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Financial advisors in Chicago, IL

Every SEC-registered investment adviser representative at a firm office in Chicago, with the firms that employ the most of them.

6,556 registered advisors work in Chicago; the most are at Morgan Stanley (619). 0 list the CFP designation and 4,892 are also registered broker representatives.

Firms with the most advisors in Chicago

FirmAdvisors in Chicago
Morgan Stanley news619
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC news596
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated news494
Hightower Advisors, LLC news377
William Blair286
Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc.247
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC232
UBS Financial Services Inc. news192
Neuberger Berman Bd LLC118
LPL Financial LLC news109
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC news109
Strategic Advisers LLC105
Rockefeller Financial LLC news95
Iht Wealth Management LLC93
Cresset Asset Management, LLC news92
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. news91
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. news75
The Mather Group, LLC71
Wealthspire Institutional, LLC news66
Zacks Investment Management, Inc.65
Cibc Private Wealth Advisors, Inc.64
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC news62
Curi Capital, LLC62
Corient news59
Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.58

Advisors in Chicago, A to Z (first 300 of 6,556)

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Questions

How many financial advisors are in Chicago, IL?

6,556 investment adviser representatives are registered at firm offices in Chicago, Illinois, according to the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure records. 4,892 of them are also registered as broker representatives, and 0 list the CFP designation.

Which firm has the most financial advisors in Chicago?

Morgan Stanley, with 619 registered advisors in Chicago, followed by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with 596.

How do I check a financial advisor in Chicago?

Each advisor below links to a profile with their firm, registrations, exams and how long they've been registered, plus links to the SEC's adviser search and FINRA BrokerCheck, where any disclosures are listed in full.

Source: the SEC's Investment Adviser Public Disclosure daily file. Advisors are listed at the city of the firm office they're registered at; an advisor registered at offices in more than one city appears in each. Broker-only representatives (FINRA BrokerCheck) aren't included. Moving firms? See who's moving this week, compare payouts by firm or value a recruiting offer.