Ernie Talarico
Managing Director
Investment Advisory

Chicago, IL
+1 312.595.6642

Area of Focus: Investment Advisory and Portfolio Management

Profile:
  • Provides asset allocation and investment strategies for affluent individuals, family offices, corporations and institutions
  • Utilizes an array of investment vehicles to build customized portfolios that respond to his clients' short- and long-term financial objectives
  • Maintains more than 10 years of experience in the financial services industry
  • Joined Mesirow Financial in 1998 and is a member of the firm's Mutual Fund Committee
  • Member of Mesirow Financial's Select Manager Advisory Committee, which performs due diligence on professional money managers
  • Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designee (AIF®)
  • Currently a candidate for the Certified Financial Planner™ certification
  • Mesirow Financial Shareholder
Accomplishments:
  • Named one of Chicago Magazine's "2011 Five Star Wealth Managers" for the second year in a row as selected through an independent survey to identify Chicagoland wealth managers who scored the highest in overall client satisfaction.
Education:
  • B.S, University of Iowa
Affiliations:
  • NewLink Genetics Corporation, board member
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, co-chairman for the Chicago Chapter
  • Talarico Ataxia Foundation Open, founder and Chairman
  • Advisory Board of Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Chicago, member