Chief Compliance Officer

0001085146-18-000301.txt : 20180202 0001085146-18-000301.hdr.sgml : 20180202 20180202104953 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085146-18-000301 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 13F-HR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20180202 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20180202 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20180202 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PEKIN SINGER STRAUSS ASSET MANAGEMENT /IL CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001020317 IRS NUMBER: 363667359 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 13F-HR SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 028-05740 FILM NUMBER: 18569150 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 161 NORTH CLARK STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2200 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60601 BUSINESS PHONE: 3125547529 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 161 NORTH CLARK STREET STREET 2: SUITE 2200 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60601 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Pekin Singer Strauss Asset Management Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060117 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PEKIN SINGER & SHAPIRO ASSET MANAGEMENT /IL DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990324 13F-HR 1 primary_doc.xml 13F-HR LIVE false true false 0001020317 XXXXXXXX 12-31-2017 12-31-2017 false PEKIN SINGER STRAUSS ASSET MANAGEMENT /IL

161 NORTH CLARK STREET SUITE 2200 CHICAGO IL 60601

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