Jared’s Approach
Jared R. Oates
CFP®
Financial Advisor
Overview
Jared Oates, a financial advisor at Savant’s Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, office, helps individuals and families navigate financial planning strategies designed to support their long-term goals and ideal futures.
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Jared provides guidance across a wide range of financial planning areas, including retirement planning, retirement income optimization, cash flow projections, proactive income and estate tax planning, wealth transfer strategies, philanthropy, insurance needs analysis, debt management, and education funding.
Before joining Savant, Jared completed an internship with an advisory firm in Chicago, where he gained experience supporting financial planning and client service initiatives. Jared’s client-centered approach focuses on simplifying complex financial matters and helping clients make informed decisions with clarity.
Jared earned a bachelor’s degree with highest honors in finance and a minor in marketing from Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois. During his time at Trinity Christian, he served as captain of the basketball team, demonstrating leadership both on and off the court.
Jared is a member of the Lockport Chamber of Commerce and volunteers at Hickory Creek Church. He enjoys participating in pickup basketball leagues throughout the Chicagoland area, golfing, weightlifting, hiking, and spending time outdoors.
Oakbrook Terrace
Credentials
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional
Areas of Focus
Comprehensive Wealth Management
Integrated guidance for your full financial life, bringing together investment, tax, estate, and retirement planning to support your goals.
Financial Planning
Our planning process helps you evaluate key areas of your financial life, uncover opportunities, and make decisions aligned with your goals.
Investment Management
Evidence-based investing designed to help you stay focused on long-term goals while navigating changing market conditions.
Estate Planning & Wealth Transfer
Thoughtful estate planning guidance to help organize your affairs, support your wishes, and prepare for future generations.
Trust Services
Comprehensive trust administration supported by integrated investment, tax, estate, charitable, and business succession planning services.
Tax Advisory & Preparation
Working year-round to help you stay ahead of changing laws, find strategies to help lower your tax burden, and find new opportunities.
Education
- Trinity Christian College
Bachelor of Science with highest honors in Finance, minor in Marketing
Professional Designations
- CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional
Affiliations
- Lockport Chamber of Commerce – member
- Hickory Creek Church – volunteer, member
Insights & Perspectives
Thought leadership on wealth management, tax strategy, and financial planning.
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Savant Wealth Management ranks #2 on Financial Planning’s 2026 list of the nation’s top fee-only RIAs by AUM.
Office Locations
Serving clients from our Oakbrook Terrace office.
Oakbrook Terrace
One Parkview Plaza17W110 W. 22nd Street, Suite 250 Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
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CFP®
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Center for Financial Planning, Inc. owns and licenses the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., which authorizes individuals who successfully complete the organization's initial and ongoing certification requirements to use the certification marks.