Bill Rassano

Senior Economist at Inland Real Estate Group

Speaker

As the Chief Investment Strategist for Inland’s Wealth Management entity, Inland Investment Advisors, LLC, Mr. Rassano advises clients and actively manages their assets. His responsibilities include developing customized investment strategies that meet the specific needs of each client, through technical and fundamental analyses of the market. Some of his notable accomplishments include consistently exceeding client expectations and achieving alpha, managing portfolios that surpass benchmarks, and developing innovative investment strategies that have outperformed the market.

In 1991, Mr. Rassano first entered the industry as an intern at GK Capital Management while pursuing his studies at Illinois Wesleyan University. GK was then a Commodity Trading Advisor focused on currency speculation, hedging, and currency overlay for multinational corporate clients. After his graduation from Wesleyan in 1992, he became a commodities broker for R.J. O’Brien & Associates, trading on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In 1994, Mr. Rassano and a partner founded a brokerage and trading firm, where he continued to harness his skills as a technical trader and broker until joining Inland.

These endeavors have fortified his decision that a career in finance is his calling. As the Chief Investment Strategist of IIA, he aims to skillfully oversee client portfolios that exceed industry benchmarks, deliver excellence, and ultimately achieve alpha. Guided by the wisdom of the eminent Marty Zweig, his market philosophy echoes the age-old adage, “Don’t fight the Fed ''.