Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC (Highland Park)

Name: Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC
Address: 600 Central Avenue, Highland Park, IL, 60035
Telephone: 847-559-9700

Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Highland Park. It manages $197.18 million of regulatory assets for 80 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2010 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Illinois.

Fort Sheridan Advisors provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting services, and selection of other advisers. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Fort Sheridan Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC is $197.18 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -87% since the beginning of its operation, and the company doesn't manage any assets belonging to foreign clients.

The firm manages $197.18 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $2.46 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 77% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 13% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 6% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Fort Sheridan Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Fort Sheridan Advisors is high net worth individuals with 30 clients and $185.33 million of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Fort Sheridan Advisors has the highest percentage of high net worth individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $197.18 million for 79 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. None of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Fort Sheridan Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC

The company employs 8 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 63 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 6 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Peter Martin Karmin	Managing member	1 Jul 2009	75% - 100%	2105053
William Hooker Ake	Chief compliance officer/partner	1 Jul 2009	Other	2293393
Walter H Clark	Partner	1 Jul 2009	Other	2146034
Carl E Hopman	Partner	1 Jul 2009	25% - 50%	5700214
John Kane Brinckerhoff	Partner	1 Nov 2009	Other	1199643
Eric Wesley Muehlhauser	Partner	1 Jan 2011	Other	4696674
Andrew Paul Brown	Partner	1 Feb 2011	Other	2332041
John Comerford Kehoe	Partner	1 Mar 2011	Other	2263277

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Linda Karmin	Member	1 Jan 2014	Other	6314914

Based in Highland Park

The principal office where Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at 600 Central Avenue, Highland Park, IL 60035, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 847-559-9700 or by fax 847-926-3160. The normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at fortllc.com.