
  Bert Boksen as the small cap equities portfolio manager for
  its Eagle Asset Management subsidiary.  See attached press
  release dated March 17, 1995.
  
                           Signatures
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
  be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
  authorized.
  
                                 RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL, INC.
  
                                          (Registrant)
  
  Date:  March 21, 1995
                                _______________________________
  
                                      Jeffrey P. Julien
                                  Vice President - Finance
                                and Chief Financial Officer
  
  Release No. 395-1
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  March 2, 1995
  
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL
  ANNOUNCES LINE OF CREDIT
  
       St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  today announced that it has finalized a $50 million
  revolving line of credit with NationsBank.
  
       "While there is no immediate need for capital,"
  explained Thomas A. James, chairman and chief executive
  officer, "our policy is to maintain substantial sources of
  uncommitted funds to capitalize on emergent opportunities.
  
       "Over the last two years," he continued, "unallocated
  funds at the holding company level have been reduced to
  approximately $25 million due to treasury stock repurchases
  as well as new investments in the Raymond James Bank, FSB;
  the Raymond James Trust Services Group; our joint venture in
  India, ASK-Raymond James Securities; our Raymond James
  Mortgage Capital subsidiary; and Raymond James &
  Associates."
  
       Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) provides financial
  services to individuals, corporations and municipalities
  through its three wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond
  James & Associates, Investment Management & Research and
  Robert Thomas Securities, which have 2,300 Account
  Executives in 800 locations throughout the United States and
  Europe, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries
  which currently manage in excess of $4.3 billion.
  
                      - 30 -
  
                                    For additional information, please contact
                                           Lawrence Silver, 813-573-3800
  Release No. 395-6
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  March 9, 1995
  
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL
  ANNOUNCES NEW CIO AT EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT
  
       St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  today announced that its Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
  subsidiary has appointed Kenneth W. Corba as its chief
  investment officer and growth equity portfolio manager.
  
       The announcement was made by Thomas A. James, chairman
  of Raymond James Financial, and Richard K. Riess, president
  of Eagle Asset Management.
  
       Corba, who was formerly director of the Capital
  Management Group of Stein Roe and Farnham in Chicago,
  replaces Herbert E. Ehlers, who resigned in December to form
  Liberty Investment Management, which will manage
  institutional accounts.
  
       Joining Stein Roe in 1984, Corba became a principal of
  the firm in 1987 and had the responsibility for the
  management of $1.6 billion in equity securities for
  institutional clients, including mutual funds.  He has also
  served as portfolio manager of the Stein Roe Stock Fund and
  the Stein Roe Young Investors' Fund.
  
       "We are extremely pleased to have Ken join us," James
  and Riess said.  "He invests in companies which he believes
  create wealth over a long period of time and he believes
  that earnings growth ultimately drives the price of stocks,
  a philosophy which we share."
  
       Corba emphasizes quality as a fundamental investment
  characteristic, seeking out companies whose competitive
  advantages can be maintained and exploited reliably over
  time.
  
       Scheduled to join Eagle on a full-time basis in mid-
  March, Corba earned his B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from the
  University of Michigan.
  
       Raymond James Financial (NYSE - RJF) provides financial
  services to individuals, corporations and municipalities
  through its three wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond
  James & Associates, Investment Management & Research and
  Robert Thomas Securities, which have 2,300 Account
  Executives in 800 locations throughout the United States and
  Europe, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries
  which currently manage in excess of $4.3 billion.
  
                         - 30 -
  
                                  For additional information, please contact
                                          Lawrence Silver, 813-573-3800
  Release No. 395-11
  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  March 17, 1995
  
  RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL
  ANNOUNCES NEW SMALL CAP MANAGER
  AT EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT
  
       St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Raymond James Financial, Inc.
  today announced that its Eagle Asset Management, Inc.
  subsidiary has appointed Bert Boksen as its small cap
  equities portfolio manager.
  
       The announcement was made by Thomas A. James, chairman
  of Raymond James Financial, and Richard K. Riess, president
  of Eagle Asset Management.
  
       Boksen, who joined Eagle's Raymond James & Associates
  affiliate in 1979 as an equities analyst, has also served as
  the firm's co-director of equities research and chief
  investment officer.  He was most recently associated with
  Raymond James' institutional sales group.
  
       Prior to joining Raymond James, Boksen was a general
  analyst for Standard & Poor's in New York.
  
       "We are extremely pleased to have Bert join us," James
  and Riess said.  "His investment expertise is well
  respected."
  
       Boksen will offer his portfolio management services to
  both individual and institutional accounts.
  
       He provides a fifth discipline as he joins Eagle's
  portfolio managers:  Kenneth Corba, growth equity and chief
  investment officer; Christian Bertelsen, value equity;
  Joseph Blanton, fixed income; and Louis Kirschbaum, equity
  income.
  
       Scheduled to join Eagle on a full-time basis in April,
  Boksen earned his B.A. degree from City College of New York
  in 1970 and his M.B.A. degree from St. John's University in
  New York in 1977.
  
       Raymond James Financial (NYSE - RJF) provides financial
  services to individuals, corporations and municipalities
  through its three wholly-owned investment firms, Raymond
  James & Associates, Investment Management & Research and
  Robert Thomas Securities, which have 2,300 Account
  Executives in 800 locations throughout the United States and
  Europe, as well as through its asset management subsidiaries
  which currently manage in excess of $4.3 billion.
  
                         - 30 -
  
                                    For additional information, please contact
                                            Lawrence Silver, 813-573-3800