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Chesley, Taft & Associates

Chicago, Illinois

Fee-only

Chesley, Taft & Associates at a glance

  • One of 330 fee-only firms based in Illinois in the Wellspent graph.
  • 6 advisors are listed here; 5 of 6 hold the CFA.
  • Its Form ADV reports 18 employees and 617 individual clients, 585 of them high net worth.
  • Its average account is about $1.6 million (assets it manages divided by its 1,831 accounts).

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Facts

Based inChicago, Illinois
Websitechesleytaft.com
Phone(312) 873-1260

Chesley, Taft & Associates fees

Chesley, Taft & Associates doesn't publish its prices on its website, or we couldn't confirm them word for word. Ask for its Form ADV Part 2A, which must describe its fees.

For comparison, fee-only firms that publish prices charge a median of $4,500 a year for ongoing planning, $2,000 for a one-time plan, $300 an hour, or 1% of assets. See the fee report.

What its SEC filing says

Paid byPercentage of assets · Fixed fees
Assets managed$3.0 billion
Individual clients32
High-net-worth clients585
Accounts managed1,831
Employees18
Planning clients251-500
Registered withThe SEC (801-58177)
Financial planningOffered
Form ADV filedMarch 19, 2026
SEC recordCRD 111578

Advisors at this firm (6)