Maria Blanas is a registered investment advisor at Morningstar Investment Management LLC, based in Chicago, IL, with 2 years of industry experience. Maria operates on a fee-only basis, meaning they do not earn commissions from product sales. Their practice areas include Investment Management, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 592,301 clients with $77B in assets under management.

Compensation
Fee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
29 advisors
Number of Clients
592,301 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$129K average
Assets Under Management
$76.6B

Fee Structure

Investment management only (planning not offered)

Morningstar Investment Management primarily works with institutional clients and retirement plans, not individual investors directly. They create model investment strategies and manage seed accounts. Fees for these services are negotiated with institutional clients and can be a fixed fee or based on the amount of assets. The fees typically range from 0 to 0.40% of assets. They also receive fees from other investment advisors or platforms when recommending them to investors.

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Location

22 West Washington Street, Chicago, IL, 60602

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History

Regulatory History
Clean regulatory record

No disclosures, customer disputes, or regulatory actions on file.

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Other Business Activities

Maria works in hourly academic research and teaching roles for the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign since 2020 and 2021, respectively. These activities are not investment-related.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Morningstar Investment Management LLC
May 2025 - Present · 11 mos
Previous Registrations
Morningstar Investment Services LLC
September 2023 - June 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos
State Registrations1 state
IL
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