Step 1 – Analyze Current Portfolio

The first step of the Investment Management Process is for Chicago Partners Investment Group to review your current investment portfolio. Through the Wealth Management System (WMS), we can aggregate in your current holdings which include investments that Chicago Partners will manage as well as investments that you plan to keep with other managers. We will analyze this information to help us determine areas that may be lacking in diversification as well as areas that hold underperforming or high fee investments. We partner with you to be your General Manager in making sure all your investments work in concert together.

Step 2 – Design Optimal Portfolio

The second step of the Investment Management Process is for Chicago Partners Investment Group to design the optimal portfolio for you based on your outside holdings, cash needs and risk profile. Using our analysis of your current portfolio as well as discussions and meetings with you, we will design a portfolio that meets your investment goals and objectives. This is a customized process and your portfolio will be designed so that it is unique to your specific situation.

Step 3 – Formalize Investment Policy

The third step of the Investment Management Process is for Chicago Partners Investment Group to formalize our investment relationship with you. Through a disciplined, ongoing and collaborative approach, we will build with you a comprehensive strategic asset allocation with asset class targets that we will manage to maintain.

Step 4 – Build Portfolio

The fourth step of the Investment Management Process is for Chicago Partners Investment Group to build your portfolio. We will provide you with the necessary documents to open the appropriate investment accounts at one of the custodians that we partner with. We will then facilitate the transfer of assets from other custodians or help you deposit funds to your accounts. Once the accounts are funded, we will outline the appropriate trading strategy to get your funds working hard for you. Chicago Partners will then place the trades on your behalf based on our agreed upon trading strategy.

Step 5 – Monitor and Review

The fifth step of the Investment Management Process is for Chicago Partners Investment Group to monitor and review your portfolio. As soon as your new accounts are open, you will begin receiving monthly statements from the custodian. You will also receive a custom quarterly reporting package from Chicago Partners that provides economic updates, asset allocation overview, performance data and relevant tax related information. Chicago Partners also has the ability to produce custom reports on an as needed basis to help you stay up to date with your portfolio and to help us continually monitor how the portfolio is performing. We will review your portfolio with you when desired and will make appropriate changes as needed.