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.
John has been in the industry for more than 20 years. One of John and his son and junior partner, John Jr.’s, top objectives is to understand clients’ aspirations for themselves, their family or their business. “I take great pride in the fact that clients are entrusting us to look after the assets that are meaningful to their financial futures. Whether clients want to plan for retirement, college, or an estate, it is our goal to successfully guide them to their long-term objectives,” says John.
Amy Stotts is John’s client associate. She seeks to offer a high-touch level of client service.
John has been a member of the Stephens Private Client since 2008. Prior to joining Stephens as a Vice President, John was a financial advisor at A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., later to become part of Wells Fargo Advisors, Inc. John has received the Stephens Leadership Circle award every year since 2015 in recognition for excellence in wealth management.
John is a 1988 graduate of Arkansas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Education. In 2008, he earned his MBA with honors in Military Management from the United States Army Command and General Staff College and Touro University. He also completed Stephens’ advanced wealth management program, Stephens University, offered through Wake Forest University in 2011.
John enjoys the outdoors and spending time with family and friends. He is a native of Jonesboro and currently lives on his family farm near Paragould with his wife, Leslie. They have four children and two grandchildren.