Christopher Arthur Kern

Employer firm

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated CRD 793

$198B regulatory AUM

Reported services (Item 5G)

• Financial planning
• Portfolio management (individuals)
• Portfolio management (pooled vehicles)
• Portfolio management (institutions)
• Pension consulting
• Selection of other advisers

From the firm’s Form ADV. Read the guides:

• Item 5F — Regulatory AUM
• Item 5G — Advisory services
• Full firm profile

Current Employers

Employment History

• 04/2004 → 10/2019
  Buckingham Research Group
  New York, NY
• 11/2019 → 11/2024
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Bloomington, MN
• 12/2019 → 11/2024
  Bank Of America, N.A.
  Bloomington, MN
• 11/2024 → Present
  Stifel
  St. Louis, MO

Previous Registrations

• 2019-12-24 → 2024-11-13
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Bloomington, MN
  New York, NY
  Minneapolis, MN

Other Businesses

1. Marquette Club of Minnesota; 1250 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, WI 53233; Alumni networking and outreach in the Twin Cities; President; Helping coordinate networking events; 07/30/2025; 3hrs/mth; Not during securities trading hours; Not investment related

Exams

• S65 Uniform Investment Adviser Law Examination
  2019-12-23
• S63 Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination
  1997-11-21

Designations

• Certified Financial Planner

Other Names

• Chris Kern
• Christoph A Kern