About Chad J Essington
Chad J. Essington is an Executive Director, Financial Advisor and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ at Morgan Stanley in the Chicago flagship complex. As a senior member of the North Central Group at Morgan Stanley, Chad and his team are dedicated to working exclusively with corporate executives and their families.
Chad and his team will help you define your goals by delivering a vast array of resources in the way that is most appropriate for what you want to achieve. Working together we can help you preserve and grow your wealth. You will have access to some of the world’s most seasoned and respected investment professionals, a premier trading and execution platform, and a full spectrum of investment choices.
As a CFP® practitioner, Chad engages executives in a comprehensive wealth management process. The CFP® designation identifies those individuals who have met the experience and ethical requirements, have successfully completed financial planning coursework, and have passed the CFP® Certification Examination covering the following areas: financial planning, risk management, investments, tax planning and management, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning strategies.
Through the discovery process, Chad and his team will help you develop and define very specific goals and objectives. He has extensive knowledge on concentrated stock positions, hedging and monetization, estate and retirement planning strategies, lending, and insurance.
In addition to being an Executive Director, Chad has been named to the Firm’s prestigious Masters Club since 2018. This is a group composed of some of the firm’s top Financial Advisors. The appointment recognizes Chad’s excellence in providing wealth management solutions and high level of ethical standards to his clients. Chad has also been awarded the firm’s designation of Senior Investment Management Consultant as a result of his investment management consulting experience.
Chad moved to Chicago in 1996 after graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Finance. He and his team currently raise and contribute money to many organizations including The V Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, Hospice, Chicago Children’s Memorial Hospital, Gigi’s Playhouse, and the Morton Community Foundation. He still lives in downtown Chicago where he is an avid sports fan and enjoys social activities with friends and family.
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