Jacob L. Thornton

Jacob L. Thornton

Director of Portfolio Strategy

Phone (314) 480-3823

Fax (314) 884-2819

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Office locations
Creve Coeur, MO

About Jacob L. Thornton

Jake L. Thornton is Director of Portfolio Strategy at Krilogy in Creve Coeur, Missouri, where he helps shape the investment platform advisors use to build and manage client portfolios. A Level III Candidate in the CFA Program, Jake has more than 10 years of experience in financial services. He got his start at Krilogy as a research intern while earning his BSBA with an emphasis in corporate finance from the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and joined the firm full time in 2017.

Jake’s first full-time role combined client work as a wealth advisor with investment research as an Investment Research Associate. He went on to serve as Fundamental Research Strategist before stepping into his current role. He also serves on Krilogy’s Investment Committee, which builds and monitors the firm’s portfolios, and its Alternatives Subcommittee, which researches opportunities for client portfolios.

A background in fitness, where putting clients first was the whole job, is part of what drew Jake to Krilogy. He values that the firm’s RIA platform gives the team access to a broad range of investment tools without being tied to any single product, and that advisors, researchers, and specialists work together as one team.

Get to know Jake

What I love about my work

The research. Most clients never see the hours that go into studying markets, testing ideas, and evaluating the investments on our platform, but that's the part of the work I enjoy most. My job is to keep enhancing and maintaining the investment platform our advisors rely on, so they have well-researched options and a clear process behind them when they sit down with clients. I like knowing that the work happening behind the scenes supports every client conversation our advisors have.

How I help clients

I'm a resource for advisors and clients who want to dive deeper into how we invest. If you want to understand how we build portfolios, why we rebalance when we do, or what's really driving performance, I'm happy to walk you through it. My goal is to give clear answers and an honest perspective, and to show you that there's a rigorous process behind every decision we make.

Outside the office

My wife, Jaime, and I live in Quincy, Illinois, with our three children, Lottie, Lucas, and Lucy. I grew up on my family's farm in Mid-Missouri, and I spent part of my life boxing professionally. Today I serve on the Quincy Catholic Schools Board of Directors.

Our family spends as much time outdoors as we can, whether that's hiking, horseback riding, hunting, or fishing, and we stay busy with the kids' activities, from tennis and theatre to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Boy Scouts. I'm a passionate outdoorsman and conservationist, and I support conservation organizations by volunteering on projects and helping with fundraising.

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