STUDIO is an investment advisor based in Chicago. We manage investments, create retirement plans, and provide a range of financial-planning services. STUDIO was formed to bring institutional-quality investing to individual investors. We wanted to create a firm that related our work to the actual living, breathing people who rely on it for their future. We know a relationship with us is about more than your money. It is also about how you feel as your wealth grows -- confident or worried, trusting or skeptical, inspired or depressed. We view your hard-earned savings as sacred. And when you choose us to manage your financial future, we owe you the empathy required to recognize and respond to your concerns. Empathy comes from knowing people. In order to know you, we need time. And if we are to take the necessary time with all our clients, and if we are to remain focused on our research effort, we must commit to working with a limited number of mostly long-time clients. Fortunately, we love being small. Our boutique approach serves you well, but it also suits our style. Once we know you -- your family, your home, your work, your interests, your ambitions, your concerns -- it's impossible not to care and pay attention. We will know what questions to ask. We will understand your goals. We will imagine how you'll feel when the market gets greedy or fearful. We will sense your preferences and wishes. By knowing you, our communication will be clearer and more relevant. And your portfolio will be created very specifically for you. We are a human-centered firm. We start with our clients, and work backward.