“Tailored portfolios and personalized high touch financial planning for successful people.”

Tom Castronovo, AIF ®

Thomas Castronovo, an Accredited Investment Fiduciary, is a founder, principal, and Financial Advisor at Criterion Wealth Advisors, LLC.

Tom puts his 35 years of financial services expertise to work for his clients where integrity, trust, transparency, and accessibility remain the hallmarks of his practice. Tom provides a high-touch advisory experience with an emphasis on tailored financial planning and portfolio construction for his clients who are primarily successful families and business owners.

Tom earned his BA from Knox College in economics and his MBA in finance/marketing from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. He spent 25 years in the private banking industry including being CEO of two banking organizations. Prior to founding Criterion, Tom was the Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Director of PrivateBancorp, Inc, a $10 billion publicly-traded bank holding company headquartered in Chicago with 20 locations in 7 states.

Tom has been very active in the community including being former president of the St. Charles Kiwanis Club, and the Downtown St. Charles Partnership, and has held numerous Board positions including with the Fox Valley General Contractors Association, St. Charles Country Club, the Illinois Chamber Symphony, and the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce to name a few.

Tom enjoys traveling, golf, tennis, boating, and spending time with his family. Tom is a certified USPTA tennis instructor and currently serves as Head Boys & Girls Varsity Tennis Coach at a local high school.

Tom Castronovo is solely an investment advisor representative of Total Clarity Wealth Management, Inc. , and not affiliated with LPL Financial.

“Candidates for the Five Star Wealth Management award are judged on ten eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with providing services to clients and current status as an advisor. These criteria include industry credentials, experience and assets under management, number of households served, among other factors. Five Star Professional does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. While 6,399 Chicago- area wealth managers were considered for the award, only 6% of the award candidates were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers. 

 This award was issued on October 1, 2025 by Five Star Professional for the time period of January 9, 2025 through July 31,2025. Professionals do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Wealth managers are defined as the individuals who help their clients prepare a financial plan and/or implement aspects of their financial plan. The Five Star award is not indicative of a professional’s future performance and may not be representative of any one client’s experience.”