Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc (Chicago)

Name: Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc
Address: 115 S Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL, 60603
Telephone: 877-225-3863

Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $4.15 billion of regulatory assets for 17,845 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2012 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Bmo Harris Financial Advisors provides financial planning services, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, selection of other advisers, and educational seminars and workshops. It prepares financial plans for approximately 8,500 clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Bmo Harris Financial Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc is $4.15 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 365% since the beginning of its operation, and $12.44 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $4.15 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $232.37 thousand each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 100% of the total AUM.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. 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 Christopher J Mccomish serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Christopher J Mccomish is individuals with 16,571 clients and $3.29 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Bmo Harris Financial Advisors has the highest percentage of individuals out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $4.15 billion for 17,665 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 1% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Bmo Harris Financial Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc

The company employs 288 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 87 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 201 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person 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.

Christopher J Mccomish has been acting as President since 1 Mar 2009. Peter Leander Schmidt joined the executive team most recently as the National Director Of Sales.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Alberta Stephens Roberts	Vp- chief compliance officer	1 Aug 2005	Other	2681068
Steven Mark Josephson	Vice president of trading	1 May 2006	Other	2239540
Cecily Marie Mistarz	Director	1 May 2006	Other	4938679
Michael Ward Lewis	Director	1 Mar 2007	Other	5345659
Antonio Filipe Da Camara	Director	1 Mar 2007	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Michael Miroballi	Director, president, ceo	1 Nov 2007	Other	1545242
Terry A Jenkins	Director	1 Mar 2008	Other	4847869
Christopher J Mccomish	Director	1 Mar 2009	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Matthew Benjamin Schmanski	Secretary	1 May 2010	Other	5788801
Wallace William Harris	Director	1 Jul 2010	Other	5828561
Wallace William Jr Harris	President, ceo, director	1 Jul 2010	Other	5828561
Michael J Smyth	Chief financial officer	1 Mar 2011	Other	2802717
James Francis Ii Duca	Director	1 Sep 2011	Other	2435198
Bmo Financial Corp	Shareholder	1 Dec 2011	75% - 100%	51-0275712
Dean Edward Urbanski	Vice president national sales manager	1 Feb 2012	Other	1565963
William Joseph Jr Crain	Vice president, chief operating officer	1 Aug 2012	Other	1442590
Bradley David Chapin	Director	1 Oct 2012	Other	6146485
Barry Sean Mcinerney	Director	1 Oct 2012	Other	4379798
Terry A Jenkins	Chairman	1 Oct 2012	Other	4847869
Jason Frederick Stamm	Director	1 Oct 2012	Other	2370431
Myra Ruth Cridland	Director	1 Jan 2013	Other	6140093
Gregory Paul Morris	Vp - chief compliance officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	1317320
Karen Florence Messnick	Vice president operations	1 Oct 2013	Other	2000686
Joseph R Derbis	Assistant secretary	1 Oct 2013	Other	6263648
Christopher John Osborne	Vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Dec 2013	Other	4264125
Jeffrey Allen Worf	Vice president, chief compliance officer	1 Jun 2014	Other	1416591
Stephanie Ann Lake	Chief financial officer, fin op	1 Sep 2014	Other	5845009
Stephen A Johnson	Director	1 Sep 2014	Other	6628463
James Roth Downing	Vice president chief compliance officer	1 Oct 2014	Other	5514806
Darrel Harris Hackett	Chairman	1 Oct 2014	Other	6404383
Viki Afrodete Lazaris	Director	1 Mar 2015	Other	6442634
Darrel Harris Hackett	Director	1 Mar 2015	Other	6404383
Alexandra Dousmanis Curtis	Chairman	1 Mar 2015	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Jennifer Lynn Barber Uhri	Vice president	1 Sep 2015	Other	3052907
Amanda Jane Demas	Secretary	1 Dec 2015	Other	4067157
Rebecca Susan Tascona	Director	1 May 2016	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Susan G Oleari	Director	1 Jun 2016	Other	xxx-xx-xxxx
Mark Edward Hilgenbrink	Financial and operations principal of the corporation	1 Feb 2017	Other	6445846
Nayra Calderon Najera	Chief compliance officer and deputy head	1 Sep 2017	Other	5040972
Anthony Tintinalli	Director	1 Oct 2017	Other	6903718
Steven John Zakrzewski	Anti-money laundering officer	1 Nov 2017	Other	2210953
Darren Charles Mcmillan	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2018	Other	2347547
Lynne Carole Smith	Chief operating officer	1 May 2018	Other	1906512
Clare K Pierce	Director	1 Jun 2018	Other	1822394
Jennifer Ann Bures	Director of operations	1 Jan 2019	Other	4967523
Steven Sia Zandpour	Director	1 Jul 2019	Other	7174720
Peter Leander Schmidt	National director of sales	1 Aug 2019	Other	2693605

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 1 indirect owner.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Bank Of Montreal	Shareholder	1 Feb 2002	75% - 100%	13-4941092

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc performs its advisory services is located at 115 S Lasalle Street, Chicago, IL 60603, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Brookfield, WI. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 877-225-3863 or by fax 312-461-7211. The normal business hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at bmoharris.com/financialadvisors and its LinkedIn profile.