Great Falls, MT Office

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STIFEL

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Firm-wide stats for STIFEL

Total advisors

3,358

Across 472 offices

Clients per advisor

69 Very Low

Avg AUM per client

$773,556 Very High

HNW client ratio

32% High

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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Expertise

General retirement planning Income planning

Based on STIFEL

Location

300 Park Drive South

Great Falls MT 59405-1819

Advisors at this office

6

Advisors at this office

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Mark F

Series 63, Series 66

Great Falls, MT

STIFEL

Mark Finnicum is a financial advisor with Stifel in Great Falls, MT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel in 2020, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Edward Jones. He is a board member of the Great Falls Police Foundation and serves on the executive committee of the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Sharon N

Series 63, Series 65

Great Falls, MT

STIFEL

Sharon Nalivka Hancock is a financial advisor at Stifel with 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm utilizes a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide investment analysis and allocation guidance.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Christina W

Series 66

Great Falls, MT

STIFEL

Christina Walter is a financial advisor at Stifel with 17 years of experience at the firm and holds a Series 66 designation. She is based in Great Falls, MT. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Secretary for the Gore Hill County Water District. Stifel serves a broad client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is guided by a proprietary methodology from its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to support asset allocation and financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Brenda R

Series 63, Series 65

Great Falls, MT

STIFEL

Brenda Robertson is a financial advisor at Stifel with 32 years of industry experience. She previously worked at D.A. Davidson & Co. for 21 years before joining Stifel in 2021. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as treasurer for Farm in the Dell Great Falls, a home for disabled adults. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Curtis F

Series 66

Great Falls, MT

STIFEL

Curtis Finnicum is a financial advisor with Stifel who holds the Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018 and previously at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for United Way of Cascade County, a local volunteer organization. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach relies on proprietary forward-looking capital market models developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Mark O

Series 66

Great Falls, MT

STIFEL

Mark O'loughlin is a financial advisor with Stifel in Great Falls, MT, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience, all with Stifel since 2015. He is the owner and photographer of Mark O Imagery, a landscape photography business, and serves on the board of Friends of the Montana Constitution, a nonprofit supporting the state's 1972 constitution. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies.

General retirement planning Income planning
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