Specializing in the Municipal Bond Market

Among the broad array of products and services offered through Stifel, I specialize in providing municipal bonds to my clients who are interested in tax-advantaged investing.

Many of my clients are attracted to municipal bonds because they are exempt from federal income tax, and in many cases, state and local taxes as well.

I pride myself on reviewing these bonds for changes in their issuers’ financial condition, credit rating, trade frequency, as well as the bonds’ interest rate movement.

Income from particular municipal bond issues may or may not be subject to state and alternative minimum taxes. Capital gains tax may apply if sold prior to maturity. When investing in bonds, it is important to note that as interest rates rise, bond prices will fall.

Stifel Services

Retirement Planning

Whether you are early in your career or actively contemplating retirement, a business owner or an individual, it’s never too late to put a plan of action into place. We can help you find the right plan and the right investments to help pursue your retirement goals.

Wealth Planning

We understand that you have a unique set of circumstances that shape your financial goals and needs. Our holistic approach to wealth planning leverages the knowledge and expertise of Stifel’s experienced professionals to address all aspects of your financial situation. The financial planning process provides you with the opportunity to assess financial and non-financial assets, saving and investing practices, and the ability of these to help you pursue your stated long-term financial goals.

Consulting Services - Summit Program

The Stifel Summit Program allows us to serve clients who are seeking investment-related guidance for assets held at a custodian other than Stifel. Clients with assets held away from Stifel that may benefit from a Summit relationship include municipalities, endowments, foundations, Taft-Hartley programs, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals.

Banking, Lending, and Trust Services

We take a collaborative approach to lending, cash management, and trust services to complete your full financial picture. Stifel Bank provides access to a variety of lending program to meet your ongoing liquidity needs. Stifel Trust can help pair you with appropriate third-party trustees for your trust accounts as well as assisting in selecting an appropriate advisory strategy for managing trust assets.

Investment Advisory Services

As an investor, you’re faced with an uncertain and volatile financial marketplace further complicated by the wide array of investment options available to you. You know that proper planning and discipline are important in working toward financial independence and security for your heirs, but developing a sound strategy and selecting and managing your investments yourself can be an arduous task. For investors who would like to free themselves from the need to continually monitor asset allocation and portfolios, we have access to a wide array of advisory programs designed to match your custom needs.

Philanthropy

We can work closely with you to fulfill your philanthropic endeavors in a tax-efficient manner through charitable giving strategies, including endowments, private foundations, and donor-advised funds. While Stifel does not provide legal or tax advice, we work in tandem with your CPA and estate attorney to bring light to complex issues that you may not have considered.

Investment Banking

Stifel has a full-service investment bank with deep industry experience that serves as a strategic advisor to entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, private equity groups, and leading public and private corporations in North America, Europe, Asia, Israel, and Latin America. The investment bank has more than 600 investment banking professionals ready to provide the insight and expertise you require. Our integrated approach allows us to deliver the full capabilities of Stifel’s institutional capital markets platform and retail brokerage network, which are among the most highly regarded in the industry.

Business Succession Services

A well-crafted succession plan aims to benefit everybody involved – the departing owner, their family, the business, and the successor. However, organizing and effectively managing your personal and business affairs can be a daunting task when you are building and running an organization. That’s where we come in. Leveraging Stifel’s robust resources, our goal is to help business owners like you maximize enterprise value.

Corporate Executive Services

We offer guidance and support to executives of publicly traded companies as they face the varied, and often complicated, issues relating to ownership of their company’s stock. Stifel is equipped to handle such complex issues as financing the exercise of stock options, financing the taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, control and restricted stock transactions, and Rule 10b5-1 plans.