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.
Stephens is the official investment banking partner of Williams Racing, one of the most winning teams in F1 history. We share that tradition of success.
We host many highly informative meetings each year with clients, industry decision makers, and thought leaders across the U.S. and in Europe.
J.R. Bizzell currently serves as Senior Vice President in our Risk Management Group. He joined Stephens Insurance in August of 2016. Prior to joining Stephens Insurance, Bizzell spent three years as a research analyst covering the Specialty Finance industry. He began his equity capital markets career at Stephens in 2011 as a research associate, where he assisted in the development of the restaurant practice. During that time, he was a part of the team that completed seven equity offerings. Bizzell adds further depth and industry experience with balance sheet risks and alternative risk transfer mechanisms.
Bizzell earned his Bachelor of Science in biology from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. He also holds Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 licenses.