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Paul Sortal

50 Years of Experience
Chicago, IL
Broker

Paul Sortal is a registered investment advisor at Oppenheimer & CO. INC., based in Chicago, IL, with 50 years of industry experience. Their practice areas include Financial Planning & Coaching, High Net Worth, Retirement Planning. Their firm serves 37,605 clients with $32B in assets under management.

Compensation
Commission-BasedFee-Only (% of Portfolio)Fixed/Hourly
Firm Size
1135 advisors
Number of Clients
37,605 clients
Average Client Portfolio
$862K average
Assets Under Management
$32.4B

Fee Structure

Minimum Investment:$10K
Minimum Annual Fee:$250

Oppenheimer offers several investment management programs with different fee structures:

  • Fahnestock Asset Management (FAM): Fees up to 2.5% of your portfolio. Commissions are also charged on certain FAM accounts.
  • Alpha: Clients pay brokerage commissions and ticket/handling charges on securities transactions.
  • Preference: Fees up to 2.25% of your portfolio. Additional charges may apply based on trading activity.

Minimum account sizes vary depending on the program and the types of investments included in the account. The minimum annual fee for FAM and Preference accounts is $250, but this is waived if the account is at least $50,000 or household advisory accounts are at least $250,000.

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Location

500 West Madison, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL, 60661

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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

Paul is the Vice President of the Scott Cemetery Association, a tax-exempt family and local cemetery association. He spends minimal time on this activity and does not handle money for the organization.

Employment History
Current Registrations
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
November 2007 - Present · 18 yrs 10 mos
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.
January 2003 - Present · 23 yrs 8 mos
Oppenheimer & CO. INC.Broker
January 2003 - Present · 23 yrs 8 mos
Previous Registrations
Oppenheimer Asset Management
April 2003 - November 2007 · 4 yrs 7 mos
Fahnestock Asset Management
January 2003 - April 2003 · 3 mos
Cibc World Markets CORP.Broker
December 2001 - January 2003 · 1 yr 1 mo
Morgan Stanley Dw INC.Broker
December 2001 - December 2001 · 0 mos
Cibc World Markets CORP.
August 1998 - January 2003 · 4 yrs 5 mos
Cibc World Markets CORP.Broker
February 1991 - December 2001 · 10 yrs 10 mos
Bear, Stearns & CO. INC.Broker
August 1982 - April 1991 · 8 yrs 8 mos
Oppenheimer & CO., INC.Broker
April 1979 - August 1982 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Kidder, Peabody & CO. IncorporatedBroker
May 1978 - May 1979 · 1 yr
Kidder, Peabody & CO., IncorporatedBroker
September 1975 - May 1978 · 2 yrs 8 mos
State Registrations12 states
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