Thomas S. Bridges
Professional summary
Thomas Shelby Bridges, who also goes by Thomas S Bridges, is a registered financial advisor currently at CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC. located in Chicago, Illinois and CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP. located in Chicago, Illinois.
Thomas is registered as an IAR (Investment Advisor Representative) and RR (Registered Representative) and started their career in finance in 1999. Thomas has worked at 6 firms and has passed the Series 65, Series 63, Series 79TO, Series 99TO, SIE, Series 7 and Series 24 exams.
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CRS (Client Relationship Summary) - RIA
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC. - Registered Investment Advisory firm
Version Date: Sun Mar 31 2024This document summarizes the investment advisory services CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (“CIBC PWA”, “we”, “our” or “us”) offers to retail investors as an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Brokerage and investment advisory services differ, and it is important for you to understand these differences. You can use the “Conversation Starters” to better understand the different ways we can help you with your investments. Free and simple search tools are available to research firms and financial professionals at http://www.Investor.gov/CRS, which also provides educational materials about broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investing.
Fees and Costs:
For investment advisory services you will pay us an “asset based” fee, meaning that the fee is calculated as a percentage of the assets in your account according to the fee schedule (which may vary based on asset class) in your advisory agreement with us. As a result, the more assets there are in your advisory account, the more you will pay in fees. We therefore have an incentive to encourage you to increase the assets in your account. We do not charge an advisory fee on assets invested in affiliated mutual funds or private funds of CIBC PWA; however, we and our affiliates are compensated through the investment management fee charged by the affiliated funds. Fees are generally billed quarterly in advance, which means you will pay for your services at the beginning of each calendar quarter. You pay the fees and expenses of the funds in which you invest. These fees and expenses vary by fund and are detailed in the fund prospectuses. You generally pay other fees and costs related to investment advisory services, including custodian fees, brokerage commissions, mark-ups and mark-downs (which is an additional amount you pay the broker or an amount the broker reduces the price they pay you on a transaction), and other transaction costs associated with transactions that are executed for your account. If you participate in a “wrap fee” program with a third party program sponsor, the wrap fee will cover most transaction costs, the program sponsor’s fees, and our fees, and as a result wrap fees are typically higher than non-wrap advisory fees. You should review the program sponsor’s Form ADV Part 2A and other disclosures for more information about the fees and costs of the program you are considering.
You will pay fees and costs whether you make or lose money on your investments. Fees and costs will reduce any amount of money you make on your investments over time. Please make sure you understand what fees and costs you are paying.
For additional information, please see Item 5 of our Form ADV, Part 2A https://private-wealth.us.cibc.com/formadv.
Questions to ask your Professional:
- Help me understand how these fees and costs might affect my investments.
- If I give you $10,000 to invest, how much will go to fees and costs, and how much will be invested for me?
Conflicts of Interest:
When we act as your investment adviser, we have to act in your best interest and not put our interest ahead of yours. At the same time, the way we make money creates some conflicts with your interests. You should understand and ask us about these conflicts because they can affect the investment advice we provide you. Here are some examples to help you understand what this means:
We have an incentive to recommend and select a product that we (or one of our affiliates) advise, manage, or sponsor, such as affiliated mutual funds or private funds over third-party funds because when you invest in our proprietary products, we frequently receive greater compensation.
Some CIBC PWA financial professionals, who are also associated with an affiliated broker-dealer, have an incentive to recommend the sale of certain investments to clients because they receive compensation for the sale of such investments.
We receive products and services from certain third-party providers provided without cost or at a discount when we recommend to our clients the use of such third-party providers. As such, we have an incentive to recommend services of these third-party providers over available services offered by third-party providers that do not provide products or services to us without cost or at a discount.
For additional information, please see Item 5, Item 10, and Item 11 of our Form ADV, Part 2A https://privatewealth.us.cibc.com/form-adv.
Questions to ask your Professional:
- How might your conflicts of interest affect me, and how will you address them?
How do your financial professionals make money?
CIBC Private Wealth Management’s compensation and incentive program is based on a salary and profit-sharing pool and restricted CIBC Stock for certain professionals. Our relationship managers’ compensation is tied to the retention and growth of the client assets entrusted to their care. Investment professionals charged with the management and successes of investment portfolios are provided incentive compensation based upon the overall investment performance of the strategies. Business development professionals typically receive a percentage of revenue on accounts they bring to the firm.
Certified licenses
Experience
November 6, 2017 - Present
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.
Office #1: 181 West Madison Street 35th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602October 31, 2017 - Present
CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP.
Office #1: 181 West Madison Street 35th Floor, Chicago, IL 60602October 21, 2008 - October 31, 2017
GNV ADVISORS, LLC
October 14, 2004 - October 27, 2008
UHLMANN PRICE SECURITIES, LLC
January 30, 2003 - September 1, 2017
GENEVA ADVISORS, LLC
May 20, 1999 - January 21, 2003
WILLIAM BLAIR
Primary Firm SEC Registration
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.
CRD#: 109644 / SEC#: 801-57986
State Registrations and Notice Filings
Listed states reflect where the advisor is authorized to serve clients under state regulations.
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(10/31/2017)
(3/22/2022)
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(9/17/2024)
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(11/7/2017)
(8/26/2025)
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(4/5/2024)
(2/14/2023)
Exams
Series 79TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Investment Banking Registered Representative ExaminationSeries 99TO
Date: 1/2/2023
Operations Professional ExaminationCboe BYX Exchange, Inc.
Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.
Cboe Exchange, Inc.
FINRA
NYSE American LLC
NYSE Arca, Inc.
Nasdaq GEMX, LLC
Nasdaq ISE, LLC
Nasdaq PHLX LLC
Nasdaq Stock Market
New York Stock Exchange
Current Firm
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.
CRD#: 109644 / SEC#: 801-57986
Contact information
SEC notice filing (53 States and Territories)
Regulatory assets under management
| Total Number of Accounts | 28,865 |
| AUM (Assets Under Management) | $ 61,112,966,756 |
Accountant surprise examination report
| Filing Date | Form ADV-E Cover | Form ADV-E Report |
|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2025 | ||
| 04/30/2025 | ||
| 10/20/2023 | ||
| 04/26/2023 |
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Company Information
CIBC PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.
Managing Director and Co-head of High Net Worth SalesCRD#: 109644Chicago, IL 60602TRUST BUT VERIFY
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