Ruth F. Uress, CFP®

As a Director and Financial Advisor at Relative Value Partners, Ruth F. Uress provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families.

Prior to joining RVP in 2022, Ruth was a Vice President at Brownson, Rehmus, & Foxworth Inc. (BRF). At BRF, she served on the firm’s Financial Planning, Impact Investing, Investment Strategy, and Private Equity Committees.

Her professional experience also includes seven years at Kovitz Investment Group, a boutique Chicago wealth management firm. In this role, she provided comprehensive financial planning advice to clients and chaired the firm’s 401(k) group that was responsible for implementing and monitoring corporate retirement plans. Ruth began her career as a Financial Representative at the Northwestern Mutual Financial Network.

Ruth is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner and earned her Bachelor of Arts in Finance with a minor in French from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ruth is a member of the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Foundation Legacy Partners and is a former member of the Junior League of Chicago, where she has served on the Board of Directors.