Stifel Completes Acquisition of Ziegler Wealth Management

ST. LOUIS, March 19, 2018 -- Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Ziegler Wealth Management.

“We are excited to welcome the team from Ziegler to our wealth management platform.  The addition of more than 50 talented financial advisors further solidifies Stifel’s presence in the Midwest as well as adding advisors to growing markets in Arizona, Florida, and Virginia,” said Ronald J. Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel.   

Ziegler Wealth Management has 55 private client advisors in five states that manage approximately $5 billion in client assets. 

Stifel Company Information
Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE:SF) is a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, that conducts its banking, securities, and financial services business through several wholly owned subsidiaries.  Stifel’s broker-dealer clients are served in the United States through Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated; Keefe Bruyette & Woods, Inc.; Miller Buckfire & Co., LLC; Century Securities Associates, Inc.; and Eaton Partners, LLC, and in the United Kingdom and Europe through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited.  The Company’s broker-dealer affiliates provide securities brokerage, investment banking, trading, investment advisory, and related financial services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities.  Stifel Bank & Trust offers a full range of consumer and commercial lending solutions.  Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A. offer trust and related services.  To learn more about Stifel, please visit the Company’s web site at www.stifel.com.

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Stifel Investor Relations Contact
Joel Jeffrey, Senior Vice President
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