COPPERWOOD FINANCIAL
Firm details
- Headquarters
- BURR RIDGE, Illinois
- CRD number
- 310859
- Registered since
- December 8, 2025
- Website
- copperwoodfinancial.com
- Custodians
- CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC.
- Fee structure
- Percentage of AUM, Hourly Charges, Fixed Fees
- Client types
- Individuals49.48%
- HNWI48.9%
- Corporations / Businesses1%
- Charitable Organizations0.61%
- Services
- Financial PlanningPortfolio Management for IndividualsPension ConsultingSelection of Other Advisers
Firm profile
FINTRXOverview
Copperwood Financial is an independent, owner-operated registered investment adviser that serves individual and family clients with a mix of financial planning and portfolio management. The firm runs a fee model that includes a percentage-of-AUM component alongside hourly and fixed-fee engagements, and it positions itself as a capital allocator — meaning it builds client portfolios using both in-house strategies and external managers. Advisory services listed include financial planning, portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, pension consulting-type work and the selection of third-party advisers, which points to a hybrid model of direct portfolio management plus outsourced specialist allocations. Equities are the focal point of the investment program. The firm prefers exchange-traded instruments for liquid public-market exposure, while using third-party managers to access less liquid or specialized alternative strategies. Copperwood is not an ESG-focused investor, and it relies on discretionary mandates for the vast majority of client assets.
Assets & Accounts
Public Holdings
Investments & Alternatives
Location & Offices
Investment profile
FINTRXTraditional investments used
Alternative investments used
Active ESG investor
Technology & operations
FINTRXCRM & tech providers
TAMPs used
Clients
FINTRXClient base
Client personas
Asset composition
- Exchange Traded Equities69%
- Other11%
- Public Funds/Mutual Funds10%
- Private Funds5%
- Cash & Cash Equivalents5%
Contacts
3 of 3LAWRENCE GATZ
PresidentCRD 6245962
Paidemoyo Charasika
Senior Wealth AdvisorCRD 4091183
JOHN CRAWFORD
Senior Financial AdvisorCRD 5544099
Wealth teams
FINTRXNewly hired reps
FINTRXRecent M&A activity
FINTRXRecent filings
FINTRXAwards
FINTRXLocation
BURR RIDGE, IL
DU PAGE
Location
BURR RIDGE, IL
Headquartered in BURR RIDGE, IL, anchoring the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI metro in the Midwest.
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Region
- Midwest
- County
- DU PAGE
- Address
- 745 McClintock Dr
- Time zone
- CT (UTC-6)
- Office locations
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