Wade Ballard V is a financial advisor at Stifel with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2020 and previously at Bank of America, N.A. from 2015 to 2020. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing 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.

Michael Long Jr. is a CFP®-designated advisor with Stifel in Sarasota, FL, bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill before joining Stifel in 2020. Outside of his financial career, he serves as Vice President of SODO Design LLC, an interior design business, and leads a men's ministry group at the Church of the Redeemer. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and planning analyses intended as a basis for client decisions.