We provide investment banking, research, sales and trading, asset and wealth management, public finance, insurance, private capital, and family office services.
We are a family-owned financial services firm that values client relationships, long-term stability, and supporting the communities where we live and work.
The idea of family defines our culture, because each of us knows that our reputation is on the line as if our own name was on the door.
Our reputation as a leading independent financial services firm is built on the stability of our longstanding and highly experienced senior executives.
We are committed to corporate philanthropy; economic and financial literacy advocacy; and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Stephens is proud to sponsor the PGA TOUR, LPGA Tour, and PGA TOUR Champions careers, as well as applaud the philanthropic endeavors, of our Brand Ambassadors.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
Executive Vice President, Head of Fixed Income Sales & Trading
Mr. Bowden is Executive Vice President and Head of Fixed Income Sales and Trading. He oversees all new issue and secondary market activity for mortgage-backed securities, corporate securities, municipal bonds, both taxable and tax-exempt, and U.S. Agency trading. He has been with Stephens Inc. for 42 years and has served the firm in a variety of capacities, including fixed income sales, fixed income trading manager and as the Director of Professional Strategies within the Private Client Group. Mr. Bowden served on the Executive Committee and past Chairman of the Bond Dealers of America, which is an organization that represents securities dealers and banks predominantly focused on the U.S. fixed income markets.