CTS FINANCIAL PLANNING, INC.

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1985
Total AUM
$314M
Discretionary
$314M
100% of AUM
Avg account
$429K
Accounts
732
Employees
9
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
CHICAGO, Illinois
CRD number
110960
Registered since
November 22, 1985
Custodians
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC., NATIONWIDE SECURITIES, LLC
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI83.59%
  • Individuals16.41%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsSelection of Other Advisers

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Overview

CTS Financial Planning, Inc. is an independent, advisor-owned registered investment adviser that provides fee-based financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individuals and families. The firm operates as a capital allocator: it constructs client strategies using pooled public funds and third-party managers where appropriate, and it also selects outside advisers to implement portions of client portfolios. Fee arrangements are flexible and include asset-based fees, hourly engagements and fixed-fee planning work. Investment activity skews toward broadly diversified public vehicles—mutual funds and similar pooled products—while the firm supplements core allocations with third-party alternative managers for select exposures. CTS Financial Planning, Inc. does not position itself as an active ESG investor and integrates insurance solutions into client work through its industry affiliation with insurance companies. The firm has been publicly recognized by FA Magazine (Top RIA Firms, 2020).

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Investment profile

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Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 73%, Other 14%, Exchange Traded Equities 6%, US Government Bonds 4%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 3%73%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds73%
  • Other14%
  • Exchange Traded Equities6%
  • US Government Bonds4%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents3%

Contacts

3 of 4
  • CHARLES MARIEN

    Executive Vice PresidentCRD 1391828

  • TODD MUCH

    FounderCRD 712126

  • CHRISTOPHER MUCH

    Vice PresidentCRD 4693343

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Recent M&A activity

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Location

Primary office

CHICAGO, IL

COOK

Location

CHICAGO, IL

Headquartered in CHICAGO, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.

Metro area
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
Region
Midwest
County
COOK
Address
737 N Michigan Ave
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
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