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Stephens

Multi-team

Firm-wide stats for Stephens

Total advisors

243

Across 38 offices

Clients per advisor

87 High

Avg AUM per client

$672,559 Typical

HNW client ratio

15% Typical

About

Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with roughly 243 advisors and about $18 billion in assets under management that serves individuals (including high-net-worth clients), retirement plans, foundations, corporations and other institutional clients. In addition to advisory services and financial planning, the firm provides brokerage, investment banking, custody and wrap program platforms and publishes research and client communications produced by its Equity Research group.

The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management across a wide suite of wrap and advisory programs (for example, PWM, SAS, MAP, UMA, SMID and fixed-income strategies) and uses investment committees and IARs to select funds, sub-advisors and model portfolios. Stephens combines bottom-up equity research (covering roughly 400 stocks) with committee-driven asset-allocation and fixed-income duration management, and it also advises on private equity and alternative investments when appropriate.

Compared with many peers, Stephens operates as a dually registered broker-dealer and investment bank and also provides municipal advisory services and sponsors pension and health trust programs for local governments, activities that are uncommon among multi-team advisers. The firm discloses a number of atypical features — including the ability to receive commissions in certain brokerage contexts, revenue-sharing and clearing arrangements with Pershing, an insured bank sweep program administered with IntraFi, availability of performance-based fee arrangements in qualifying cases, relationships with bank and insurance clients, and a prior SEC cease-and-desist order related to mutual fund share-class selection.

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Expertise

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management

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Occupation focus

Executive Founder/Business Owner

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Location

1320 Main Street

Columbia SC 29201

Advisors at this office

6

Advisors at this office

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Donnie W

Series 63

Columbia, SC

Stephens

Donnie Whisenhunt is a financial advisor at Stephens with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Stephens since 2010. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory career, he is a one-third owner and secretary/treasurer of a family farm in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of advisory, brokerage, investment banking, and research services.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Beverley D

Series 63, Series 66

Columbia, SC

Stephens

Beverley Dunlap Jr. is a financial advisor with Stephens in Columbia, SC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. since starting with Stephens in 2012. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory, brokerage, investment banking, and custody services supported by in-house equity research and committee-driven asset allocation.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Edgar M

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Stephens

Edgar Morris is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stephens in Columbia, SC. His prior work history includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary management across a range of advisory programs, combining bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation and advising on private equity and alternative investments when appropriate.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Maria A

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Stephens

Maria Alexander is a financial advisor at Stephens with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Stephens since 2016, including time at MSI Financial Services. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering advisory services, financial planning, brokerage, investment banking, custody, and wrap program platforms. Stephens uses a combination of bottom-up equity research, committee-driven asset allocation, and fixed-income management, and provides access to private equity and alternative investments when appropriate.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Brian F

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Stephens

Brian Frerichs is a financial advisor at Stephens with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Stephens since 2010. His prior experience includes positions at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services supported by equity research and a variety of investment strategies.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Dino C

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Stephens

Dino Corontzes is a financial advisor at Stephens with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets and Morgan Stanley. Corontzes has been with Stephens since 2010. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation and offers a wide range of investment management programs along with brokerage, investment banking, and municipal advisory services.

Private / alternative investments Active portfolio management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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