We have been doing business with Blythe & Associates for over 20 years. They are an upstanding firm…read morein all respects. I would recommend them without hesitation. B J F. Niles

We've had Blyth & Associates doing our taxes for about five or six years now, and they always do an…read moreexcellent, thorough job, getting our refunds back to us, advising us on how to handle donations and investments, and offering superb service. The office culture is a wonderful blend of brisk, no-nonsense, get 'er done spirit; warm, friendly support; and, of course, expertise. You'll be in good hands if you go with Blyth & Associates.

Mr. Little sent me questions to answer in advance of our call, which allowed me the time to…read moreresearch the areas inquiries were made regarding, and ,to maximize the efficiency of our time. He was prompt, kind, answered all of my questions (even though I am sure most were basic), summarized conclusions and sent me that information for reinforcement. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

We've just begun working together but I can already say I highly recommend Richard. Very…read moreknowledgeable and patient and has already given me a great game plan. I'm looking forward to my continued work with him.

I had a great experience working with Zach Schwartz at Townstone. Zach and team were helpful and a…read moregreat resource throughout my mortgage process. I look forward to continuing to work with my team at Townstone.

My agent, Zach Schwartz, was very prompt and helpful. My search for a house took a long and ran…read moreinto a couple of issues that Zach had to jump through some hoops to figure out on time but he got it done and everything worked out well.

I will only state the facts here. I briefly invested with AB and I am so sorry I did. I purchased…read morean alternative investment among other instruments that was managed in house. My initial investment was $150,000 and it is now worth approximately $59,000.And they kept it longer than expected as I, helplessly, watched it go down. I would avoid this shop at all costs

I don't know if a YELP review will help you make a decision about financial investment but listen…read moreto my true story. This is a tale about love, maternal love, love of music, and untrustworthy siblings. Back in the late 1960s or maybe early 1970s my mother, who had no means of income being forced to be a stay at home mother by my patriarchal father, somehow found $50 to invest. I don't know why she chose Sanford C. Bernstein, but we lived in Hyde Park so maybe he ate at the Flying Lox Box where she got our bagels. We'll never know. I was a child, not an only child, but I was the sole beneficiary. This was clearly intended for me one day. My mother passed away for no obvious reason in 1985 when I was 24. She was a survivor of the A-bomb blast on Hiroshima so that may have contributed, she was only 50. She left behind only bills, it was expensive to cremate and bury her, at least it was expensive for me at the time. Let's travel quickly in time to 2020 when my brother, still getting paid in full to "work" from home, found himself spending time in online meetings searching for unclaimed money. He found the State of Illinois had somehow confiscated this investment and never bothered to try to contact me. My brother said he thought it was meant for him so he tried to get it, but Illinois said no, his name didn't match the listed beneficiary, so they BOTH knew that I should have been contacted. The State of Illinois has had no trouble finding me for the one two-week paycheck I didn't pay taxes for in 2004 so I don't know where they are coming from, but it seems pretty sleazy to me. When my brother finally copped to the virtual crime (double entendre intended), thus began a long battle with the State of Illinois. They made it well nigh impossible to get this money. Thanks to some strange office of inherited investments at AB, a couple years later I got the money mom left for me. They had no skin in this game, it was just an expensive cold case and after a while iAB didn't even have my cooperation because I quite frankly, gave up. Illinois refused to pay interest for the time they held the account and wouldn't give it to me, and tried to extract the taxes from the 2 week paycheck from years ago (and I have paid that back over and over and over again, now I've paid over $8,000 dollars on a $216.00 paycheck) but AB got all invested money into my hands about a month ago. A gift from my mother from the grave. So my brother, the same brother who tried to get the money in the first place, told me "good, you can use that money to pay for your credit card bill," as I had just spent money on our impecunious and destitute father and put it on credit. My sister had a better idea, she suggested when I go to Barcelona, I use the money Okaachan left me to buy a trumpet. Dad may have paid for the lessons, but Mom made me practice and attended every single performance and pretended I was good. So, I went to Barcelona and bought a new Stomvi trumpet. Mom bought me a brand new Stomvi trumpet! The initial $50 investment minus fees led to enough money to pay for a professional Spanish silver trumpet and the investment stopped increasing in value when the State of Illinois stole it. Thousands of dollars. Okay here are the morals of this story: 1) Time in the market is more important than timing the market. 2) A good mother's love lasts beyond her life. 3) Maybe you can't trust my brother, but you can trust Alliance Bernstein with your long-term investments.

I've been working with John Gotschall at Coaching Financial for about three years. And I love his…read moredirect approach. Having worked with several advisors, John's honesty and candor is very refreshing. I'm a person that knows I'm not smart enough to beat the market, but with a professional like John, I know that I always have sound advice & strategy. And most importantly, have my retirement financials and insurance in the best position.

A year ago, before renewing our business' insurance with our previous carrier, we went to the folks…read moreat Coaching Financial Concepts. A big THANKS to John Gotschall and his team for getting our company better coverage AND a lower premium. They're knowledgeable, prompt, and courteous.

Chris was wonderful to work with. He took the time to learn about me and my goals, and tailored his…read moreadvice to my situation. His fees are very reasonable compared to other quotes I received, and I feel that I got a lot of excellent guidance for the price.

Amazing experience!…read more My fiancé and I met with Chris to go over our financial situations and get a feel for how we are doing on our long-term goals. Chris was friendly, energetic and very knowledgable about everything we threw at him. He was great about pausing to make sure he'd answered all of our questions before he moved on. We spent a good amount of time looking through our retirement accounts, investments, savings, budgets, loans, and goals. Chris sat with us at a big, round table and wrote down tons of notes as we went. He walked us through his calculations for investments and pointed out some huge fees we could avoid. He found us savings and suggested we open a few new accounts to make our money work harder. He definitely did not push any product, company, or anything. He went so far as to tell us to come back to see him only for big financial events. I will be coming back, though! I walked out of the meeting feeling very happy. Chris was honest, helpful and thorough. I have a better grip on my financial standing and a solid plan for investing. Thanks, Chris!

I called this location for a car title loan. I needed a couple thousand to get me over a small…read morecrisis. The person who answered the phone was pleasant, helpful and walked me through the process pretty fast. They gave me the amount of my loan over the phone, told me the interest rate and also what my payments would be... which I thought was pretty low. Now mind you I didn't need the loan for the amount of time they gave me to pay it but they did not charge me the interest past when I paid it off. I needed to send in some documents which I did and they allowed me to just take a pic of those with my cell phone and send it to them. In about an hour later they told me to come by this store and get my money. Now mind you I expected some dive, but what I saw was a really nice, clean and professional office. The people inside were so helpful. They offered me and my daughter some water when we arrived, walked me through the process of getting the loan and then in a matter of a few minutes I was on the way to the bank to cash the check they gave me which I had zero problems cashing. After that, they gave me online access to my account so I can see exactly what was happening with my payments. Classy and just like a bank and not what I would have expected from a car title loan company in Chicago. I am impressed. Like these guys. I would do business with them again in a heartbeat.

Zero stars for the simple reason that they are thieves. Work hard to get client and stop stealing…read morefrom people making them pay double on their rental insurance when they have evidence that they already have insurance. Almost everyone bundles their car insurance with renter's insurance or their home... So why do you like a snake charge and eat the money of those that you know and see already have insurance. Go and work hard and stop stealing from the average. I always prefer apartments but because of you guys, I will make preparations to move to another apartment. Completely unreasonable policy to make money. Improve on your marketing department rather than steal.

I was referred to the Stern Insurance Group through a friend who was happy with their services…read more I was relocating to the US from Australia and was looking to apply for a policy prior to arriving in Chicago. Eric Stern was able to obtain the perfect health plan for me. On top of that, he answered all my questions and handled all my concerns promptly, and in a professional and friendly manner. I recommend their services and will certainly go back to them when shopping for insurance.