Great Lakes Advisors is a Chicago-based investment manager. We are the asset management arm of Wintrust Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Wintrust Financial Corporation.
We work closely with our Wealth Management partners-Wayne Hummer Investments and The Chicago Trust Company- to provide sophisticated portfolio management services to private clients and institutions.
Established in 1981 as Wayne Hummer Asset Management Company, we merged with Great Lakes Advisors, Inc. in July 2011 and renamed the combined entity Great Lakes Advisors, LLC. Today, we manage approximately $4 billion in assets for nearly 2,000 high net worth individuals, their families, and institutions.
We work with a wide range of individuals looking for sophisticated, discretionary portfolio management, as well as with both public and private local institutions in need of investment management expertise.
Our clients choose us for our broad expertise, experience, history of strong performance, and our high level of personal service and attention. Today, we manage approximately $4 billion in assets for nearly 2,000 clients and are proud of the long-term stability of our client base and their success.
Our Portfolio Managers work in conjunction with our in-house analyst staff to implement strategies best positioned to help our clients achieve their goals. Each of our clients benefits from a dedicated Portfolio Manager and has full access to our Product Specialists who provide institutional-quality strategies and innovative solutions.
Our Portfolio Managers utilize state-of-the-art systems and sophisticated risk analysis tools to most effectively construct portfolios tailored to our clients’ unique investing needs. These portfolios include our Optimum Balanced portfolio that can be customized to meet tax and legacy holding requirements, as well as specialty portfolios including large and small cap equity, municipal bonds, and a wide range of taxable fixed income.
By operating a client-focused firm, we provide valuable investment solutions to each of our client partners while making their needs our highest priority. To learn more about the portfolio management services available through Great Lakes Advisors and how we may serve your investment management needs, we invite you to contact either Tom Kiley or Charlie Dillon at 312.706.2727.
We provide objective investment management to our clients while making their needs our highest priority. We are particularly proud of the long-term stability of our client base and their success. View our professionals to meet the people behind Great Lakes Advisors.