Five Star Wealth Manager

Recognized for Outstanding Service* 

Five Star Professional conducts market-specific research to identify outstanding service professionals. Founded in 2003, the Five Star award program is the largest and most widely published award program in North America, covering more than 45 major markets. Professionals recognized as award winners are published by Five Star Professional and its partners. 

_{*Award based on 10 objective criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors.  Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of 2012-2022, 2024-2025 Five Star Wealth Managers.}

 

TEN OBJECTIVE CRITERIA

1. The candidate must be credentialed as an investment adviser representative or a registered investment adviser.
2. The candidate must be actively employed as a registered investment adviser representative or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of five years.
3. The candidate must have favorable regulatory and complaint history review.¹
4. The candidate must have fulfilled their firm review based on internal firm standards.
5. The candidate must be accepting new clients.
6. The candidate should have a one-year client retention rate.
7. The candidate should have a Five-year client retention rate.²
8. The organization considers non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered.
9. The organization considers the number of client households served.

10. The organization considers education and professional designation.

    ¹ Feedback from consumers, including whether respondents had an unsatisfactory experience with a wealth manager is used to augment the regulatory history review.

     ² It is recognized that the data for a wealth manager’s five-year client retention rate may not be available; therefore, submission of this data is optional and is only considered if provided. The one-year and five-year client retention rates are uniquely weighted based on market-specific submitted data to minimize the impact of non-submission.