Charles W. Freeburg

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CRD#: 213534

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Charles William Freeburg was a registered financial professional .

Charles is a previously registered financial professional and started their career in finance in 1981. Charles had worked at 5 firms and has passed the Series 63, Series 000, Series 1 and Series 24 exams.

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Aliases

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CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

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Experience

Past

November 20, 1990 - August 13, 2012

WILLIAM BLAIR

CRD#: 1252

CHICAGO, IL

Past

September 4, 1990 - December 5, 1990

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

CRD#: 19616

ST. LOUIS, MO

Past

April 15, 1989 - September 4, 1990

BLUNT ELLIS & LOEWI INCORPORATED

CRD#: 7580

Past

June 1, 1982 - January 10, 1989

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

CRD#: 7471

Past

September 23, 1981 - January 13, 1982

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

CRD#: 816

Primary Firm SEC Registration

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WILLIAM BLAIR

WILLIAM BLAIR | WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY L.L.C. | WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY

CRD#: 1252 / SEC#: 801-688, 8-2698

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/24/1947 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)

State Registrations and Notice Filings

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Exams

State Security Law Exam

Series 63

Date: 6/1/1995

Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 000

Date: 3/11/1970

General Securities Principal Examination

General Industry/Product Exam

Series 1

Date: 3/11/1970

Registered Representative Examination

Principal/Supervisory Exam

Series 24

Date: 4/1/1996

General Securities Principal Examination

Current Firm

WILLIAM BLAIR

WILLIAM BLAIR | WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY L.L.C. | WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY

CRD#: 1252 / SEC#: 801-688, 8-2698

RIA

Registered Investment Advisory firm - SEC (12/24/1947 Approved)

Broker-Dealer Firm Regulated by FINRA (Chicago district office)

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Contact information

Main Address

The William Blair Building 150 North Riverside, Chicago, IL 60606

Mailing Address

The William Blair Building 150 North Riverside, Chicago, IL 60606-1594

Phone number

(312) 236-1600

Established

Delaware since 10/30/1995

Firm type

Limited Liability Company

Fiscal year end

December

Firm Size

Large

# of Employees

469

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / SEC)

Customer Relationship Summary (CRS / FINRA)

Latest Form ADV

Part 2 Brochures

WILLIAM BLAIR FORM ADV PART 2A - APPENDIX 1 WRAP BROCHURE (8/14/2025)

WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY, L.L.C. FORM ADV 2A BROCHURE (8/14/2025)

WILLIAM BLAIR EQUITY RESEARCH SERVICES FORM ADV 2A (3/31/2025)

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Position	CRD#
WBC HOLDINGS, L.P.	HOLDING COMPANY
CITARDI, CISSIE	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, GENERAL COUNSEL	6642613
DEVORE, RYAN JACOB	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	3049671
DUWA, ROBERT J	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	2931296
GLEDHILL, BRENT WALKER	PRESIDENT, CEO	2921069
MCLAUGHLIN, SCOTT THOMAS	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	2481285
QUINN, MICHAEL PATRICK	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	3257072
RASAVONGXAY, WILLSON B	CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	6593731
SATTERFIELD, BETH A	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	6011858
TOLE, STEVEN ROBERT	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	5885283
TRIMBERGER, MICHAEL WILLIAM	CFO	5329834
ZIMMER, MATTHEW MONTGOMERY	EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE	4157826

Regulatory assets under management

Total Number of Accounts	37,973
AUM (Assets Under Management)	$ 58,329,726,421

Disclosures

Regulatory Event	29
Arbitration	2
Bond	1

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Charles W. Freeburg

Professional summary

Question & Answer

Aliases

Other business activities

Blog Corner

CRS (Client Relationship Summary)

Certified licenses

Experience

WELLS FARGO CLEARING SERVICES, LLC

BLUNT ELLIS & LOEWI INCORPORATED

PRUDENTIAL EQUITY GROUP, LLC

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC

Primary Firm SEC Registration

WILLIAM BLAIR

State Registrations and Notice Filings

Exams

Series 63

Date: 6/1/1995

Series 000

Date: 3/11/1970

Series 1

Date: 3/11/1970

Series 24

Date: 4/1/1996

Current Firm

WILLIAM BLAIR

Contact information

SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)

FINRA licenses (53 States and Territories)

Documents

Part 2 Brochures

Direct owners and executive officers

Regulatory assets under management

Disclosures

Red Flags

Company Information

WILLIAM BLAIR

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