City Securities Corporation (Indianapolis)


City Securities Corporation is a large advisory firm based in Indianapolis. It manages $949.08 million of regulatory assets for 3,442 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2007 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and 35 other states.

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City Securities Corporation provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, pension consulting services, selection of other advisers, and investment supervisory services in coordination with independent portfolio managers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

City Securities Corporation: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of City Securities Corporation is $949.08 million. The firm's AUM has grown by 790% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.


The firm manages $243.62 million in discretionary accounts and $705.46 million in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $327.01 thousand each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $261.57 thousand.
City Securities Corporation has custody of $892.92 million in cash and securities for 3,374 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay City Securities Corporation for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, hourly charges, and fixed fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

Careers at City Securities Corporation

John Wesley Biddinger has been acting as President since 1 Mar 1970. Stifel Financial Corp joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
John Dwight Peterson Director/chairman of the board 1 Aug 1955 Other 361449
John Wesley Biddinger Director 1 Mar 1970 Other 21079
James Allen Merten Director/vice chairman of the board 1 Jan 1973 Other 332528
James Allen Merten Director/vice chairman of the board 1 Apr 1973 Other 332528
Donald Carroll Danielson Director/vice chairman of the board 1 Sep 1976 Other 1482016
Michael Edward Bosway Director/president/chief executive officer 1 Jan 1998 Other 1058290
Robert Mark Lubbers Director 1 Nov 1998 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
R Mark Lubbers Director 1 Nov 1998 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Jennifer Marie Haas Svp/chief compliance officer 1 Jun 1999 Other 1728171
William Seelye Oesterle Director 1 May 2001 Other 2263418
Richard Charles Boyles Evp/cfo finop/coo/cco 1 Nov 2001 Other 2210763
Kevin Wesley Schmidt Evp/private client group 1 Nov 2001 Other 849772
Michael Howard White Evp/insurance 1 Jan 2002 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Robert V Welch Evp/corporate finance 1 Jan 2002 Other 4191143
Jeffrey Allen Whiting Evp/real estate 1 Jan 2002 Other 1439784
Robert Vincent Welch Evp/corporate finance 1 Jan 2002 Other 4191143
City Financial Corporation Holding company 1 Jun 2006 75% - 100% 20-4794360
Mike Blaise Geraty Evp/institutional sales 1 Jun 2006 Other 1473160
Michael Blaise Geraty Evp/institutional sales 1 Jun 2006 Other 1473160
Mark David Quinlan Evp/recasa 1 Jul 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Richard Charles Rudek Evp/recasa 1 Jul 2006 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Randy Gene Ruhl Evp/public finance 1 Jan 2007 Other 1864539
John J. Iii Dillon Evp/insurance 1 Oct 2008 Other xxx-xx-xxxx
Mark David Miles Director 1 Nov 2008 Other 5623361
Robert Vincent Welch Evp/corporate finance 1 Jun 2011 Other 4191143
Linda Marie Matkowski Evp/fixed income capital markets 1 May 2012 Other 3265618
Raymond Anthony Digaetano Evp/private client services 1 Jan 2013 Other 1319252
Brian Lee Baker Evp/corporate finance 1 Oct 2013 Other 4781139
Andy John Armstrong Srvp/cco 1 Apr 2016 Other 4448534
Llc City Securities Holding company 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% pending

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Stifel Financial Corp Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 43-1273600

Based in Indianapolis

The principal office where City Securities Corporation performs its advisory services is located at 30 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204 3573, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in South Bend, IN. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 317-634-4400 or by fax 317-955-2539. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at citysecurities.com.