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Top Financial Advisors in Chicago, Illinois

Finding the right financial advisor in Chicago is a difficult thing to do. Not only are there seemingly endless advisors to choose from, but it is challenging to evaluate whether any given advisor has the right experience and specializations to match your unique needs. AdvisorCheck is here to help. Our comprehensive database of financial advisors in the US, including the best financial advisors in Chicago, combined with our one-of-a-kind tool kit allows you to find, evaluate, and monitor financial advisors better than ever before.

To start, here are some of the top financial advisor firms in Chicago, IL.


Find the Best Financial Advisor Firms in Chicago:

HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

CRD#: 145323

RIA

Address: 200 W. Madison St. Suite 2500, Chicago, IL 60606

Clients: 124,355

Average Clients per Advisor: 160

AUM: $ 105.2B

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CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.

CRD#: 109644

RIA

Address: 181 West Madison Street 36th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602

Clients: 31,765

Average Clients per Advisor: 154

AUM: $ 51.1B

MESIROW FINANCIAL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

CRD#: 111135

RIA

Address: 353 N. Clark St, Chicago, IL 60654

Clients: 13,460

Average Clients per Advisor: 130

AUM: $ 45.7B

WILLIAM BLAIR

CRD#: 1252

BD
RIA

Address: The William Blair Building 150 North Riverside, Chicago, IL 60606

Clients: 17,948

In Business for: 30 Years

Average Clients per Advisor: 65

AUM: $ 41.7B

Disclosures: 31

FIDUCIENT ADVISORS LLC

CRD#: 106720

RIA

Address: 500 W Madison Street Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60661-4593

Clients: 221

Average Clients per Advisor: 2

AUM: $ 40.0B

CRESSET ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

CRD#: 288566

RIA

Address: 444 W. Lake Street Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60606

Clients: 881

Average Clients per Advisor: 5

AUM: $ 24.6B

How We Chose the Top Financial Advisors in Chicago, Illinois

To create this list of top financial advisor firms in Chicago, we started by identifying SEC-registered firms with at least $100 million in assets under management (AUM). We included firms that employ professionals registered to provide investment advisory services, either solely as investment adviser representatives (IARs) or as both IARs and registered brokers. Dually registered advisors can offer investment advice and also help clients buy or sell securities like stocks and mutual funds. From there, we ranked the remaining firms based on several key factors, giving higher rankings to those with greater total AUM and to those that primarily serve individual clients rather than institutional investors. This approach helps ensure you're choosing from among the best financial advisors Chicago has to offer.

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Edward Fitzsimmons Bowen

Edward Fitzsimmons Bowen

Edward Bowen, Ted Bowen
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4732018
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Geoffrey Christopher Laughlin

Geoffrey Christopher Laughlin

Geoffrey Laughlin
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4732706
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):ROBERT W. BAIRD & CO. INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
David Jeremy Brown

David Jeremy Brown

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4738943
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):WILLIAM BLAIR

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Daniel J Dawson

Daniel J Dawson

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4552765
Location:
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
William Del Cotto

William Del Cotto

William A Del Cotto, William A Delcotto, Will Del Cotto
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4800703
Location:
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Jeffrey Mcginnity Fitzgerald

Jeffrey Mcginnity Fitzgerald

Jeffrey Fitzgerald
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4825240
Location:
Northbrook, IL 60062

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Joseph Sungwoo Kim

Joseph Sungwoo Kim

Joseph Yook
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4852393
Location:
Northbrook, IL

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Kevin Michael Spahn

Kevin Michael Spahn

Kevin M Spahn
RR
CRD#: 2503176
ChFC®: Chartered Financial ConsultantCLU®: Chartered Life Underwriter
Location:
Lombard, IL 60148

Registered Affiliation(s):NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
32 years registered
John Robert Orth

John Robert Orth

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4758459
Location:
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Adam Francis Skotnicki

Adam Francis Skotnicki

Adam F Skotnicki
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4747171
Location:
Orland Park, IL 60462

Registered Affiliation(s):J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Jaimee Lynn Farrington

Jaimee Lynn Farrington

Jaimee Lynn Egidi, Jaimee Egidi
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4650945
Location:
Deerfield, IL 60015

Registered Affiliation(s):HIGHTOWER ADVISORS, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Kevin Lee Jordan

Kevin Lee Jordan

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4824475
Location:
Bloomingdale, IL 60108

Registered Affiliation(s):EDWARD JONES

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Dionne Carol Braggs

Dionne Carol Braggs

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4728124
Location:
Schaumburg, IL 60195

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Brian Christopher Grote

Brian Christopher Grote

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4783372
Location:
St Charles, IL 60174

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Brian Roche

Brian Roche

Brian R Roche
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5154161
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years registered
Michael Alexander Sbertoli

Michael Alexander Sbertoli

IAR
RR
CRD#: 5067625
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years registered
Barth J Morreale

Barth J Morreale

IAR
RR
CRD#: 5291789
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years registered
Timothy Joseph Quinn

Timothy Joseph Quinn

IAR
CRD#: 2905230
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Orland Park, IL 60462

Registered Affiliation(s):QUINN FINANCIAL PLANNING, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
29 years registered
Eric James Mayer

Eric James Mayer

Eric J Mayer
IAR
RR
CRD#: 5299767
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Naperville, IL 60563

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years registered
Ryan David Johnsen

Ryan David Johnsen

IAR
RR
CRD#: 5320453
CFP®: Certified Financial Planner
Location:
Warrenville, IL 60555

Registered Affiliation(s):AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
19 years registered
Laura Marie Linger

Laura Marie Linger

IAR
RR
CRD#: 4847251
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):WILLIAM BLAIR

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered
Benjamin I Katz

Benjamin I Katz

Ben I Katz, Benjamin Isaac Katz
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4862913
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):MORGAN STANLEY

Disclosures:
Experience:
22 years registered
Dean Charles Turner JR

Dean Charles Turner JR

Dean Charles Turner
IAR
RR
CRD#: 6070346
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):ROCKEFELLER FINANCIAL LLC

Disclosures:
Experience:
14 years registered
Steven Walter Sawyer

Steven Walter Sawyer

Steven Waiter Sawyer
IAR
RR
CRD#: 4893574
Location:
Chicago, IL 60606

Registered Affiliation(s):RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.

Disclosures:
Experience:
21 years registered

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