Nick has been a financial planner and investment advisor since 2003, after a successful career in the corporate world. In his last position, he was part of the senior management team at Morningstar®, the highly respected financial information company best known for its star ratings of mutual funds.
His practice involves financial planning and investment advising for a select group of clients, providing personalized service tailored specifically to their needs. Nick handles client investments using asset management programs available through Commonwealth Financial Network®. He can take advantage of available capital market analysis, asset allocation models, and open architecture structure.
Nick holds the FINRA Series 7 (General Securities) and Series 66 (Investment Adviser Representative and Uniform Securities Agent State Law) securities registrations through Commonwealth. Nick is a registered managing principal, having passed the FINRA Series 24 (General Securities Principal) exam.
Nick received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, magna cum laude, and earned his MBA from the University of Chicago. Nick also obtained his Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM designation from the College for Financial Planning. He and his wife live in Lake Forest, Illinois, and they have two grown children. His son, Ned, joined the practice and lives in Evanston. In his free time, you will often find Nick on the tennis court or hiking and fishing in the Northwoods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Nick and his wife, Bobbie, love to travel and enjoy birdwatching trips. Nick also gives back to the community by serving on nonprofit boards for a range of causes, from environmental to the local Gorton Community Center.