user avatar

James Patrick Kapala

Advisor at LPL Financial — Orland Park, IL 8400 West 159th Street

Updated today

Credentials

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Experience

36 years

Location

Orland Park, IL 60462

LPL Financial logo

LPL Financial

Institution

Total advisors

22,716

Across 10,440 offices

Clients per advisor

86 Typical

Avg AUM per client

$399,489 Typical

HNW client ratio

34% Very High

About

James Kapala is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Orland Park, IL, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at Harris Investor Services, Inc. since 2008 and LPL Financial since 2021. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios and research from multiple sources to support both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Client services

Based on LPL Financial

Financial planning Portfolio management Educational seminars or workshops
Consulting and other non-discretionary advisory services

Expertise

Based on LPL Financial

College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.)

Not sure if this advisor is right for you?

Answer a few questions to see advisors matched to you.

Fee options

Fixed

Flat fees negotiated between IAR and client for financial planning and consulting services.

Commissions

Commissions and trail fees on brokerage product sales and for insurance products sold by IARs.

Project-based

Hourly fees up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Other

Fee-only: Negotiated flat or hourly fees ranging from $0 to $15,000 or up to $500 per hour for financial planning and consulting services.

Location

See office

Orland Park, IL 8400 West 159th Street

8400 West 159th Street

Orland Park IL 60462

Advisors at this office

1

Most active in

Illinois · Indiana · New York

Work history

36 years of industry experience

LPL Financial

2021 - Present • 5 years

Orland Park, IL

Harris Investor Services, Inc

2008 - Present • 18 years

Orland Park, IL

FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc.

2005 - 2008 • 3 years

IL

Harrisdirect LLC

2004 - 2004 • 1 year

Chicago, IL

Harrisdirect LLC

2000 - 2004 • 4 years

Chicago, IL

Disclosures

Exclamation point means they have disclosures of this type. Check mark means no disclosures of this type were found.

Business activities & affiliations

user avatar

Frederick M

Series 63, Series 65

Palos Heights, IL

Palos Wealth Advisors, LLC

Frederick Moore is the sole advisor at Palos Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Palos Wealth Advisors since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Moore is a licensed attorney specializing in estate planning, dedicating about 5% of his time to this practice. Palos Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management tailored to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation using a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, supported by quantitative risk and return analysis and independent performance reporting.

Concentrated stock management Attorney
user avatar

Douglas R

Series 63

New Lenox, IL

Lenox Capital Management, Inc.

Douglas Ruth is the president and owner of Lenox Capital Management, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in New Lenox, Illinois. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 40 years of industry experience. Ruth has led Lenox Capital Management since 1997 and has been involved with Lenox Financial Services, Inc. since 1994. He also serves as a board member of TB Clinic and operates an insurance agency offering life, health, and dental products. Lenox Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, as well as businesses and institutions. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, supporting active and passive investment strategies, with ongoing account reviews conducted by Ruth as the sole adviser.

Active portfolio management General tax planning
user avatar

Lyman H

CFP®, Series 66

Frankfort, IL

Regal Oak Financial, LLC

Lyman Howell is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Regal Oak Financial, LLC since 2016. He has also operated as an independent financial consultant under his own name since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, Howell provides consulting to a nonprofit organization developing a business incubator and small loan program for micro-businesses. Regal Oak Financial is an independent advisory firm offering comprehensive financial and investment planning services to individuals, business owners, high-net-worth clients, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes goal-setting, client-accessible financial plans, and investment strategies focused on low-cost funds, with a particular focus on nonprofit and charitable clients and ongoing client education.

General retirement planning Founder/Business Owner
user avatar

Donald C

Series 66

Tinley Park, IL

DMC Capital Management Inc

Donald Cuba is a financial advisor at DMC Capital Management Inc with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with AllState Insurance Company and the Chicago Board of Trade since 2004. In addition to his advisory role, he provides technical support at the Chicago Board of Trade. DMC Capital Management Inc offers portfolio management and advisory services primarily for individual and retirement accounts, including IRAs, trusts, and employer retirement plans. The firm serves a small, closed client base and focuses on investor education with a long-term allocation strategy centered on mutual funds, bonds, CDs, and cash equivalents.

Passive / index investing Cash flow / budgeting
user avatar

Alexander L

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Flossmoor, IL

OmniDivitia Wealth Management, Inc.

Alexander Locker is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of OmniDivitia Wealth Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Flossmoor, IL, and has also operated tax preparation services through OmniDivitia Tax Services, LLC. His work history includes running his own firms since 2009. OmniDivitia Wealth Management provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs documented investment policy statements and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering services such as discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and ERISA pension consulting.

General retirement planning Social Security optimization College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) General tax planning Wealth management Founder/Business Owner
user avatar

Lawrence L

CFP®, PFS™

Countryside, IL

LRL Financial Planning Services, Inc.

Lawrence Lewandowski is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor and the sole owner of LRL Financial Planning Services, Inc., with 12 years of experience in financial planning and 48 years as a CPA. He operates an independent financial planning firm in Countryside, IL, and also maintains a separate tax and accounting practice under his CPA designation. LRL Financial Planning Services provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory to individuals, primarily middle- to high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes a buy-and-hold investment approach with non-discretionary management and offers educational seminars alongside personalized financial plans and periodic reviews.

General retirement planning
Warmer team member

Not sure where to start?

We'll help you think it through—whether you ultimately need an advisor or not. Warmer helps you compare advisors clearly, so you can choose with confidence.

Find your advisor

For advisor listings, we rely on sources including public filings and data provided by advisors, and we cannot guarantee that all information is current or accurate. Advisors are independent and may not have reviewed or updated this information. Please review an advisor's Form ADV and do your own diligence before deciding whether to work with them.

Advisor matching and referrals are provided by FinanceHQ LLC ("FHQ"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warmer and an SEC-registered investment adviser. We may be compensated by participating advisors. You pay no fee to use our matching service, and advisor fees are not increased because of a referral. We do not supervise advisors, manage or hold assets, guarantee performance, or provide advice about specific investments.

By using our service, you agree to the Warmer Terms of Service and FHQ Advisory Agreement, and acknowledge Warmer's Privacy Policy. Please review FHQ's ADV Part 2A and Form CRS. Logos provided by Logo.dev

© 2026 Warmer Holdings Inc. ("Warmer")