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Steven Mark Friese

Advisor at STIFEL — New Ulm, MN

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Credentials

Series 66

Experience

9 years

Location

New Ulm, MN 56073

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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

Steven Friese is a financial advisor at Stifel with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at AgQuest Financial Services, Inc. for seven years. He is also a notary public in Minnesota. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

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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New Ulm, MN

710 N. Broadway

New Ulm MN 56073

Advisors at this office

3

Most active in

Minnesota · Texas

Work history

9 years of industry experience

Stifel Financial

2017 - Present • 9 years

New Ulm, MN

AgQuest Financial Services, Inc

2010 - 2017 • 7 years

Morgan, MN

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Series 65, Series 63

New Ulm, MN

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Series 66

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Series 66

New Ulm, MN

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Series 66

New Ulm, MN

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Series 66

New Ulm, MN

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