Murrieta, CA Hancock Ave 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
25220 Hancock Ave, Suite 300
Murrieta CA 92562
Advisors at this office
7
Advisors at this office
Ron B
Series 66
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Ron Benoit Jr. is a financial advisor at Stifel with 18 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2019, following ten years at Merrill and one year at Banc Of America Investment Services, Inc. Benoit holds the Series 66 designation. Stifel serves a wide range of clients including individuals, institutional entities, 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.
Gary A
Series 63, Series 65
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Gary Allen is a financial advisor with Stifel in Murrieta, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and Bank of America. Outside of advising, he is the owner of Hawk Properties LLC. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.
Jose B
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Jose Bohon is a financial advisor at Stifel with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Stifel in 2025, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, Citigroup Global Markets, and Morgan Stanley Dw Inc. Bohon serves on the board and several committees of the Inland Empire Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Stifel serves a broad range of clients—including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations—offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and planning analyses intended to support client decision-making.
Jon O
Series 63, Series 65
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Jon Ondracek is a financial advisor at Stifel with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2019. His prior experience includes tenures at Bank of America and Merrill from 2009 to 2019. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services supported by a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group.
Peggy A
Series 66
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Peggy Allen is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill prior to joining Stifel in 2019. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with a family-held real estate investment LLC. Stifel serves a wide range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and financial planning analyses.
Kimberly B
Series 66
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Kimberly Bakos is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2011. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.
Jana S
Series 63, Series 66
Murrieta, CA
STIFEL
Jana Swenson is a financial advisor at Stifel with 46 years of industry experience. She has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2008 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 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 investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and financial planning analyses.
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