Our Services

The Ries Financial Group offers comprehensive investment planning services, imparting objective guidance pertaining to:

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.

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Asset Management

Using Stifel’s planning capabilities, we’ll analyze your particular investing behaviors, individual preferences, and the asset classes that align with your risk tolerance and customized investment plan. Our asset management affiliates employ a diverse range of active equity, fixed income, asset allocation, and alternative investment strategies.

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Insurance

We can provide you with a range of insurance services, including life insurance, long-term care insurance, and disability insurance. Stifel represents some of the most reputable, trusted providers in the insurance industry, and we will work to determine the types and amount of coverage that are most appropriate for you and your family.

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.

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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.

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Education Planning Strategies

We develop strategies for the various ways to save for a child’s education, including college savings plans, Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, and UGMA/UTMA accounts.

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Estate Planning

Estate planning encompasses more than the distribution of your estate to your heirs. It is a process designed to identify the best possible way to accumulate, preserve, and pass your wealth by implementing a plan that aligns with all of your objectives. A carefully prepared estate plan can help you address lifetime management issues and ensure you are financially prepared to meet with an estate planning attorney.

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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.

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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.

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.

The Ries Financial Group seeks to save you time, frustration, and worry, while keeping you involved and focused on your long-term plan for pursuing your financial goals. Our team members are easily accessible and help keep you fully informed about your financial progress. Our monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual communications with you range from letters, phone calls, and e-mails to personal meetings, statements by mail, and complete financial reviews.

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