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Capstone Financial Advisors Inc

SEC-registered Wealth Manager · Mid-sized ($1B–$10B) CRD 109341 · SEC file 801-56979 · Downers Grove, IL · WWW.CAPSTONE-ADVISORS.COM
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Regulatory AUM
$2.9B
Discretionary
$2.9B
Clients
1,072
Avg AUM / client
$2.7M
Accounts
4,173
Employees
30

AUM over time

$722M $2.9B
Mar 30, 2012 Mar 31, 2026

Reported AUM from Form ADV filings, plotted by filing date · as of Mar 31, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Individuals (non-high net worth) 692 $264M 9.19%
High net worth individuals 376 $2.6B 90.5%
Pension and profit sharing plans 4 $7.1M 0.25%
Charitable organizations Fewer than 5 clients $3.2M 0.11%

People (19)

roster as of Jul 20, 2026
NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Troy E. Bute President/Director CFP May 2006 (20y) 25% – 50%
John Charles Kosik Director CFP May 2011 (15y) 5% – 10%
Jason Dwain Telford Director CFP CFA Jan 2012 (15y) 10% – 25%
Brian Michael Niksa Shareholder CFP Mar 2014 (12y) 5% – 10%
Aldo Salvatore Vultaggio Shareholder CFA Sep 2016 (10y) 5% – 10%
Marks, Richard, Gierard Secretary/Treasurer Jan 2018 (9y) 5% – 10%
Ahrens, Drew, Alan Chief Compliance Officer Feb 2024 (3y) Less than 5%
Robert John Wootton Registered representative CFP Mar 2014 (12y)
Nicholas Stephen Reed Registered representative CFP May 2023 (3y)
Jeffrey Drew Hansen Registered representative CFP Sep 2023 (3y)
John Timothy Koenig Registered representative CFP Feb 2024 (2y)
James Anthony Marquez Registered representative CFP Feb 2024 (2y)
Sandra Lee Higgins Registered representative CFP Feb 2024 (2y)
Brian William Peterson Registered representative CFP Feb 2024 (2y)
Kari Jean Mckinley Registered representative CFP Feb 2024 (2y)
Jeremy Thomas Lorenz Registered representative CFP May 2024 (2y)
Michal Gicala Registered representative CFP May 2024 (2y)
Marisa Ann Marshall Registered representative CFP Jul 2025 (1y)
Ma Guadalupe Navarro Registered representative CFP Feb 2026 (0y)

Undisclosed: 0% – 45% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/31/2026 1.02 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees
  • Other fees
  • FIXED QUARTERLY RETAINERS

Services

  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals/small businesses
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers

Custody

Reported custodians

Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).

Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 31, 2026.

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