We understand that you have a unique set of circumstances that shape your financial goals and needs. Our holistic approach to wealth planning leverages the knowledge and expertise of Stifel’s experienced professionals to address all aspects of your financial situation. The financial planning process provides you with the opportunity to assess financial and non-financial assets, saving and investing practices, and the ability of these to help you pursue your stated long-term financial goals.

We develop strategies for the various ways to save for a child’s education, including college savings plans, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, and UGMA/UTMA accounts.

Using Stifel’s planning capabilities, we’ll analyze your particular investing behaviors, individual preferences, and the asset classes that align with your risk tolerance and customized investment plan. Our asset management affiliates employ a diverse range of active equity, fixed income, asset allocation, and alternative investment strategies.

Through Stifel’s insurance-licensed professionals, we can assist you in selecting fixed and variable annuities that are customized to your individual needs. We can discuss in detail the types and potential benefits of annuities and how they may fit into your portfolio. Stifel has relationships with numerous quality insurance companies.

Estate planning encompasses more than the distribution of your estate to your heirs. It is a process designed to identify the best possible way to accumulate, preserve, and pass your wealth by implementing a plan that aligns with all of your objectives. A carefully prepared estate plan can help you address lifetime management issues and ensure you are financially prepared to meet with an estate planning attorney.

When it comes to Social Security, the right planning is key to maximizing your benefits and supporting your long-term retirement goals. We are equipped to help you take full advantage of your retirement benefits through a personalized Social Security Optimization Report. The report shows an optimal strategy for claiming Social Security benefits in order to maximize lifetime benefits. The optimal strategy can be compared to other strategies that may be under consideration, providing the information needed to make an informed decision.

Understanding the ever-changing income tax code is no easy task. Our tax planning professionals help you better understand federal and state income taxes and how they may impact particular investment strategies. Our goal is to help interpret the tax code as it relates to your investments and to provide you with customized tax planning ideas to discuss with your tax advisor.

We can work closely with you to fulfill your philanthropic endeavors in a tax-efficient manner through charitable giving strategies, including endowments, private foundations, and donor-advised funds. While Stifel does not provide legal or tax advice, we work in tandem with your CPA and estate attorney to bring light to complex issues that you may not have considered.

We take a collaborative approach to lending, cash management, and trust services to complete your full financial picture. Stifel Bank provides access to a variety of lending program to meet your ongoing liquidity needs. Stifel Trust can help pair you with appropriate third-party trustees for your trust accounts as well as assisting in selecting an appropriate advisory strategy for managing trust assets.

Whether you are early in your career or actively contemplating retirement, a business owner or an individual, it’s never too late to put a plan of action into place. We can help you find the right plan and the right investments to help pursue your retirement goals.

Stifel has a full-service investment bank with deep industry experience that serves as a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, private equity groups, and leading public and private corporations in North America, Europe, Asia, Israel, and Latin America. The investment bank has more than 600 investment banking professionals ready to provide the insight and expertise you require. Our integrated approach allows us to deliver the full capabilities of Stifel’s institutional capital markets platform and retail brokerage network, which are among the most highly regarded in the industry.

We offer a comprehensive suite of cash management services to integrate your day-to-day liquidity needs with your long-term ambitions. While great for the occasional payment, these solutions are also an attractive alternative to a traditional bank.