Judy VanArsdale is a Financial Advisor and Managing Director of SageView’s Deer Park, IL office. Judy is focused on helping her clients achieve their financial goals and gain clarity and confidence in their financial journey.
Communicating in a clear, friendly manner, she takes the fear out of investing and engages clients in planning strategies relevant to their financial success. Her clients value the encouragement and confidence they receive as they take control of their money and goals.
Prior to joining SageView, Judy was a Financial Advisor and co-owner of Lakeview Wealth Management, an LPL Financial affiliate, before the firm’s acquisition by SageView in 2022. Judy and her team have been honored by Forbes for the past three consecutive years as both Best in State and Top Women Wealth Advisors. In 2022 Women in Asset Management added her to the shortlist for Employer and Advocate of the Year. Judy has worked tirelessly building relationships in Washington after being asked to testify in front of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight at a hearing on the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule. These opportunities allow her to project her client’s voices on a broader scale.
Financial advising is a second career for Judy. She retired as Vice President of National Accounts from McKesson Corporation. Judy enjoys golf, cooking and skiing. She cherishes the time she gets to spend with her children, Lisa, Mike, and his wife, Jennifer. Judy’s grandsons, Henry and Teddy, bring her great joy – one that many clients have warned her about for years and she is now experiencing firsthand.
Judy graduated from Elmhurst University with a degree in Business Management and Marketing and continues to support the university in many way. Starting in 2023 she will proudly serve on their board of trustees. She holds the Series 7 and 66 FINRA licenses.
The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years' experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience, and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Research summary as of 3/21/22, 37,846 nominations received, based on thresholds – 8,000 invited to complete online survey – 16,754 telephone interviews – 3,391 in-person interviews at Advisor's location. Listing in this publication and/or award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.