Stifel lands financial advisers from UBS, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors

Stifel lands financial advisers from UBS, Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo Advisors
The three financial advisers managed $520 million in client assets.
SEP 04, 2018

Stifel Financial Corp. has landed three financial advisers from UBS, Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo Advisors. Altogether, the new hires managed $520 million in client assets. The financial advisers have joined Stifel Nicolaus & Co., the firm's broker-dealer subsidiary. Craig Johnson has joined the firm's Phoenix, Ariz., office. Previously, Mr. Johnson was at UBS, where he managed $211 million in client assets. Patrick Strehl has joined the firm's Louisville, Ky., office. At Merrill Lynch, he managed $169 million in client assets. (More: Merrill Lynch reverses policy on banning IRA commissions following death of DOL fiduciary rule) David Manning joined the firm's Shrewsbury, N.J., office. Previously, he was with Wells Fargo Advisors, where he managed $140 million in client assets. Stifel Financial is based in St. Louis, Mo.

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