My wife and I went to this bank,received excellent customer service from mgr Nadia!…read moreThis bank is much more of excellent bank than TCF!Will transfer all my ACCTS to Wintrust bank Asap!Excellent banking products!

Best Bank in town!!! Both Nadia & Maria took care of my situation!! They are a very tight knit…read morebank! They care about there customers & there intentions are for the good of the customer!!

Over a year ago my father passed on. Following his passing my mother inherited his 401k. She did…read morenot know much about it and lets me manage it. But unfortunately I wasn't 100% on what we had. I felt overwhelmed. I figured I needed some additional help on what to do. I approached Martin at Woodfield Financial Advisors. He broke it down and told me what needed to be done in easy to understand steps. Martin gave me the advice and confidence I needed to fully understand what I needed to go forward.

During 40 years of total association and trust with WFA associates, I have never been disappointed…read morein any of their decisions through all of the various market fluctuations. The best in my book.

I had to come into this branch to drop off a form, and I was surprised that it's part of a business…read morepark building where the guard makes you sign in first. But when I told him where I was going, he was pretty nice about it and didn't make me fill out my car license plate number (which I didn't know off the top of my head and would have had to have gone back outside to go get it off my car). It's probably mostly required for people who are visiting the entire day, not for someone be like me who was only popping in and out for a few minutes, so I just signed my name and time of arrival. I didn't have any issues finding guest parking in the very full lot, so don't know if I was just lucky that day or what. The guard was surprised when he asked if I had difficulty finding guest parking, and I said I didn't. The receptionist at the Schwab front desk was really nice and reviewed my form after taking it from me, to make sure everything was filled out okay. She told me they would send it on to Operations that day and I should hear back in a few days, and if not, then I could follow up by calling the number she gave me on their business card. I liked how there were bowls of candy laid out, but I was too embarrassed of looking like a piggy at 9:30 in the morning, so I didn't take any. :/

Had an account in Barrington, IL was switched to Schaumburg, IL with my knowledge. Quarter meeting…read morewas always a battle because, my work finish time is 5pm, advisor and Schaumburg office account person was complaining about out 5:15 pm 30 minute phone call. Numerous last minute schedule changes due to family issues...Do they want to be advisors to my schedule or not??? Sick and tired of this whining bunch of so called advisors. Oh, and by the way, having so many "accounts" with little growth even though the market had been breaking records. So long Schwab, and hello to another group.

It's been an amazing experiance having my investments intergrated into my tax plan. Also appreciate…read morethat also give help when it comes to medicare, estate planning and tax planning and prep all in one location. They also have a team approach where each team member seems to really care. Thank you Jordan, Mark, Nicole and the entire team.

Be aware that Tom Flowers is an insurance salesman motivated by commission sales, not a financial…read moreplanner or a fiduciary as he represented himself to us to be. Therefore, there is a conflict of interest in that his interest is earning the highest commissions regardless of whether the product he is selling the customer is best for them. We were "sold" complex annuities that were not at all in our best interest, costing us tens of thousands of dollars. Also be aware that there is a high fee (minimum 1.5%) for assets under management for relatively poor performance, high expense ration funds and no tax guidance. That fee was misrepresented to us as well. We were advised brokerage firms like Vanguard had a variety of "hidden fees" yet refused to detail what those "hidden fees" actually were. We were also "guaranteed" the fee for tax preparation would be $79 per year provided we were customers of the firm, yet that also was a misrepresentation. After it became apparent we were not "buying" the bs anymore, we never heard from them again. Don't let the "treating you like family" allow you to drop your guard and trust them because they are not at all trustworthy.

My family and I have been banking with Fidelity Investments for over 30 years! Their services are…read moretop notch -- everyone I've worked with is very knowledgeable and efficient! They moved from their now former location (next to the Kuma's burger restaurant), to the plaza next door, new address: 1570 E Golf Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60173; they are in a 10-floor brown marble-looking building next to the Lennar building and are on the first floor to the left as soon as you walk into the lobby! (Their building is next to the plaza that has the Woodfield Hyatt and City Works in it)! They occupy a first floor suite plus the 10th floor! I was helped by a professional, pleasant (and pretty) young lady named Eeshie, who quickly and efficiently deposited my check into 1 of my Fidelity retirement accounts! (Make sure you've already got the Fidelity account number of the account you want to deposit that check into, written on the back of your check, just to make things easy for yourself and the Fidelity rep!)

It's really too bad that the prior review of Fidelity was so bad. I've been using Fidelity…read moreInvestments since the 1970s. Having a local branch is very convenient. I've used them for a variety of services, all of which have been and continue to be well managed. In the times I have been there, they have always been professional and pleasant and provided whatever service I needed quickly. If you need to wait, they have butter cookies, candies and a Keurig Coffee Maker with a variety of choices.

I was seeking a local investing firm and happened to come across Kabarec Financial Advisors on…read moreYelp. Honestly, I didn't even know if they were exactly the right company for what I needed to do. So I just stopped in today and spoke with Michelle. Despite my frazzled and exhausted first-time-mom appearance and my "i have no decent clothes that fit right now so these sweats suffice" wardrobe, neither the receptionist nor Michelle made me feel out of place. As it turned out, for my situation, Michelle advised it is best for me to go to an investment firm and open an account directly with them. Michelle was quite professional, knowledgeable, and able to provide some great advice despite her company not being the exact fit for my needs. If I should ever be in need financial advising, I would absolutely return to Kabarec for their services.

From the owner: Our financial advisors in Chicago work with families and businesses to develop effective game plans…read morein a common language. For us, it's about making the complex simple. As financial advisors, our role is to enable you to confidently pursue your goals.

The wonderful people of M. Sweazey & Associates always take care of my needs and help me in…read moreevaluating the best insurance solutions. They have been my agency of choice since 2004. Mike Imm is friendly and knowledgeable and truly cares for my family's well-being. The staff are also tremendous, especially Jessica who goes above and beyond to ensure you are well cared for and questions are answered at lightning speed. Very easy to talk to and work with. I truly know I am in good hands.

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