This document provides a list and index of wealth managers in the Chicagoland area that were selected as part of a survey and review process to identify the top wealth managers in the region. The list includes 455 wealth managers grouped by their primary financial services of estate planning, financial planning, insurance, investments, trust services, and taxation. Each wealth manager also lists up to three additional financial services they provide.

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wealth manager they trust and rely on.(1) Next, each wealth manager was
Wealth managers, broadly defined, are those reviewed for regulatory actions, civil judiciai
individuals who help you manage your actions and customer complaints as reported
financial world and/or implement aspects of by FINRA, the SEC, the State Board of
your financial strategies. Common examples Accountancy and the State Bar.
of wealth managers are financial advisors, Then, before finalizing the Iist, wealth
financial planners, investment advisors, managers were reviewed by a blue ribbon
tax advisors, estate planning attorneys, etc. panel comprised of individuals from within
With more than 31,000 wealth the financial services industry. Although
managers(2)in the Chicagoland area, how panelist comments were incorporated into
do you find someone who listens to you, the final score, safeguards were built into the
represents your interests and operates review process to reduce the abiiity ofpanel
with an emphasis on integrity and service? members to influence the composition of the
Chicago magazine can help. The magazine final list on the basis of company affiliation.
formed a partnership with Crescendo
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wealth managers scored highest in overall The resulting list of 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth
satisfaction. Managers is an elite group, representing
Iess than 2 percent of the wealth managers
The Selection Process
in the Chicagoland area. Only 455 of the
Crescendo administered a survey, by mail top-scoring wealth managers made this
and phone, to approximately 1 in a high- yeart list. For a more user-friendly listing,
net_worth households(3) (over 250,000 wealth managers have been grouped based
households) and all identified FINRA upon their primary financial service. Each
registered representatives (over 15,500 wealth manager has also listed up to three
financial services professionals) within the additional financial services that they
Chicagoland area. provide their clients.
On the surveys, recipients were asked Although this list will certainly be
to evaluate only wealth managers whom a useful tool for anyone looking for help
they know through personal experience in managing their financial world or
and to evaluate them based upon nine implementing aspects of their financial
criteria: customer service, integrity, strategies, it should not be considered
knowledge/expertise, communication, exhaustive. Undoubtedly, there are many
value for fee charged, meeting of financial other excellent wealth managers who,
objectives, post-sale service, quality of for one reason or another, are not on this
recommendations and overall satisfaction. year's list.
Both positive and negative evaluations
were included in the scoring, and only
(1)
2009 Consumer Survey, QMI Research
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FINRA registered representatives, IARs, CPAs and attorneys that provide estate planning and trust services
(3)
Defined as the upper 1/3 of all households based on net-worth
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WEATTH MANAGERS
INDEX OF WEALTH MANAGERS
(G=(haritable Giving; EP=Estate Planning; FP=Financial
Planning; lN=lnsurance; lV=lnvestments; T5=Irust Servi(es; IX=Iaxation
BUSTNESS JerryThielmann Barry Bolton Karen DeRose Daniel Foxen
PLANNING Legacy Capital Resources Morgan Stanley Smith DeRose Financial Planning Fox Financial
Jeffrey Cullen FP, IN, IV Barney Group
Richard Thies EB IV
EP, lN, lV
Cullen Financial Group BE EP, IV
Hamilton Thies & Lorch John Freiburger
FB IN Janet Bolton William Dever, Jr.
BB TS, TX
Partners Wealth
Steven Herrmann Morgan Stanley Smith JMG Financial Group
Management
Rabjohns Financial Group/ CarlYudell Barney EE V,TX
EB IN, IV
New England Financial Yudell & Lonoff EP, IN, IV
EB IN, IV BP, FBTX Michael Bora Spiro Garbis
ESTATE PLANNING FINANCIAL Asset Management & Ameriprise Financial
Darcy Chamberlain PLANNING Protection Corporation lN, lv
Chamberlain Law Group Douglas Ackerman
EB IN, IV Kevin Doney Paul Garrett
Burt Engelberg The Bensman Group Mark'Brown Mesirow Financial Garrett Consulting
Engelberg & Smith IN, IV M. Brown & IV Corporation
BB TX Barbara Adelman Associates Donald Duncan Be tN,lv
Joel Friedman Morgan Stanley Smith lN, lv D3 Financial Myron Gaylord
Horwood Marcus & Berk Barney Julie Bucaro Counselors lnvesco
BB TX, TS EP, IV TS Balasa Dinverno Foltz EB IV,TX EP, IVTX
Robert Glorch Matthew Allgood IV Edward Dunphy Joe Geiger
Law Offices of Robert H. Ameriprise Financial Donna Cainkar Morgan Stanley Smith Money Masters/FSC
GIorch IN, IV
Burr Ridge Financial Barney Securities
TS Brian Anderson Planning Services BEEBV BB IN, IV
Nathan Grossman Thrivent Financial BB EB IV Mary Anne Ehlert James Gillespie
Nathan M. Grossman & lN, lv Wayne Casey Ehlert Financial Group Morgan Stanley Smith
Associates EP, IN, IV
Robin Anderson CaseyWealth Barney
BB TS, TX Andrew Embery EEV
LPL Financial Management
Ralph C. Hardy Eg tN Morgan Stanley Smith Edward Gjertsen
EP
Ariano, Hardy, Nyuli, Barney Mack lnvestment
Bradley Anjeletti Michael Cason
Richmond, & Goettel EB IVTX Securities
Sky Financial Group
TX RobertW. Baird & Oliver Ernst BB EB IV
rN, rvTX
Ronald Klein Company Ameriprise Financial Janice Goldman-Picker
Anthony Cecchini
Klein, Stoddard, Buclc EB IN, IV 'JMG Financial Group EB rN, tV Ameriprise Financial
Waller, & Lewis Richard Babjak Douglas Evans IN, IVTX
EP,IVTX
Katherine Levy World Equity Group JMG Financial Group Robert Granner
Vincent Clemente
Schiff Hardin EB IV EE MTX Thrivent Financial
Merrill Lynch
BBTX Craig Eyler EB IN, IV
Vijay Bajaj EP, IVTs
Robert Napier Ameriprise Financial Morgan Stanley Smith Matthew Granzow
Kevin Coyle
RobertT. Napier & EB IN, IV Barney KMG PrivateWealth
Coyle Asset Management
Associates IV Management
Debra Baker Company
BB TX
Morgan Stanley Smith EB IN, IV Jeffrey Feinendegen IV
Teresa Nuccio Barney Marsha Cruzan TS Financial Group Andrew Griffo
The Law Offi<e of BB EP, IV J.P. Morgan EP, lN, lV Morgan Stanley
Teresa Nuccio & Bradley Barrie IV Barbara Finder Smith Barney
Associates Ameriprise Financial Patrick Curtin Morgan Stanley BP
Raymond Polach EB IN, IV
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Brian Grote
Law Ofhces of Raymond F. Richard Batliner Smith Barney EB tN,lV Ameriprise Financial
Polach & Arthur W. Wenzel Batliner and Associates
IV Annette Findling IN, IV
TX EB IN, IV
Scott Dahl Stockbridge Advisors Denice Gustin-Piazza
Raymond Saunders Gregory Berg Menill Lynch Ee rN, rv Wealth Planners
Lawrence Kamin Saunders Ameriprise Financial BB EP, IV
EB IVTS Christopher A. Fisher
& Uhlenhop lN, lv,Ts Faron Daugs Fisher Financial Partners Liz Haas
TX
Mark Berg BB IN, IV Menill Lynch
Nancy Spain Harrison Wallace
Timothy Financial Counsel James Forcucci EB IVTS
Spain Spain &Varnet Financial Group
EB IV Forcucci & Associates/ Annette Hammortree
Maureen Strauts EB tN, tV
Richard H. Bergman Ameriprise Financial Hammortree Financial
Martin Craig Chester & Terry Davis
Mesirow Financial BP, EP, IV Services
Sonnenschein Ameriprise Financial
IV Erik Ford EP, IN, IV
BP, TS, TX EP, IN, IV
KarlW. Blovet Ford Wealth Management David Hdnson
Stephen Sutera Henry DeAngelis
Karl W Blovet CPA BP, IN, IV Benjamin F. Edwards &
Law Offices of Stephen Ameriprise Financial
BP, IV, TX Company
Sutera EP, IN, IV
BB IV
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