John Simmons is a CFA-designated registered investment advisor at Morningstar Investment Management LLC, based in Chicago, IL, with 11 years of industry experience. John 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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Employment History
Current Registrations
Morningstar Investment Management LLC
October 2025 - Present · 6 mos
Previous Registrations
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLCBroker
August 2024 - June 2025 · 10 mos
Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
August 2024 - June 2025 · 10 mos
American Enterprise Investment Services INC.Broker
August 2024 - June 2025 · 10 mos
Strategiq Financial Group, LLC
November 2022 - October 2023 · 11 mos
William Blair & Company L.L.C.
August 2013 - July 2022 · 8 yrs 11 mos
William BlairBroker
February 2013 - July 2022 · 9 yrs 5 mos
State Registrations1 state
IL
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