Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (St Louis)


Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is a large advisory firm based in St Louis. It manages $74.65 billion of regulatory assets for 216,315 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 48 other states.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is $74.65 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 8957% since the beginning of its operation, and $116.43 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $42.41 billion in discretionary accounts and $32.24 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $295.06 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $444.15 thousand.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated has custody of $60.97 billion in cash and securities for 138,574 clients in total and acts as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment and business development companies the most. They account for 41% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 38% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and commissions. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients James Joseph Iii Schlafly serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of James Joseph Iii Schlafly is high net worth individuals with 49,270 clients and $50.98 billion of assets under management. Among the 8 most similar advisory firms, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $74.65 billion for 138,929 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated also advises several private funds. Namely, sixteen other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $100,000 to $1,000,000.

Careers at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated

The company employs 5,746 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 69 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 2,936 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 45 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

James Joseph Iii Schlafly has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1984. Adam Scott Melinger joined the executive team most recently as the Rosfp Pcg.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Stifel Financial Corp. Shareholder 1 Feb 1982 75% - 100% 43-1273600
James Joseph Iii Schlafly Senior vice president/director 1 Mar 1984 Other 735541
George Herbert Iii Walker Chairman of the board/director 1 Oct 1992 Other 457110
Nancy Ann Penwell First vice president/rosfp 1 Oct 1993 Other 1356607
Douglas Wayne Noll Chief operations officer 1 Jun 1995 Other 1614129
Ricky Eugene Maples Senior vice president/director 1 Jan 1996 Other 1330104
Joseph Albert Stieven Sr. vice president, director 1 Jan 1996 Other 1372823
Bernard Neal Burkemper Vice president/controller 1 May 1996 Other 2146461
Del Mintz Shareholder 1 Jun 1996 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Ronald James Kruszewski President, ceo, director 1 Sep 1997 Other 1434827
Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. Shareholder 1 Dec 1997 Other 31-0487145
Scott Bradley Mccuaig Senior vice president, director 1 Jan 1998 Other 870364
Eric David Downing Senior vice president 1 Jan 1998 Other 1844231
James Mark Zemlyak Chief financial officer/director 1 Mar 1999 Other 1586132
David Michael Hogan Director of compliance, crop 1 Jun 2000 Other 1100457
George Herbert Iii Walker Chairman emeritus 1 Jan 2001 Other 457110
Ronald James Kruszewski Chairman, president and ceo 1 Jan 2001 Other 1434827
Thomas Arthur Prince Senior vice president, genl. counsel, director 1 Mar 2001 Other 1127438
Marcia Johnson Kellams Corporate secretary 1 Mar 2002 Other 2953898
James Mark Zemlyak Coo and director 1 Aug 2002 Other 1586132
Michael Francis Imhoff Director 1 Aug 2002 Other 1453259
Thomas Richard Iv Kendrick Director 1 Aug 2002 Other 727459
David Dean Sliney Director 1 Aug 2002 Other 2276514
Ronald James Kruszewski Chairman, ceo, president, and director 1 Aug 2002 Other 1434827
Scott Bradley Mccuaig President & co-cco, director 1 Aug 2002 Other 870364
Steven Hugh Bell Director 1 Aug 2002 Other 708778
John Jeffrey Fowlds Director 1 Aug 2002 Other 703066
John Jeffery Fowlds Director 1 Aug 2002 Other 703066
Michael J Ii Nicholson Director of compliance 1 Mar 2004 Other 4313782
David Michael Minnick Co-genl. counsel, senior vice president & corporate secretary 1 Oct 2004 Other 1498530
Barbara Ann Eck Gill Interim compliance director 1 Jun 2005 Other 1892262
Michael Patrick Conley Crop 1 Jun 2005 Other 2924636
Stephen Chad Estep Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2005 Other 4158295
Thomas P Mulroy Director 1 Dec 2005 Other 1541559
Richard Jay Himelfarb Director 1 Dec 2005 Other 1213788
Hugo John Iii Warns Director 1 Dec 2005 Other 2680469
Michael Patrick Conley Crop 1 Dec 2005 Other 2924636
Joseph Andrew Sullivan Director 1 Dec 2005 Other 872969
Keith Edward Getter Director 1 Dec 2005 Other 2247758
Patrick Rodgers Brooks Rosfp - capital markets 1 May 2009 Other 2223412
Michael Patrick Conley Chief compliance officer (ria only) rosfp 1 Jul 2010 Other 2924636
Janelle Andrea Conley Rosfp 1 Jan 2011 Other 2477260
Rita Stephanie Kazembe Cco advisory services 1 Mar 2011 Other 5907486
Allen Cor Brautigam Sr. v.p., director of branches 1 Apr 2011 Other 2400179
Stephen John Bushmann Chief financial officer 1 Mar 2014 Other 2778234
Mark Fisher Co-general counsel 1 Jun 2014 Other 4970942
John Gerald Olsen Co-chief compliance officer 1 May 2015 Other 1395283
Paul Joseph Ayd Co-chief compliance officer 1 May 2015 Other 2963853
Matt Richard Wischmeier Rosfp 1 May 2015 Other 5722168
Matthew Richard Wischmeier Rosfp - pcg 1 May 2015 Other 5722168
Garry Joseph Stegeland Chief compliance officer 1 Jul 2015 Other 1881270
Timothy Owen Mcgurkin Rosfp 1 Oct 2015 Other 2605236
Gina Elizabeth Hyde Cco of equity capital markets 1 Aug 2016 Other 2812751
Frederick Richard Schrick Chief financial officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 5636488
Victor John Nesi Director 1 Jun 2018 Other 2503383
Adam Scott Melinger Rosfp - pcg 1 Aug 2019 Other 2373020

Based in St Louis

The principal office where Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated performs its advisory services is located at 501 N Broadway, St Louis, MO 63102, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Chicago, IL. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 314-342-2000 or by fax 314-342-2830. The normal business hours are 8:00 - 4:30 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at stifel.com.