At Argent Institutional Trust, every partnership starts with a simple promise: You, First.
As we look ahead, we’re proud to stand alongside public finance leaders who share that same commitment to serving communities with care, accountability, and purpose.
In public finance, there’s no margin for uncertainty—only trust, precision, and performance. That’s why our trust solutions are designed with your priorities at the center. Whether supporting bond issuances, managing escrow accounts, or navigating complex compliance requirements, we focus on delivering clarity and confidence so you can focus on what matters most: the communities you serve.
For us, “You, First.”, means anticipating your needs before they arise, simplifying the complex, and ensuring every detail is handled with the highest level of diligence and security.
We look forward to connecting with you and continuing the conversations that move public finance forward—together.
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Samuel A. Ramirez & Co., Inc. (“Ramirez”) is a nationwide, full-service investment bank, brokerage and advisory firm serving the needs of thousands of individual investors, business owners and top institutional investors, corporations and government agencies in the U.S. Since 1971, our mission has been to help clients succeed by executing with integrity, experience, teamwork and performance.
- We are one of the nation’s top 10 managing municipal bond underwriters, routinely involved in one in four negotiated bond transactions.
- Our Investment Banking team provides capital markets services to more than 25 percent of the Fortune 500 corporations in the U.S.
- Our Fixed Income team has provided retail and institutional trading and market making expertise in municipal bonds and taxable fixed income securities, including government bonds, agency bonds, corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities, high-yield debt.
- Our Institutional Equity group offers performance enhancing products and services with “Agency Only”/non-conflicting trade execution.
- Our oldest division, Wealth Management, continues to provide customized financial advice and investment solutions to generations of high-net-worth families and business owners.
At Ramirez, we know that our clients’ success is essential to our own. We’re growing at a robust pace because we are a different kind of firm. We pride ourselves on working together to break new ground and do what is best for our clients. As a result, we stand apart from our peers and deliver exceptional performance in all of our core areas of business through various market conditions.