ASSOCIATE, INVESTMENT ANALYST

About Cresset

Cresset is an award-winning, independent, multi-family office, and private investment firm. Cresset’s goal is to reinvent the way people experience wealth by providing access to the talent, ideas, and investment opportunities available to the largest single-family offices and endowments. We offer deeply personalized wealth management, investment advisory, and family office services through Cresset Asset Management, an SEC-registered investment advisor that has surpassed $50 billion in assets under management. The firm is widely recognized for its excellence and is frequently ranked as a Barron’s and Forbes top RIA firm.

Cresset is seeking an Investment Analyst to join Cresset’s Wealth Advisory team. The Investment Analyst will provide comprehensive support to our high net worth clients by working closely with experienced Wealth Advisors. A successful candidate will be entrepreneurial, able to operate both independently and collaboratively, and support the day-to-day operations of client relationships. This role is ideal for those who wish to develop client advisory skills under the guidance and mentorship of an experienced Wealth Advisory team.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Management
  • Review client portfolios and assist Advisors with the development, presentation, and implementation of investment recommendations to clients, including portfolio construction, proposals, rebalancing, phase-in planning, and quarterly performance reviews
  • Collaborate with the National Investments Team to apply the firm's best thinking to client portfolios while considering client-specific needs regarding cash flow, taxation, liquidity, risk, and other considerations
  • Assist with the implementation of client portfolio trades, including execution, margin maintenance, and settlement
  • Develop and maintain investment policy statements (IPS) 
     
• Financial Planning
  • Oversee the production and maintenance of net worth statements, financial plans, and cash flow projections
  • Where appropriate, attend prospect and client meetings to gather information to create financial plans and investment strategies
  • Learn and understand current wealth planning trends, legislative developments, and techniques; partner with the Wealth Strategy team to enhance client planning
     
• Operations
  • Coordinate with the Client Associate to ensure tasks and requests are handled, including new client onboarding, account maintenance, new investments, redemptions, transfers, and money movement requests
  • Document client notes, investment changes, and activities in Salesforce
  • Review clients’ quarterly performance reports and collaborate with Reporting to identify and resolve issues
  • Prepare client meeting materials; may attend client and/or prospect meetings
  • Manage completion of deliverables from start to finish with the Client Associate and/or various in