Mesirow Financial has hired Daniel Nickow as a managing director and Brett Salzer as a senior vice president in its investment advisory group, working out of the firm's Highland Park, Ill., office. Nickow has more than 25 years of experience in the investment industry, most recently as a second vice president - wealth management at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Before that, Nickow was an options trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. With more than 15 years of business and securities experience, Salzer most recently served as a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Salzer also served as vice president of operations at Five Star Development Group and as a regional sales manager at Yahoo.

Mesirow Financial Investment Advisory provides investment management and fiduciary services to individuals, families, corporations and non-profit organizations.

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