Stefi Petkova is an Executive Assistant in Mesirow Institutional Real Estate Direct  Prior to joining Mesirow Stefi served as an Executive Assistant in the Corporate Finance Segment Transactions Practice at FTI Consulting She has 19 years of executive support experience  Stefi earned a Master of Arts in Industrial Design from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Sofia Bulgaria

Stephanie Feldman is a Managing Director and Wealth Advisor in Mesirow Wealth Management She provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals families closely held businesses not-for-profit entities and foundations to develop to execute comprehensive wealth management strategies Stephanie has 26 years of industry experience Prior to joining Mesirow in 2013…

Stephen Jacobson is Senior Managing Director and serves as Co-Head of Mesirow Credit Tenant Lease and Structured Debt Products He currently chairs and is a member of the firm’s P3 practice group He is responsible for providing private debt capital raising services for clients seeking high leverage financing primarily for investment grade tenanted commercial and public sector real estate…

Steve Stober is a member of the Financial Reporting Accounting and Operations team with primary responsibility for tax reporting Prior to joining Mesirow in 2015 Steve was a Senior Tax Associate at KPMG LLP He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA and a member of the Illinois CPA Society Steve earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in accounting  from the University…

Steve Swierczewski is Senior Managing Director on the Capital Formation and Currency Solutions team  Preceding this role Steve has served in senior roles including Head of the Global Client Relationship Team for Mesirow Advanced Strategies Prior to joining Mesirow in 2012 he served as Vice President of Global Strategic Relationships for JP Morgan Asset Management Previously Steve was at Calamos…

Steven Mesirow is a Senior Managing Director in Mesirow Wealth Management He provides investment advice and financial planning strategies to individuals business owners and charitable organizations that are designed to help accumulate manage and preserve wealth Steven joined the firm in 1993 and has more than 30 years of financial services experience He was also recently recognized by Forbes as a…

Steven Perlman is a Managing Director in Mesirow Wealth Management He consistently delivers asset allocation and investment strategies for affluent individuals corporations and institutions Steven joined Mesirow in 1993 and has over 30 year of industry experience Steven is involved in several charitable organizations and serves as a Board Member for B’nai Tikvah Steven earned his Bachelor of…

Market commentary, Heightened volatility from 2022 continued into the first quarter of 2023 The year started with a strong rally as investors grew bullish anticipating the end of the Fed’s rate hiking campaign and the 10-year US Treasury yield at 388%  Read more

Market commentary After finishing 2023 with a strong rally interest rates reversed course during the first quarter of 2024 as the market reconciled strong economic data with the timing of a Fed pivot The last rate hike was in July 2023 when the FOMC raised rates to the 525–550% range Since then the market’s focus has been on when the Fed would begin cutting rates The market’s speculation going…