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Oak Family Advisors, LLC

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Client AUM

$573,000,000

Clients

200

Advisors

5

of 6 employees

About

Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations and small businesses. Services described in the brochure include goal-setting, cash-flow and tax planning, insurance reviews, retirement and education planning, estate and trust advice, and ongoing portfolio management tailored to each client’s circumstances.

The firm typically manages client assets on a discretionary basis using a strategic asset-allocation “core and satellite” approach, relying primarily on fundamental analysis while employing passive ETFs for non‑core exposures and selected actively managed funds where deemed appropriate. Portfolios are globally diversified, monitored by individual portfolio managers and an investment committee, and clients receive periodic client appraisal and performance reports as part of the firm’s review process.

The brochure highlights several features that are less common among peers: Oak Family Advisors discloses firm-level metrics and updates (including assets under management) in its annual material‑changes discussion and produces internal performance and appraisal reports that it asks clients to compare with custodian statements. It also notes limited custody exposures beyond typical fee deduction — for example, a supervised person may act as trustee for a deceased client’s trust — and describes controls and reporting intended to address those situations.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management

Expertise

General estate planning guidance Gifting strategies Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting

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Fee options

Other

Minimum fee: $1,000 minimum annual fee, discretionary waiver available

Main office

150 North Wacker Drive, Suite 1760

Chicago IL 60606-1607

Advisors at this office

5

Most active in

California · Florida · Illinois · Michigan · Nebraska · North Carolina · Texas

Also doing business as

Betterman Investment Group, LLC · Oak Family Advisors, LLC

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Advisors at this firm

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Terrence W

CFA®, Series 65

Chicago, IL

Oak Family Advisors, LLC

Terrence Wilson is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Family Advisors, LLC in Chicago since 2011. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach complemented by technical tools and a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy, managing approximately $534 million in assets for about 190 clients.

General estate planning guidance Gifting strategies Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting
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Charles S

CFA®, Series 63

Chicago, IL

Oak Family Advisors, LLC

Charles Sloan is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Family Advisors, LLC since 2016. Sloan serves as an adjunct instructor in finance at the University of Chicago Graham School and is an advisory board member of Recovery Grads LLC. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, employing a strategic asset-allocation approach that combines fundamental analysis with passive and selected active funds.

General estate planning guidance Gifting strategies Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting
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John F

Series 65

Chicago, IL

Oak Family Advisors, LLC

John Fitzpatrick is a financial advisor at Oak Family Advisors, LLC in Chicago, holding a Series 65 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Family Advisors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Fitzpatrick serves as chairman of Oak Street Management Co. LLC, a manager of real estate-related investments, and as a non-executive director of AIG. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach complemented by technical tools and a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy, offering global diversification through a combination of in-house equity and fixed income holdings, passive ETFs, and selected active managers.

General estate planning guidance Gifting strategies Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting
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William D

CFP®, CFA®, Series 63

Chicago, IL

Oak Family Advisors, LLC

William Driscoll is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oak Family Advisors, LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Ballast Equity Management, RMB Capital Management, Prudence Island Asset Management, and as a self-employed advisor. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach combining fundamental analysis, passive ETFs, and selected active funds, offering globally diversified portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

General estate planning guidance Gifting strategies Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting
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Kathleen H

Series 65

Chicago, IL

Oak Family Advisors, LLC

Kathleen Helminski is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Oak Family Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, where she has worked since 2013. She has 12 years of industry experience. Oak Family Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach combined with strategic core-and-satellite asset allocation, offering globally diversified portfolios managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

General estate planning guidance Gifting strategies Tax strategies for small businesses Cash flow / budgeting
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