STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP

Stifel Financial Corp. is a bank holding company that operates Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, providing wealth management, investment banking, and banking services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, municipalities, and institutional clients. The firm offers private client services including securities brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services across equities, mutual funds, fixed income products, and insurance. On the institutional side, it conducts equity and fixed income sales and trading, provides research services, and advises on municipal finance matters. The company also engages in investment banking, executing mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements.

The company operates through three segments: Global Wealth Management, which serves individual and institutional clients with portfolio management and brokerage services; Institutional Group, which handles capital markets and advisory services for institutional clients; and Other operations. Stifel also maintains a retail and commercial banking platform, offering personal and commercial lending programs alongside deposit products.

Based in Saint Louis, Missouri, Stifel operates with approximately 8,900 full-time employees and maintains a presence across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and select international markets. The firm was founded in 1890 and operates as a publicly traded company on the NYSE.