Royce Nies

Royce Nies is a Portfolio Manager at Stonebridge Capital Advisors in St. Cloud, MN, where he provides customized investment management solutions and oversees portfolio construction for a range of clients including high net worth individuals and institutional investors. His role at Stonebridge is supported by decades of industry experience, focusing on a disciplined approach to asset allocation and risk management.

His investment expertise encompasses a broad spectrum of asset classes, with a particular focus on dividend-paying equities, fixed income, and the use of options strategies for income and volatility management. Royce’s research and management activities include evaluating sector exposures—such as technology, financials, energy, and telecommunications—and applying covered call strategies to enhance portfolio returns and mitigate risk in equity holdings.

Royce holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) credential from the College for Financial Planning and has accumulated extensive experience in prior roles as Business-Development Officer at BerganKDV and Chief Compliance Officer at KDV Wealth Management. He has academic qualifications from the University of Missouri-Kansas City (BA in Political Science), Wichita State University, St. Cloud State University (Business), and the College for Financial Planning, bringing both compliance competence and holistic advisory perspective to his clients’ portfolios.