Wealth Strategist I

Stifel; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

401k

Paid time off

Job summary

Stifel, based in St. Louis, is looking for a Wealth Strategist I to provide estate and tax planning support to Financial Advisors. This role involves analyzing clients' financial situations, delivering consultations, and developing educational materials. Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s degree and a Juris Doctor or CPA, with 3-5 years of relevant experience. Stifel offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health care and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of estate and/or tax planning experience.
• Ability to analyze estate and tax planning situations.
• Strong knowledge of relevant licensing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide estate and tax planning consultations to clients.
• Educate clients and FAs through seminars and materials.
• Coordinate with clients’ outside counsel for suitable solutions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Client consultation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field

Juris Doctor or Certified Public Accountant

Tools

BNA Estate & Gift Tax Planner

MoneyGuidePro

Microsoft Office

Job description

Why Stifel

Stifel strives for a culture that puts its clients and associates first: a culture where everyone belongs, everyone is welcome, and everyone contributes to the success of our clients, their careers, and the firm as a whole. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Wealth Strategist I serves as a resource for Financial Advisors ("FAs") on issues affecting clients of varying wealth profiles. The Wealth Strategist provides estate and tax planning knowledge and consultation in addition to serving as the primary external sales and marketing support for Estate & Tax Planning Services, part of Stifel’s Wealth Planning Department. Estate & Tax Planning Services covers topics such as simple and complex financial planning, estate planning, tax planning, charitable planning, business continuation and succession planning, and personal trust planning. Specific issues covered include strategies for concentrated positions, equity-based compensation, asset protection, multi-generational wealth transfer, federal and state death tax minimization, wealth replacement, gifting, key-person insurance, qualified plans, and non-qualified deferred compensation. Consulting services range from conference calls and/or in-person meetings with Stifel FAs and their individual clients, to conducting client seminars and training sessions for Stifel FAs, other Stifel employees, and outside centers of influence, such as attorneys and tax advisors.

What We’re Looking For

• Drafting and presenting detailed analyses of individual clients’ estate plan and/or income tax situation by phone or in person.
• Consulting by phone, via email, and in person with Stifel FAs and their individual clients.
• Consulting with clients’ outside counsel and/or tax advisors to coordinate appropriate solutions for clients.
• Marketing, Training, & Education
• Generating and maintaining client-facing and advisor-facing educational materials.
• Developing and presenting educational seminars for clients and internal training seminars for Stifel FAs.
• Educating FAs and clients with respect to relevant topics.
• Other
• Traveling as necessary (up to 25%).

What You’ll Bring

• Ability to analyze and simplify complicated estate and tax planning situations to provide high quality solutions for clients of varying wealth profiles.
• Ability to explain estate and tax planning concepts in a manner that can be easily understood by clients.
• Strong analytical skills.

Education & Experience

• Minimum Required: Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field or equivalent work related experience.
• Minimum Required: Juris Doctor or Certified Public Accountant.
• Minimum Required: 3-5 years of estate and/or tax planning experience.

Licenses & Credentials

• Minimum Required: Series 7 and 66 (or 7, 63, and 65) required within first 6 months of employment.
• Minimum Required: Life, Health, and Long-Term Care Insurance Licenses required within first 6 months of employment.

Systems & Technology

• BNA Estate & Gift Tax Planner
• BNA Income Tax Planner
• MoneyGuidePro
• WebEx
• Microsoft Office
• Adobe Acrobat

About Stifel

Stifel is more than 130 years old and still thinking like a start-up. We are a global wealth management and investment banking firm serious about innovation and fresh ideas. Built on a simple premise of safeguarding our clients’ money as if it were our own, coined by our namesake, Herman Stifel, our success is intimately tied to our commitment to helping families, companies, and municipalities find their own success.

While our headquarters is in St. Louis, we have offices in New York, San Francisco, Baltimore, London, Frankfurt, Toronto, and more than 400 other locations. Stifel is home to approximately 9,000 individuals who are currently building their careers as financial advisors, research analysts, project managers, marketing specialists, developers, bankers, operations associates, among hundreds more. Let’s talk about how you can find your place here at Stifel, where success meets success.

At Stifel we offer an entrepreneurial environment, comprehensive benefits package to include health, dental and vision care, 401k, wellness initiatives, life insurance, and paid time off.

Stifel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.