Wooster, OH 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.

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Expertise

General retirement planning Income planning

Based on STIFEL

Location

121 North Market Street, Suite 500

Wooster OH 44691

Advisors at this office

5

Advisors at this office

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Benjamin H

Series 66

Wooster, OH

STIFEL

Benjamin Hanna is a financial advisor at Stifel with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stifel in 2024, he worked at Revvity (formerly PerkinElmer, Inc.) from 2016 to 2024 and was affiliated with The University of Akron between 2013 and 2018. He serves on the advisory board of the Akron YMCA, where he participates in monthly meetings and helps organize fundraising events. 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 guide asset allocation and planning analyses.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Cole H

Series 66

Wooster, OH

STIFEL

Cole Hissong is a financial advisor with Stifel in Wooster, Ohio, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining Stifel, he worked at The College of Wooster and Triway Local School District. He serves on the boards of the College of Wooster W Association and the YMCA of Wayne County, and volunteers as an assistant football coach for Triway Local Schools. 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.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Joseph H

Series 63, Series 65

Wooster, OH

STIFEL

Joseph Hanna is a financial advisor at Stifel with Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2012. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology using forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to support asset allocation, retirement, insurance, and estate planning analyses.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Kyle A

Series 66

Wooster, OH

STIFEL

Kyle Adams is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2018, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Adams serves on the boards of several local organizations, including Wooster Community Hospital, the Adaptive Sports Program of Ohio, Wooster Country Club, and the Wayne-Holmes Estate Planning Council. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group and engages in diverse activities such as municipal placements and managing affiliated trust companies.

General retirement planning Income planning
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Lisa R

Series 66

Wooster, OH

STIFEL

Lisa Reichert is a financial advisor at Stifel with 13 years of industry experience. She has held previous roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing before joining Stifel in 2018. Outside of her advisory work, Reichert serves in leadership roles on several nonprofit boards in Wooster, Ohio, including chairing the advisory board for the Salvation Army and the board of commissioners for the Wayne Metropolitan Housing Authority. Stifel serves a broad client base that includes individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering both 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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