New England Research & Management

Overview

Founded in 1978, New England Research & Management is a Chicago-based registered investment adviser that has maintained a low-profile, high-touch practice for over 45 years. The firm's strategy centers on discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and foundations. Its regulatory filings indicate it provides financial planning services alongside asset management, a bundled advisory model common among independent RIAs serving taxable investors. The geographic focus appears concentrated in the Midwest, with Illinois as the anchor market. Without public 13F or ADV Part 2 disclosure analysis, the portfolio construction approach — active security selection versus strategic asset allocation — remains unverifiable. The firm's scale is modest by industry standards. Public records do not disclose assets under management, team size, or additional office locations. No adjacent vehicles — philanthropic foundations, real-asset arms, or club-investment structures — have been identified in public filings or press. What distinguishes New England Research & Management structurally is its endurance. A 45-plus-year independent RIA that has not rolled up, rebranded, or sold to a consolidator sits outside the dominant narrative of wealth-management M&A. The firm's continued use of a New England moniker despite its Chicago headquarters adds an idiosyncratic marker to an otherwise deliberately quiet operation.