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Rothschild Investment LLC

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Client assets under management

$2,638,463,015

Clients

1,191

44% high-net worth

Advisors

17

of 39 employees

Firm type

Team

4-10 advisors or $500M+ in AUM

Clients per advisor

70

Typical

Average account size

$2,215,334

About

Rothschild Investment serves individuals (including high‑net‑worth clients), families, trustees, corporations, pension and profit‑sharing plans, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and other institutional clients, providing discretionary and non‑discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and selection of third‑party sub‑advisers. The firm also acts as investment manager to an affiliated private pooled fund and offers 401(k) participant advice and institutional retirement plan implementation services.

Investment advice is delivered through asset‑allocation models tailored to each client’s objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, with ongoing monitoring, periodic reporting, and rebalancing; Rothschild uses a mix of mutual funds (including institutional share classes), ETFs, individual equity and fixed‑income securities, and may recommend sub‑advisers or platform managers. Its methods of analysis include quantitative optimization, technical and statistical models, and research and technology from third‑party vendors to support portfolio construction and manager selection.

The brochure discloses several features that are less common among multi‑team advisers: the firm is dually registered as a broker‑dealer with many representatives able to receive transaction‑based compensation, it maintains an affiliated insurance agency used for insurance sales, and it manages an affiliated private fund that may charge performance‑based fees to qualified investors. The firm also highlights its long history (established in 1908) and, separately, discloses a 2021 SEC enforcement order concerning mutual fund selection and cash‑sweep revenue sharing (including disgorgement and a civil penalty), matters prospective clients may wish to consider when evaluating the adviser.

Client services

Financial planning Portfolio management Pension consulting Selection of other advisers Educational seminars or workshops

Expertise

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy

Occupation focus

Founder/Business Owner Executive

Fee options

Percentage

$0 - $3,000,000: 1.25% $3,000,001 - $7,000,000: 1.00% $7,000,001 - $15,000,000: 0.75% $15,000,001+: 0.50%

Commissions

Transaction-based compensation including commissions and 12b-1 fees for certain services; clients are not obligated to use Rothschild Investment for brokerage services.

Project-based

Financial planning services $400-$500 per hour; retirement plan consulting $300-$1,200 per hour.

Performance-based

Performance-based fees charged to qualified clients investing in the private fund; criteria and details in fund offering documents.

Main office location

Rothschild Investment LLC

311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 5900

Chicago IL 60606-6677, United States

Number of offices

3

Most active in

Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Colorado · Connecticut · Delaware · Florida · Georgia · Hawaii · Idaho · Illinois · Indiana · Iowa · Kansas · Kentucky · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Mississippi · Missouri · Montana · Nebraska · New Jersey · New Mexico · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · Rhode Island · South Carolina · South Dakota · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Washington · Wisconsin · Wyoming

Disclosures

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Business activities & affiliations

Advisors at this firm

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Luke N

Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Luke Novak is a financial advisor with Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment Corp. since 2004. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach that integrates asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection using various analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Daniel H

CFA®, Series 63

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Daniel Hord is a CFA® charterholder with 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment Corporation since 1991. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners and employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection through multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Nicholas R

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Nicholas Rubnitz is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Wicresoft, as well as teaching positions at Butler University and Francis W Parker School. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, thematic and security selection using multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Ladd S

CFP®, Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Ladd Solomon is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has been with Rothschild Investment LLC since 2009. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach that integrates asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection using multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Peter J

CFA®, Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Peter Jarrett is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Rothschild Investment LLC since 2018 and previously held roles at CMT Capital Markets Trading, Leo Burnett, and Young Life. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Chadwick S

CFA®, Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Chadwick Schlett is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment LLC since 2014. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. Rothschild emphasizes working with entrepreneurs and closely held business owners and manages private pooled Conduit Funds that invest in third-party private funds.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Skylar R

Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Skylar Rush is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL, with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection using multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Christian G

CFP®, Series 63

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Christian Geringer is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with Rothschild Investment Corp. since 2003. He is based in Chicago, IL, and holds a Series 63 license. In addition to his advisory role, Geringer serves as a paid-on-call firefighter for the Village of Western Springs, responding to emergencies in the community during non-business hours. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining multiple analytical methods and manages private pooled Conduit Funds, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Samuel H

Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Samuel Hord is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment Corp since 2014 and is also affiliated with The Flats at ISU and Illinois State University. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, theme selection, and security analysis across multiple methodologies.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Bart B

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Bart Bonga is a financial advisor with Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment Corporation since 1996. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, thematic and security selection using multiple analytical methods, and manages private pooled Conduit Funds investing in third-party private funds.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Joel S

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Joel Solomon is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Rothschild Investment Corporation since 1991 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Rothschild Investment LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors, with a focus on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners. The firm employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection using multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Stephen B

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Stephen Baby is a financial advisor with Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Ronin Capital LLC, and Wilgrove Capital LLC. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners, employing a long-term, individualized investment approach that integrates asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection through fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Joseph S

Series 65

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Joseph Sindelar is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC in Chicago, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rothschild Investment Corporation since 2020 and previously spent 11 years at Lasalle Street Capital Management, LLC. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners, employing a long-term, individualized investment approach that integrates asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection using a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Charlie K

Series 66

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

Charlie Kuhn is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Outside of finance, he has worked in roles including at Parlor Doughnuts and the Indianapolis Colts. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on entrepreneurs and closely held business owners and employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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James F

Series 63, Series 65

Chicago, IL

Rothschild Investment LLC

James Franke is a financial advisor at Rothschild Investment LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Rothschild Investment Corp since 2011. Rothschild Investment LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm focuses on serving entrepreneurs and closely held business owners and employs a long-term, individualized investment approach combining asset allocation, theme selection, and security selection through multiple analytical methods.

Private / alternative investments Equity compensation tax strategy Business exit / sale strategy Retirement income strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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