Brian Belski Net Worth 2026: Humilis Founder, Ex-BMO Strategist

No reputable publisher has estimated Brian Belski's net worth. The $17.2 million figure that used to lead this page had no source, and the page also called him an investment banker, which he is not. Belski is a stock market strategist with more than 35 years on Wall Street. He spent about 13 years as chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets, and in October 2025 he launched his own firm, Humilis Investment Strategies, where he is founder, CEO and chief investment officer.

What is Brian Belski's net worth?

There is no estimate from Forbes, Bloomberg, Celebrity Net Worth or a major newspaper. His pay at BMO was never disclosed publicly, and Humilis is a new private firm. Senior strategists at large banks are well paid, but without numbers we do not put a figure on it.

Brian Belski's yearly income and salary

The old page cited an unnamed "investigation" giving him $750,000 a year. There was no such source, so it has been removed. What is documented about his work:

• BMO Capital Markets (2012 to 2025). He led the bank's Investment Strategy Group. Hedge Fund Alpha, covering his 2026 Ben Graham Conference talk, described that period as a 13-year run building a $12.5 billion strategy business.
• Humilis Investment Strategies (from 2025). The firm offers separately managed account models and independent research for private wealth and institutional clients, according to its October 2025 launch release.
• An ETF. In May 2026 he appeared on CNBC's Halftime Report to discuss launching an exchange-traded fund under the ticker HIS.
• Media. He is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business and Canada's BNN, including CNBC's Trade Tracker segments in 2026.

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Professional life

St. Cloud State's alumni magazine reported in 1997 that he had been promoted to vice president of research at Dain Bosworth. The Star Tribune wrote in March 2012, when he left Oppenheimer for Bank of Montreal, that he had been one of the best-performing strategists since calling the market turnaround in early 2009, and that his 2011 S&P 500 target had been closer to the year-end close than those of the 11 strategists Bloomberg tracked.

Belski is known as a long-running bull. At the 2026 Ben Graham Conference he argued the secular bull market could run toward 2034, that the next leaders would not be the obvious AI names, and that small and mid-cap stocks were the most overlooked opportunity.

Recent changes (2025-2026)

His exit from BMO and the launch of Humilis in October 2025 were the biggest changes in years. He brought former BMO colleagues with him, including Nick Roccanova, BMO's former head of U.S. equity strategy, and Sooyun Hong, a former portfolio strategy analyst. In 2026 he launched the HIS ETF, appeared at the Ben Graham Conference and on Bloomberg's podcast, and continued to share buys and sells on CNBC, such as adding Netflix and later trading Qualcomm and Truist.

Early life and education

Belski graduated from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota in 1988 with a finance degree; the university lists him among its notable finance alumni. The old page said he was born in St. Cloud; we could not confirm his birthplace and have left it out. Its description of his childhood had no source and has been removed.

Brian Belski's wife and family

The Star Tribune reported in 2012 that he commuted between New York and his family in the Twin Cities. His spouse has not been named in the sources we reviewed, so we do not name her. The old page's description of his marriage was invented and has been removed.

Age and height

The Star Tribune gave his age as 45 in March 2012, so he was born around 1966 or 1967 and is about 59 in 2026. The old page's claim that he is 42, along with its height and weight figures, had no source and has been removed.

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Why there is no reliable figure

Bank strategists are employees, and banks do not publish pay for staff below the top executive tier, so his BMO compensation was never disclosed. Any bonuses or deferred stock he received are also private. Humilis is too new to have a public track record of revenue, and its ownership has not been reported. Sites that quote a precise number for Belski are guessing, which is why this page leaves the figure blank.

Compared with other money managers

Other market professionals profiled here include value fund manager Bill Smead and Ohio adviser Mark Tepper, both frequent TV guests. None has a verified published net worth.