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James Hammack

Advisor at William Blair

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Location

Lake Bluff, IL

Credentials

ChFC®, Series 63, Series 65

Industry experience

8 years

About

James Hammack is a financial advisor at William Blair with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and series licenses 63 and 65. Prior to joining William Blair, he worked at InterOcean Capital Group, InterOcean Capital, Kestra Advisory, and NFP Corporate Services. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management and provides clients access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

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

Lake Bluff, IL

Most active in

Illinois

Work history

William Blair

2024 - Present (2 years)

InterOcean Capital Group, LLC

2020 - 2024 (4 years)

InterOcean Capital, LLC

2017 - 2020 (3 years)

Kestra Advisory

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

NFP Corporate Services

2015 - 2017 (2 years)

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