Mequon, WI W. Liebau Road 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

1249 W. Liebau Road, Suite 250

Mequon WI 53092

Advisors at this office

10

Advisors at this office

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Elliott K

Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Elliott Katz is a financial advisor with Stifel in Mequon, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 1977. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Thomas K

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Thomas Kelley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Stifel since 2007. He serves on the finance committee of St. Michael’s Parish in Milwaukee, advising the pastor at quarterly meetings. Stifel provides a broad range of brokerage and investment advisory services to individual, institutional, and charitable clients, utilizing a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Bruce L

Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Bruce Loder is a financial advisor with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., where he has worked for 20 years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 43 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of both the Budget Committee and the Benevolence Committee at North Shore Congregational Church in Fox Point, Wisconsin. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and planning methodologies.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Katherine S

Series 66

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Katherine Shirley is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Lime Cantina and Zarletti Mequon. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individual, institutional, 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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Robert B

Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Robert Bacskai Jr. is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. since 2009. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering both brokerage and advisory services. Its investment approach relies on proprietary methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group that use forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling.

General retirement planning Income planning
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David D

Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

David Drozdowicz is a financial advisor at Stifel with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stifel since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of Saint Theres Church in Milwaukee. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Brian D

Series 66

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Brian Drozdowicz is a financial advisor at Stifel with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Stifel since 2018, with prior experience at Alro Steel Corporation from 2016 to 2018. Stifel serves a broad client base including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and public entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group. The firm provides episodic fee-based financial planning and has involvement with private funds, municipal market activities, and affiliated trust companies.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Caleb K

Series 66

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Caleb Keshemberg is a financial advisor at Stifel with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel since 2018 and previously was with B.C. Ziegler and Company and operated as a self-employed advisor. Outside of his advisory practice, he offers private basketball lessons and coaching. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing both 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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Jody C

Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Jody Chalhoub is a financial advisor with Stifel in Mequon, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2010 and was previously with Robert Baird & Co. from 2004 to 2010. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, 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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Robert S

Series 63, Series 65

Mequon, WI

STIFEL

Robert Shirley is a financial advisor with Stifel in Mequon, WI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2007. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

General retirement planning Income planning
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