Hackensack, NJ Office

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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.

Based on STIFEL

Expertise

General retirement planning Income planning

Based on STIFEL

Location

433 Hackensack Avenue, 8th Floor

Hackensack NJ 07601

Advisors at this office

10

Advisors at this office

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Lamberth R

Series 63

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Lamberth Reyes is a financial advisor at Stifel with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2007 and holds a Series 63 designation. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to inform asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Victor R

Series 63

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Victor Rojas Jr. is a financial advisor at Stifel with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2007 and holds a Series 63 designation. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group for investment analysis and allocation guidance.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Dawn C

Series 63, Series 66

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Dawn Castro is a financial advisor at Stifel with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2019, following an 11-year tenure at RBC Capital Markets Corporation. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, providing asset allocation and planning analyses intended to support client decision-making.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Robert J

Series 63

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Robert Jelderks II is a financial advisor with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc, holding a Series 63 designation and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2014. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Russ S

Series 63

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Russ Schwartz is a financial advisor at Stifel with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Stifel since 2018, previously working at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is guided by a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to inform asset allocation and planning analyses.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Janet S

Series 63, Series 65

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Janet Stamato is a financial advisor at Stifel with 38 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Her prior work experience includes positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. 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 guidance is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Steven S

Series 63

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Steven Sellman is a financial advisor at Stifel with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a rental property in East Hampton, New York. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to guide asset allocation and financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Vincent R

CFP®, Series 66

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Vincent Rojas is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stifel since 2012. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Hackensack, NJ. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors and as Secretary & Treasurer for the Delaware State University Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting academic programs and scholarships. Stifel provides brokerage and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a proprietary investment strategy methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning decisions.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Robert T

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Robert Traitz is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stifel since 2007. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a tutoring business through Traitz LLC. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers brokerage and investment advisory services utilizing a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to inform asset allocation and financial planning.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Kenneth B

Series 63

Hackensack, NJ

STIFEL

Kenneth Bruno is a financial advisor at Stifel with 47 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2014 and holds a Series 63 designation. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering both 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.

General retirement planning Income planning
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