Stifel Financial Corp. unit Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. hired five advisers from Wells Fargo Advisors and one from Merrill Lynch.

Brad Jackson, Steve Medak and Josh Wiley joined Stifel's Redding, Calif., office from Wells Fargo Advisors, where they managed $149 million, $87 million and $85 million in client assets, respectively.

Eric Allen and Bruce Ticknor also joined Stifel from Wells Fargo Advisors. Allen, who managed $110 million in client assets at the Wells Fargo & Co. unit, joined Stifel in Spokane, Wash. Ticknor, who earlier oversaw $49 million in assets, joined Stifel's Los Angeles office.

In addition, Clint Anderson joined Stifel's Overland Park, Kan., office from Merrill Lynch, where he managed $93 million in client assets.