Financial advisors in Chicago that AI assistants recommend

Name: AI assistant recommendations: Financial advisors in Chicago, November 2026
Creator: AIGROW
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Northern Trust is named most, in 33% of 36 answers.

The ranking

AI Recommendation Rate

1Northern Trust33%
95%: 20 to 50%
ChatGPT
25%
Claude
25%
Gemini
50%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
2.6
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Claude and Gemini
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
Also written Northern Trust Wealth Management
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2Baird31%
95%: 18 to 47%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
0%
Gemini
92%
Questions
4 of 4
Avg. position
1.2
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Gemini
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from Gemini
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from Gemini
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from Gemini
Also written Baird Investment Management
Is this your business?
3Mesirow31%
95%: 18 to 47%
ChatGPT
50%
Claude
42%
Gemini
0%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
2.7
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from ChatGPT and Claude
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from ChatGPT and Claude
Also written Mesirow Wealth Management, Mesirow Financial
Is this your business?
4William Blair22%
95%: 12 to 38%
ChatGPT
8%
Claude
17%
Gemini
42%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
2.5
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Gemini
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
Also written William Blair & Company, William Blair Wealth Management
Is this your business?
5The Planning Center17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
50%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
1.7
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from ChatGPT
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
6Facet17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
50%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
1.8
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from ChatGPT
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
Also written Facet Wealth
Is this your business?
7Balasa Dinverno Foltz17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
8%
Claude
42%
Gemini
0%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
3
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Claude
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from Claude
Is this your business?
8Savant Wealth Management17%
95%: 8 to 32%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
25%
Gemini
25%
Questions
3 of 4
Avg. position
3
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Claude
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from Gemini
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from Claude and Gemini
Is this your business?
9Krilogy8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
25%
Gemini
0%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
1.3
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Claude
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from Claude
Also written Krilogy Financial
Is this your business?
10Brighton Jones8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
0%
Gemini
25%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
2.3
Named in answers to
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from Gemini
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from Gemini
Is this your business?
11Wintrust Wealth Management8%
95%: 3 to 22%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
17%
Gemini
8%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
3.3
Named in answers to
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from Gemini
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from Claude
Is this your business?
12The Financial Guys6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
17%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
1
Named in answers to
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from Claude
Is this your business?
13HighTower Advisors6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
8%
Claude
0%
Gemini
8%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
1.5
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from ChatGPT
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from Gemini
Also written Hightower Advisors
Is this your business?
14Planning Alternatives6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
0%
Gemini
17%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
1.5
Named in answers to
- Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?, from Gemini
Is this your business?
15Cresset6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
17%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
2.5
Named in answers to
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from ChatGPT
Is this your business?
16Marquette Associates6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
0%
Gemini
17%
Questions
1 of 4
Avg. position
2.5
Named in answers to
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from Gemini
Is this your business?
17Kovitz6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
17%
Claude
0%
Gemini
0%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
3.5
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from ChatGPT
- I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?, from ChatGPT
Also written Kovitz Investment Group Partners
Is this your business?
18Johnson Financial Group6%
95%: 2 to 18%
ChatGPT
0%
Claude
17%
Gemini
0%
Questions
2 of 4
Avg. position
5
Named in answers to
- Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?, from Claude
- Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?, from Claude
Is this your business?

Open a row to see each assistant's share of its own answers. Questions counts how many of the four produced the name at least once; position is where it came in the answer's list, 1 being first. 26 more names came up in a single answer and are counted above but not listed.

Financial advisors in Chicago: is this your field?

44different names in 36 answers, 26 of them only once. The assistants change their minds from one answer to the next.

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AI Visibility Index · November 2026

Asked about financial advisors in Chicago, ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named Northern Trust most often, in 33% of answers (its AI Recommendation Rate), then Baird (31%) and Mesirow (31%). Across 36 answers they named 44 different businesses, 26 of them only once. Each of four buyer questions was asked three times, in English, in November 2026.

The AI Recommendation Rate is the fraction of the 36 answers that named a business. The range under it is a 95% confidence interval: where two ranges overlap, the gap between those businesses could be chance.

Names are printed as the assistants wrote them. We have not checked that any of them is good, open, or real.

33% of answers named Northern Trust

Answers: 36
Businesses named: 44
Named only once: 26
Named by 2+ assistants: 7 of 18
Named again on a rerun: 47%

Edition November 2026. Download the data

Since the October edition

Share of answers that named each business, recalculated using the same assistants and answer totals in both editions.

Since the October edition
Business	October 2026	November 2026	Change
Savant Wealth Management	54.2%95%: 35 to 72%	12.5%95%: 4 to 31%	Named less often

Compared: ChatGPT and Gemini. A change is shown only when the two 95% ranges do not overlap.

Models and access routes may differ between editions, so this comparison does not identify the cause of a change. October data (DOI)

What each assistant said

The same questions, the same number of times, and often different names. Each column is one assistant's top five from the ranking above, with the share of its own answers that named them.

#	ChatGPT	Claude	Gemini
1	Mesirow50%	Mesirow42%	Baird92%
2	The Planning Center50%	Balasa Dinverno Foltz42%	Northern Trust50%
3	Facet50%	Northern Trust25%	William Blair42%
4	Northern Trust25%	Savant Wealth Management25%	Savant Wealth Management25%
5	Cresset17%	Krilogy25%	Brighton Jones25%

Claude named no business in 4 of its 12 answers.

Questions about financial advisors in Chicago

How AI assistants recommend financial advisors

ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini named Northern Trust most often, in 33% of 36 answers, then Baird (31%) and Mesirow (31%). The names come from what the assistants answered to four buyer questions in November 2026; we have not checked that any of them is good, open or real.

Not always. ChatGPT named Mesirow most often (50% of its answers), Claude Mesirow (42%) and Gemini Baird (92%). 7 of the 18 listed businesses were named by two or more of them.

Each question was asked three times. Of the names an assistant gave for a question, 47% came back in two or more of those runs; the rest came up once. The 95% range beside each rate in the ranking shows how far it could move by chance.

Run the free checker: it asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok two of the Index questions for financial advisors, with the category and the place already filled in, and shows every answer word for word. About 30 seconds, no sign-up. The page on how AI assistants recommend financial advisors shows what an owner can work on. Nothing can guarantee that an assistant names you.

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The questions

Asked word for word, three times each, to every assistant. The prompt is the one the free scan uses. No web search, no location and no chat history, so every answer starts from the same place.

1Who is the best financial advisor in Chicago?
2I want help planning my retirement in Chicago. Which financial advisor would you recommend?
3Which fee-only financial advisor in Chicago would you recommend?
4Which wealth management firm in Chicago would you recommend for a family?

How to read this page

The full method

What it measures: Which names these models produce when asked cold, from what they learned in training. It is not a review, a rating or our recommendation, and a business missing here may simply be one the models were never shown.
Why the ranges matter: 36 answers is a sample. Asked again next month, most shares will move by a few points; the ranges say how far they could move by chance alone.
One business, several spellings: Branches, legal suffixes and spellings of one business are merged, and the other spellings are printed under its name. Names that might be two businesses are kept apart.
A name is wrong: If a business here is closed, misnamed or yours and you want it removed, tell us. We correct or remove it when the page is next published.

Where the assistants look

The sites read most often, with web search on, before the assistants answer about this category in the United States. From the AI Source Map: 11 answers.

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