Frederick, MD Creekside Plaza 50 Citizen's Way Office
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About
Stifel serves a broad range of clients—individuals (including high net worth and non-HNW clients), institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and state and municipal entities—and provides both brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning, wrap programs, and recommendations of third‑party advisers. The firm’s fee‑based plans are typically episodic, delivered by Financial Advisors or the Wealth Planning Department, and do not automatically include implementation or ongoing monitoring unless a client engages Stifel for execution.
The firm’s investment analysis and allocation guidance are built on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group (Stifel IS), which uses forward‑looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to produce asset allocation, retirement, insurance, and estate planning analyses. Plans and model allocations are intended as a basis for client decisions rather than guarantees; clients generally retain discretion over implementation and may be asked to supply outside account information that Stifel does not independently verify.
Compared with many large institutional peers, Stifel’s brochure emphasizes several activities and affiliations that are less common: the firm provides services to private funds and pooled vehicles and has been involved in municipal placement and related municipal‑market activity (including regulatory matters addressed in recent SEC and FINRA settlements). It also operates alongside affiliated trust companies and banks that offer pledged‑asset/credit line facilities that can use advisory assets as collateral, and notes that some of its management persons are licensed to practice law (without providing legal services to advisory clients). The firm’s disclosures also describe substantial recent regulatory enforcement, including an SEC order related to electronic communications that resulted in undertakings and a monetary penalty.
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Location
Creekside Plaza 50 Citizen's Way, Suite 200
Frederick MD 21701
Advisors at this office
6
Advisors at this office
Robert B
Series 63, Series 65
Frederick, MD
STIFEL
Robert Buttarazzi is a financial advisor at Stifel with 34 years of industry experience. He has held his current position at Stifel Nicolaus since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Golf Chairman for the Lido Civic Club, where he organizes an annual golf tournament to raise funds for scholarships. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm utilizes a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and financial planning analyses.
William H
Series 63, Series 65
Frederick, MD
STIFEL
William Hendry is a financial advisor with Stifel in Frederick, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and manager of a family farm in Derwood, MD. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, providing guidance on asset allocation, retirement, insurance, and estate planning.
John M
Series 63, Series 65
Frederick, MD
STIFEL
John Murphy Jr. is a financial advisor at Stifel with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, providing analysis and asset allocation guidance designed to support client decision-making.
Thomas L
Series 63, Series 65
Frederick, MD
STIFEL
Thomas Lane is a financial advisor with Stifel who holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2012. 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 relies on proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group, supporting client decisions through financial planning and asset allocation guidance.
Michael C
Series 63, Series 65
Frederick, MD
STIFEL
Michael Clabaugh is a financial advisor with Stifel in Frederick, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2009. Stifel serves a broad client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary methodologies using forward-looking market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.
Frederick R
Series 66
Frederick, MD
STIFEL
Frederick Ridgway Jr. is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc since 2009. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach relies on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.
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