Urban Financial Advisory Corporation

RIASEC Registered
Total AUM
$1.5B
Discretionary
$1.4B
93% of AUM
Avg account
$1.4M
Accounts
1,060
Employees
15
Advisory reps
4

Firm details

Headquarters
Chicago, Illinois
CRD number
110057
Registered since
August 3, 1994
Fee structure
Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
Client types
  • HNWI94.2%
  • Corporations / Businesses4.2%
  • Individuals1.35%
  • Pension & Profit Sharing Plans0.25%
Services
Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

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Overview

Urban Financial Advisory Corporation is an independently owned registered investment adviser that has been SEC-registered since 1994. The firm serves both individual and family clients as well as institutional accounts, offering financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, and larger business or institutional clients. Its owner structure is individual ownership and the firm operates as an independent RIA rather than as a capital allocator. Fee arrangements include percentage-of-AUM billing alongside hourly and fixed-fee engagements, and the firm lists accounting among its business activities. Urban Financial maintains an industry affiliation with a law firm. The firm does not identify as an active ESG investor and is not flagged as a multi-state adviser.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

Investments & Alternatives

Investment profile

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Technology & operations

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CRM & tech providers

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Clients

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Client base

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Public Funds/Mutual Funds 47%, Exchange Traded Equities 32%, State & Local Bonds 8%, Investment Grade Corp Bonds 7%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 4%, Private Funds 2%47%
  • Public Funds/Mutual Funds47%
  • Exchange Traded Equities32%
  • State & Local Bonds8%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds7%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents4%

Contacts

3 of 4
  • Steven Urban

    Steven Urban

    PresidentCRD 2349888

  • Jeremy Ander

    Financial and Tax AdvisorCRD 7989098

  • Lisa Sherwood

    Financial and Tax AdvisorCRD 7989103

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Wealth teams

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Newly hired reps

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$377M in ETFs

Passive

94%

$353M

Active

0%

$24.1M

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST (SPY)State StreetPassiveLarge Blend$101M135,25126.82%

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
33 N La Salle St
Time zone
CT (UTC-6)
Office locations

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