Stenger Family Office

Overview

Nicholas Stenger launched Stenger Family Office in 2023 after leading a Morgan Stanley wealth-management team in Illinois. The firm continues an eight-generation family line that began with a Naperville brewery in 1848 and expanded into real estate through Jack Stenger’s ERA-Naper Realty in 1976. The firm allocates across public equities, ETF asset-allocation portfolios, private funds and direct alternatives. It maintains a fund-of-funds sleeve and offers clients exposure to healthcare services, AI/ML and semiconductor holdings. Geographic reach covers the United States with primary activity in North America. Confirmed positions include holdings in Microsoft, NVIDIA and Berkshire Hathaway as of mid-2024. Clients access these strategies through four service tiers that range from a $1,000 starter account to a $2 million family-office platform. The firm employs an in-house team of CFPs, CPAs and estate specialists across four offices. Nicholas Stenger, Chris Jordan, Audrey Feldpausch and Darin Bond Roth form the core operating group. In 2023 the team received a Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams ranking. The firm also maintains a historical connection to the Stenger Brewery site and continues to operate ERA-Naper Realty. Stenger Family Office operates as a registered investment adviser that bundles tax and estate services without selling proprietary products. This structure separates it from traditional broker-dealer models and allows direct coordination between investment decisions and tax outcomes for multi-generational families.