Woodridge, IL Office

PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model‑based programs. The brochure describes the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an online, discretionary model account currently offered as an invitation‑only employee pilot that requires existing PNC Bank online‑banking credentials.

The program implements investments via approved model strategies managed by PNC or third‑party strategists and executed by an investment delegate using mutual funds and ETFs, with annual rebalancing and no ability for clients to trade individual securities or use margin. Enrollment and model selection rely on an algorithmic digital questionnaire that recommends a risk band; the offering assesses fees as a percentage of assets and does not provide standalone financial planning services in this product.

Distinctive features noted in the brochure include the employee‑only pilot structure and the firm’s disclosure of affiliated cash‑sweep and revenue‑sharing arrangements (including use of PNC Bank’s deposit sweep and selection of “approved” mutual fund share classes), which can influence fund selection and cash management. The firm also delegates portfolio implementation and proxy voting to third parties (Envestnet and Glass‑Lewis), and flags algorithm risk and limited direct client contact with strategists, factors that may affect execution and oversight relative to some peers.