Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. has opened a new Private Client Group office in Pinehurst.

The office is at 125 Fox Hollow Road, Suite 104, and can be reached by calling 246-5352 or toll-free at (866) 431-1089.

Operating out of the Pinehurst office is the Eastman Palmer & Davis Wealth Management Group, which consists of Senior Vice Presidents/Investments William R. Eastman and Richard R. Palmer, and Financial Adviser Charles E. Davis Jr.

Eastman, Palmer, and Davis are supported by Registered Client Service Associate Jenni-fer J. Ellison and Client Service Associate Sandra W. Ogden.

Eastman's financial services career began in 1983. He has earned the prestigious Certified Financial Planner professional certification from the College for Financial Planning and is a member of the Financial Planning Association. He also completed the asset management education program at the Institute for Wealth Management.

Eastman earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Indiana University and a master of business administration degree in finance and accounting from the University of Michigan.

Palmer entered the investment industry in 1992 after serving as an engineering supervisor at Packard Electric in Warren, Ohio.

He has completed the asset management education program at the Institute for Wealth Management and holds a bachelor's degree in engineering from North Carolina State University.

Before becoming a financial Adviser in 1999, Davis spent 22 years in the banking industry -- most recently working as a vice president and branch manager for Scotland Savings in Pinehurst. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from East Carolina University.

Founded in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc. is the principal subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis. Stifel Nicolaus is a full-service retail and institutional brokerage and investment banking firm with 236 offices in 36 states and the District of Columbia and three European offices through Stifel Nicolaus Limited.