The Reese Williams Wealth Management Group joined Stifel Financial Corp. unit Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc.'s newly opened private client group office in Sugar Land, Texas.

The team comprises of Bart Reese as managing director of investments, Zachary Williams as first vice president of investments, George Reese as portfolio analyst, and Theresa Black and Kendall Elkins as client relationship managers.

Earlier, the five-member team was managing $571 million in client assets at Merrill Lynch.