content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                              FORM 8-K
                                  
                                  
                                  
                           CURRENT REPORT
                                  
               PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                  
                                  
                                  
  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  September 26, 1997
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                       STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
                                  
                                  
                                  
        Delaware               1-9305              43-1273600
       (State of          (Commission File        (IRS Employer
     Incorporation)           Number)          Identification No.)
                                                        
                                  
                                  
                         500 North Broadway
                   St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2188
    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                           (314) 342-2000
        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  
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  Item 5. Other Event
  
       On   September  26,  1997,  Stifel  Financial   Corp.   (the
  "Registrant")  announced the appointment of Ronald J.  Kruszewski
  as  President  and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Kruszewski  will
  assume his responsibilities immediately.
       
       Mr.  Kruszewski  has been in the securities  business  since
  1985.   In  1989,  he joined Robert W. Baird & Co.,  Incorporated
  ("Baird"),   a  regional  investment  banking  firm  located   in
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He served as Managing Director  and  Chief
  Financial  Officer of the holding company, which includes  Baird.
  At  Baird,  he  was  responsible  for  asset  management,  legal,
  compliance,  operations, information technology and finance.   He
  also  served as co-head of  the Financial Institutions  Corporate
  Finance Group.
       
       
  Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
  Exhibits
  
   (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
  
        None.
  
   (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
  
        None.
  
   (c)  Exhibits.
  
        Exhibit 99: Press Release
  
                                  
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                              SIGNATURE
       
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
  of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
       
                                     STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  
  
  Date:  October 21, 1997            By:       /s/  Stephen J. Bushmann
                                           Name:    Stephen J. Bushmann
                                           Title:   Chief Financial Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                              FORM 8-K
                                  
                                  
                                  
                           CURRENT REPORT
                                  
               PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                  
                                  
                                  
  Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  September 26, 1997
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                       STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
       (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
                                  
                                  
                                  
        Delaware               1-9305              43-1273600
       (State of          (Commission File        (IRS Employer
     Incorporation)           Number)          Identification No.)
                                                        
                                  
                                  
                         500 North Broadway
                   St. Louis, Missouri 63102-2188
    (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
                                  
                                  
                                  
                                  
                           (314) 342-2000
        (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
  Item 5. Other Event
  
       On   September  26,  1997,  Stifel  Financial   Corp.   (the
  "Registrant")  announced the appointment of Ronald J.  Kruszewski
  as  President  and Chief Executive Officer.  Mr. Kruszewski  will
  assume his responsibilities immediately.
       
       Mr.  Kruszewski  has been in the securities  business  since
  1985.   In  1989,  he joined Robert W. Baird & Co.,  Incorporated
  ("Baird"),   a  regional  investment  banking  firm  located   in
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  He served as Managing Director  and  Chief
  Financial  Officer of the holding company, which includes  Baird.
  At  Baird,  he  was  responsible  for  asset  management,  legal,
  compliance,  operations, information technology and finance.   He
  also  served as co-head of  the Financial Institutions  Corporate
  Finance Group.
       
       
  Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
  Exhibits
  
   (a)  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
  
        None.
  
   (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
  
        None.
  
   (c)  Exhibits.
  
        Exhibit 99: Press Release
  SIGNATURE
       
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange  Act
  of  1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
       
                                     STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP.
  
  Date:  October 21, 1997            By:       /s/  Stephen J. Bushmann
                                           Name:    Stephen J. Bushmann
                                           Title:   Chief Financial Officer