Raymond James announced today that Abilene, Texas-based Cole Wilson has joined its independent advisor channel.

Wilson will become part of St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Raymond James Financial Services via Decker Capital Partners, a Stamford, Texas RIA affiliated with Raymond James, and open that firm’s Abilene office.

Wilson brings to Raymond James 18 years of financial services experience, most recently at Edward Jones where he managed more than $170 million in client assets as an independent advisor affiliate since 2006. Joining him at Decker Capital Partners will be client specialist Stephanie Neel.

“We chose Raymond James to better serve our clients by utilizing the firm’s industry-renowned technology and lending capabilities to help them reach their financial goals,” said Wilson in released comments.