Top active portfolio management financial advisors in Springfield, IL

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

If you want to grow your investments actively rather than just tracking an index, you need an advisor who understands when to buy and sell based on market conditions. Without this expertise, you might face unnecessary losses or miss opportunities to boost your portfolio.

  • Market timing insight. Ask how they decide when to adjust holdings to capture gains or limit losses, not just follow trends.
  • Risk management approach. Confirm how they balance potential returns with your comfort level during market ups and downs.
  • Fee structure clarity. Active management often involves more trades; understand how fees might affect your net returns.
  • Local market knowledge. Since property taxes in Illinois can be high, see if they consider local tax impacts when managing your portfolio.

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Brent L

Series 66

Springfield, IL

Cetera

Brent Leach is a financial advisor at Cetera with 11 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Capital Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an equity partner and managing partner of the tax practice at Eck, Schafer & Punke, LLP, a public accounting firm, and acts as treasurer for the Dana-Thomas House Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving a historic Frank Lloyd Wright property. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that supports a network of over 10,000 independent advisors serving individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with access to various portfolio management strategies and third-party managers, encompassing discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Business exit / sale strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Christopher P

CFP®, PFS™, Series 66

Springfield, IL

OSAIC Institutions, INC.

Christopher Parks is a CFP® and PFS™ with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. and has held roles at Infinex Investments, Illinois National Bank, Sws Financial Services, Avantax Advisory Services, and Equitable Advisors. Parks serves as Vice President of the Chatham Police Pension Fund and provides financial guidance to St. Joseph's Church in Chatham, IL. OSAIC Institutions, INC. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer model.

Annuities Tax-loss harvesting Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Harlin N

Series 66

Springfield, IL

Private Advisor Group, LLC

Harlin Noel is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Level Four Advisory Services, Ameriprise, and Morgan Stanley. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, charities, businesses, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates both discretionary management and client-assisted selection of managers and model portfolios.

Annuities Founder/Business Owner
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Timothy H

Series 63, Series 66

Springfield, IL

Edward Jones

Timothy Healy is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Springfield, IL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2000. Outside of his advisory work, Healy serves as a council member on the Blessed Sacrament Parish Finance Council. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Daniel S

CFP®, Series 63, Series 65

Springfield, IL

LPL Financial

Daniel Stewart is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial in Springfield, IL since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisor Networks and Equitable Advisors. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions through a wide network of representatives. The firm offers diverse financial planning and investment management solutions, utilizing various portfolio strategies and technology tools, and oversees over $819 billion in discretionary assets.

Wealth management Retirement income strategy College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Tax-loss harvesting Annuities Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jared F

Series 65

Huntington Beach, CA

Northwest Asset Management

Jared Fruth is a financial advisor at Northwest Asset Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Securities America, Inc., KMS Financial Services, Inc., Oppenheimer Funds, and John Paul Mitchell Systems. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, fiduciary approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios with periodic rebalancing.

Retirement income strategy Wealth management Active portfolio management Founder/Business Owner
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Jeffrey P

Series 66

Dacula, GA

Merrill

Jeffrey Park is a financial advisor at Merrill with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and affiliated firms since 2011, including roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole owner and co-owner of family rental properties in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Tax-loss harvesting Active portfolio management Wealth management
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Craig M

Series 63, Series 65

Columbia, SC

Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC

Craig Mcdaniel Jr. is a financial advisor with Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC in Columbia, SC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Investment Group, Inc. and The McDaniel Corporation since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life insurance sales and serves as an independent agent for annuities and related products. Capital Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and supervisory services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment management through discretionary mandates, third-party managers, and private-label model portfolios, using a blend of analytical methods with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Active portfolio management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Annuities Options & derivatives strategies Founder/Business Owner Retired
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David H

Series 65

Irvine, CA

Martin Wealth Management, LLC

David Hart is a financial advisor with Martin Wealth Management, LLC in Irvine, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 15 years of industry experience. Hart previously worked with Safeguard Investment Advisory Group and LifePro Asset Management. He is also a Certified Financial Fiduciary and volunteers as an instructor with the Foundation for Fiduciary Education, providing unbiased fiduciary financial education to the public. Martin Wealth Management offers investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients by co-advising and directing accounts to a third-party money manager, Matson Money. The firm focuses on client onboarding, documentation, and ongoing review of third-party manager accounts rather than direct asset management.

Medicare planning Annuities
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Linda P

Series 63

Mt. Laurel, NJ

BC Advisors, LLC

Linda Postorivo is a financial advisor at BC Advisors, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with MAFG RIA Services, Inc. since 1994 and with Mid-Atlantic Companies since 1981. BC Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary investment recommendations grounded in fundamental analysis alongside technical and cyclical reviews, employing a variety of strategies including long-term, short-term, trading, options, and alternatives.

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