Stifel Financial Corp. SF

Company Overview

Stifel Financial Corp. is a diversified financial services holding company operating primarily in the investment banking, brokerage, wealth management, and institutional securities industries. The company provides a broad range of financial services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutional clients, with revenue primarily derived from advisory fees, commissions, asset management fees, and principal transactions.

The firm’s core business lines include Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other operations, which together support retail brokerage, investment advisory, equity and fixed-income capital markets, and public finance services. Stifel is recognized for its middle-market investment banking focus, strong municipal finance franchise, and advisor-centric wealth management model, which emphasizes recruiting and retaining experienced financial advisors. The company traces its roots to 1890, when it was founded as a brokerage firm in St. Louis, Missouri, and has evolved over more than a century through organic growth and strategic acquisitions into a nationally and internationally active financial services firm.