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Brett David Levinson

Advisor at STIFEL — San Diego, CA West Bernardo Drive

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Credentials

Series 63

Experience

31 years

Location

San Diego, CA 92127

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STIFEL

Institution

Total advisors

3,340

Across 469 offices

Clients per advisor

69 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$773,556 Very High

HNW client ratio

32% High

About

Brett Levinson is a financial advisor at Stifel with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2015. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and municipalities, providing both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which utilizes forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.

Client services

Based on STIFEL

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Based on STIFEL

General retirement planning Income planning

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Minimum fee: Up to $5,000 for fee-based financial planning services, negotiable depending on complexity and scope Fee-only: Fee-based financial planning services charged as a fixed fee up to $5,000

Location

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San Diego, CA West Bernardo Drive

16870 West Bernardo Drive, Suite 150

San Diego CA 92127

Advisors at this office

16

Most active in

California · Texas

Work history

31 years of industry experience

Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc

2015 - Present • 11 years

Rancho Bernardo, CA

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Skyler S

Series 66

Cardiff, CA

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Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Business succession planning

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Series 63, Series 65, Series 7

Carlsbad, CA

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Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Private / alternative investments Annuities
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Frederick P

Series 65

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Income planning Active portfolio management
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John O

Series 65

Carlsbad, CA

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Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) General retirement planning
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Clair L

Series 63, Series 65

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

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Active portfolio management Concentrated stock management Options & derivatives strategies Private / alternative investments Founder/Business Owner
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John M

Series 65

Poway, CA

Engineering Financial Independence, Inc.

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Options & derivatives strategies Active portfolio management Technology Professional
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