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2024 COLUMBUS F I V E S TA R AWARD WINNERS These days, it takes a village to manage your financial world. Whether it is managing your assets with a wealth manager, navigating the ever-changing tax landscape, sorting out your estate and succession planning or picking the right life insurance, finding the right team can be a daunting task. In fact, many consumers have a hard time figuring out where to even begin. Sometimes, a few simple questions can put you off on the right path. Asking a professional what makes working with them a unique experience can help you understand how they work and if their style meshes with your own. This is a great place to start! Five Star Professional uses its own proprietary research methodology to name outstanding professionals, then works with publications such as Columbus Monthly to spread the word about award winners. Each award candidate undergoes a thorough research process (detailed here) before being considered for the final list of award winners. For the complete list of winners, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com.
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RESEARCH DISCLOSURES In order to consider a broad population of high-quality wealth managers and investment professionals, award candidates are identified by one of three sources: firm nomination, peer nomination or prequalification based on industry standing. Self-nominations are not accepted. Columbus-area award candidates were identified using internal and external research data. Candidates do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final lists of Five Star Wealth Managers or Five Star Investment Professionals. • The Five Star award is not indicative of a professional’s future performance. • Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients’ assets. • The inclusion of a professional on the Five Star Wealth Manager list or the Five Star Investment Professional list should not be construed as an endorsement of the professional by Five Star Professional or Columbus Monthly. • Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager, Five Star Investment Professional or any professional is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected professionals will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future. • Five Star Professional is not an advisory firm and the content of this article should not be considered financial advice. For more information on the Five Star Wealth Manager or Five Star Investment Professional award programs, research and selection criteria, go to fivestarprofessional.com/research.
DETERMINATION OF AWARD WINNERS CRITERIA
Award candidates who satisfied 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. Eligibility Criteria – Required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative. 2. Actively employed as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a minimum of five years. 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review. 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal firm standards. 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation Criteria – Considered: 6. One-year client retention rate. 7. Five-year client retention rate. 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered. 9. Number of client households served. 10. Education and professional designations. 1,231 award candidates in the Columbus area were considered for the Five Star Wealth Manager award. 72 (approximately 6% of the award candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers.
All award winners are listed in this publication. Financial Planning
Nicole Edwards ∙ Morgan Stanley Page 2
Richard L. Pierce ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Page 5
Jason Farris ∙ Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. Page 4
Heather Powell ∙ Morgan Stanley Page 2
James Cain ∙ Baird Private Wealth Management
Russell Fish ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC/Sandstone Financial Group Page 5
Scott Rendle ∙ Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. Page 4
Jason Eliason ∙ Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. Page 4
Katherine Kincaid ∙ Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. Page 4
Cory Cook ∙ Cox & Cook Wealth Advisors
Christopher Owen Olsgard Waller Financial Planning Group, Inc. Page 4
Teri R. Alexander ∙ Alexander Financial Planning, Inc. Page 3 John M. Bean ∙ The Financial Solutions Network, LLC
Brian J. Edwards ∙ Morgan Stanley Page 2
Dena Haller Russell ∙ Haller Wealth Management Group
Investments Stephen George Daley ∙ Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Adam T. Hill ∙ Maxwell Financial Management Page 3 Kathleen E. Lach ∙ Morgan Stanley Page 4 Mark Poulin ∙ Morgan Stanley Page 2
Nathan Swab ∙ Alexander Financial Planning, Inc. Page 3 J’Neanne M. Theus ∙ Theus Wealth Advisors
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This award was issued on 09/01/2024 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/12/2023 through 07/09/2024. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Columbus-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 72 (6% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics 9/1/22, 12/27/21 - 6/24/22; 2021: 1,157, 77, 7%, 9/1/21, 12/14/20 - 7/9/21; 2020: 1,048, 71, 7%, 9/1/20, 12/23/19 - 7/10/20; 2019: 1,061, 79, 7%, 9/1/19, 2015: 1,257, 107, 9%, 10/1/15, 3/10/15 - 8/5/15; 2014: 1,333, 133, 10%, 10/1/14, 3/10/13 - 8/5/13; 2013: 968, 97, 10%, 10/1/13, 3/10/12 - 8/5/12. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser by FSP, the wealth manager has not; A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of internal standards; 5. Accepting new clients. Evaluation criteria – considered: 6. One-year client retention rate; 7. Five-year client retention rate; 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients’ assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.
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