Lynchburg, VA Office
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STIFEL
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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
1200 Commerce Street, Suite 100
Lynchburg VA 24504
Advisors at this office
3
Advisors at this office
John S
CFA®, Series 63, Series 65
Lynchburg, VA
STIFEL
John Stone is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stifel since 2009. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Stone is Chair of both the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation and the Economic Development Authority of the City of Lynchburg. Stifel serves a broad client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and advisory services with a focus on proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies.
David M
Series 66
Lynchburg, VA
STIFEL
David Midkiff is a financial advisor at Stifel with 11 years of industry experience, holding a Series 66 designation. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2014. Midkiff serves on the board of the Downtown Lynchburg Association and acts as treasurer for the Forest Softball Organization supporting the softball program at Jefferson Forest High School. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, providing 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.
Clifton S
Series 63, Series 65
Lynchburg, VA
STIFEL
Clifton Stott is a financial advisor at Stifel with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stifel since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chair of the finance committee and is a member of the administrative council at Lane Memorial Methodist Church. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group, offering forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.
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