Bmo Harris Financial Advisors, Inc (Chicago)


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.