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Cara Ryadi

Advisor at William Blair

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Location

River Forest, IL

Credentials

CFP®, Series 66

Industry experience

14 years

About

Cara Ryadi is a financial advisor at William Blair with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining William Blair in 2017, she worked at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC from 1998 to 2016. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and offers proprietary models and access to private funds through its MB Investments Program.

Client services

Based on William Blair

Financial planning Portfolio management Selection of other advisers Equity research services

Expertise

Based on William Blair

Private / alternative investments Wealth management Active portfolio management ESG / Sustainable investing Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k)

Occupation focus

Based on William Blair

Founder/Business Owner Executive

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Fee options

Percentage

$0+: Up to 2.00% annually, subject to negotiation, payable quarterly (in advance or arrears) $50,000+: Minimum for PWM Non-Wrap Program Accounts $100,000+: Minimum for William Blair Wrap Program Accounts $100,000+: Minimum for Platform Separate Accounts (may be higher for certain third-party managers) $2,000,000+: Minimum for WBIM Sub-Advisory/WBIM Separate Accounts

Performance-based

Performance-based fees (carried interest) apply only to MB Partnership Series as described in fund documents; not offered generally to clients.

Other

Account minimum: $50,000 for PWM Non-Wrap Program Accounts; $100,000 for William Blair Wrap Program Accounts; $100,000 for Platform Separate Accounts (may be higher for certain third-party managers); $2,000,000 for WBIM Sub-Advisory/WBIM Separate Accounts Fee-only: Flat fees or asset-based fees for non-discretionary advisory and consulting services, subject to negotiation.

Location

River Forest, IL

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

William Blair

2017 - Present (9 years)

UnEmployed

2016 - 2016 (1 year)

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

1998 - 2016 (18 years)

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