Altman Advisors

Ryan Safko is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience currently serving at Altman Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Briaud Financial Advisors, UBS Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. He holds the Series 66 license and is based in Greenville, SC. Altman Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, utilizing both long- and short-term strategies along with derivative instruments where appropriate.

Benjamin Altman is a financial advisor at Altman Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Altman Advisors since 2016 and also maintains a role at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Altman Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, strategic asset allocation, and utilizes quarterly monitoring with both long- and short-term strategies, including the use of derivatives and alternative investment products.

Philip Gordon is a financial advisor at Altman Advisors in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Altman Advisors, he spent over two decades at Utah Valley University. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a short-term rental business in Denver through Pretty Big Orange, LLC. Altman Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, offering a broad range of investment instruments and a wrap fee program that absorbs transaction costs.

Michael Santarelli is a financial advisor at Altman Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at PPM America, Inc. for 19 years. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a General Partner at SCV Capital, LLC, focusing on small cap value and large cap core public equity investments. Altman Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, managing accounts individually through wrap fee family office and asset management services.

George Rudawski is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, currently serving at Altman Advisors since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Fitch Ratings and Aviva Investors. Altman Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, managing accounts on an individualized basis through wrap fee family office and asset management services.

Amy Weigand is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with four years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at several firms including VCI Wealth Management, AE Wealth Management, FEFA Asset Management, and Wells Fargo Clearing Services before joining Altman Advisors, a Chicago-based firm, where she has been since 2025. Altman Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business clients, offering customized financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation in its investment approach, incorporating a range of investment strategies and instruments, including derivatives and cryptocurrency-linked products, with regular portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.