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The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed

as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser fi rm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defi ned by Five Star Professional, 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 fi ne; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints fi led against them and/or a total of fi ve settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process.

Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed

to a fi nancial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a fi nancial services fi rm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfi lled their fi rm review based on 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; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. Wealth managers do

not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the fi nal list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profi le ad space or promotional products. The Five Star award is not indicative of the

wealth manager’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 wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager

by Five Star Professional or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future.

For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fi vestarprofessional.com. 6,097 New Jersey-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 477 (8 percent of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star Wealth Managers. 2,469 Orange County-area

wealth managers were considered for the award; 187 (8 percent of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star Wealth Managers. 1,885 San Diego-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 224 (12 percent of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star Wealth Managers.

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To see the full list of winners, visit http://www.fivestarprofessional.com.

Tia L. Regan ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 973-425-2328

Ralph Rosenbaum ∙ HD Vest

∙ 732-441-1818

Mario Sicari ∙ Cetera Investment

Advisers ∙ 201-845-7009

Robert T. Torcivia ∙ Morgan

Stanley ∙ 973-660-4778

Brian M. Wong ∙ Foresters

Financial ∙ 732-750-2950

Investment Professionals

This year, we honored 17 New Jersey-area

investment professionals with the Five

Star Investment Professional award.

Ronald D’Arminio ∙ Ronald

D’Arminio, CPA, P.C.

∙ 973-328-2900

Ronnie Kaymore ∙ Kaymore

Sports Risk Management

∙ 973-715-0574

Orange County

Wealth Managers

2,469 Orange County-area wealth managers

were considered for the award;

187 (8 percent of candidates) were named

2019 Five Star Wealth Managers.

Jane An ∙ Monolithe Wealth

Planning Group ∙ 949-245-6175

Claudia Arnold-Sawaf ∙ Sawaf

Financial LLC ∙ 949-833-7143

Letitia Berbaum ∙ Optivest Wealth

Management ∙ 949-363-8686

Mark Chandik ∙ FDP Wealth

Management LLC

∙ 949-855-4337

Raymond Brent Crandal ∙ Morgan

Stanley ∙ 949-760-2407

Thomas Davis ∙ PSM Private

Wealth Management LLC

∙ 714-975-9731

Frank Deptola ∙ Frank Deptola &

Associates, LLC ∙ 714-349-9431

Annette Di Bello ∙ Di Bello

Financial, Inc. ∙ 949-716-7050

Derek Draper ∙ Wells

Fargo Financial Network

∙ 949-681-2416

Michael Friedman ∙ Churchill

Management Group

∙ 949-430-1126

Thomas R. Graffeo ∙ Dove

Investment Research

& Management, Inc.

∙ 949-276-5800

Donald Gutzman ∙ Donaval

Wealth Strategies, Inc.

∙ 651-338-2436

Tina Hum ∙ TMH Financial

∙ 949-477-1219

Tracy O. Jackson ∙ Jackson

Financial Management

∙ 714-434-6900

Rod Kamps ∙ Financial Advisors

Network, Inc. ∙ 714-597-6510

Gerald M. Kleber, Jr. ∙ Summit

Financial & Insurance Services

∙ 714-581-8685

Lisa L. Lockerman ∙ Lockerman

Financial Group ∙ 949-544-3500

George McDaniel ∙ Lighthouse

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 714-572-8900

Todd Rustman ∙ Clarity Capital

Partners ∙ 800-805-7526

James Shanton ∙ Jackson

Financial Management

∙ 714-434-6900

Susan G. West ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 714-674-4117

Portland

Wealth Managers

848 Portland-area wealth managers were

considered for the award; 100 (12 percent

of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star

Wealth Managers.

Christina Aleckson ∙ Single

Point Financial Advisors

∙ 503-350-2321

Paul Erenfeld ∙ Cascadia Wealth

Management ∙ 503-998-7350

Nick Hankerson ∙ PlanMember

∙ 503-922-1282

Michael Julian ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 360-992-7985

Stacee Love-Malcolm

∙ Financial Advocates

Investment Management/LPL

Financial ∙ 503-701-8016

Craig Wilcox ∙ Wells Fargo

Advisors ∙ 503-977-5311

Eric Wishan ∙ Carson Wealth

Management ∙ 503-603-0880

Palm Springs

Wealth Managers

174 Palm Springs-area wealth managers

were considered for the award;

30 (17 percent of candidates) were named

2019 Five Star Wealth Managers.

Judith A. Moffitt ∙ Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 951-710-9615

Kimberly Safoyan ∙ Anchor

Wealth Management

Group, LLC ∙ 760-836-0131

Rhode Island

Wealth Managers

568 Rhode Island-area wealth managers

were considered for the award;

131 (23 percent of candidates) were

named 2019 Five Star Wealth Managers.

Leonard Martin ∙ Leonard Martin

& Associates ∙ 401-781-6795

Sacramento

Wealth Managers

997 Sacramento-area wealth managers were

considered for the award; 115 (12 percent

of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star

Wealth Managers.

Richard K. Allison ∙ Allison Wealth

Management ∙ 916-437-4263

Joyce Blonskij ∙ Blonskij Financial

Services, Inc. ∙ 916-534-7327

Mark Hansen ∙ Hansen &

Associates Financial Group, Inc.

∙ 916-706-1234

Lester L. Holmes ∙ Holmes

Financial/Berthel Fisher

& Company Financial Services

∙ 916-690-8600

Stanley Leong ∙ Wisdom Pointe

Wealth Advisors/Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 916-787-9988

Lamar Simpson ∙ LPL Financial

∙ 916-333-5910

David E Stone ∙ Stone Consulting

Group ∙ 916-415-7062

Violetta Sit Terpeluk ∙ Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 916-787-9988

Terry J. Ward ∙ Merrill Lynch

∙ 916-648-6292

San Diego

Wealth Managers

1,885 San Diego-area wealth managers were

considered for the award; 224 (12 percent

of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star

Wealth Managers.

Tyler Abney ∙ Tidemark Financial

Partners ∙ 858-345-2400

Jeremy D. Gottlieb ∙ Gottlieb

Wealth Management

∙ 760-579-7676

Jackie Karnavas ∙ Torrey Capital

Investments ∙ 858-764-2562

Lesl Merrithew ∙ Merrithew &

Thorsten, Inc. ∙ 858-547-1845

Keith Sippy ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 619-544-6581

Joshua Stipcich ∙ Tidemark

Financial Partners

∙ 619-202-0287

Brandon Thorsten ∙ Merrithew &

Thorsten, Inc. ∙ 858-547-1845

Monika Windle ∙ Financial Plan

Design ∙ 619-668-8616

Seattle

Wealth Managers

2,752 Seattle-area wealth managers were

considered for the award; 290 (11 percent

of candidates) were named 2019 Five Star

Wealth Managers.

Ezra J. Altaras ∙ Wells Fargo

Advisors ∙ 425-450-4325

Tyler Atkinson ∙ Atkinson Wealth

Strategies ∙ 425-747-1464

Amani Y. Harris ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 206-628-4420

G. Charter Harrison, IV ∙ Baird

∙ 206-493-1683

Lisa Hunter-Roberts ∙ Wells Fargo

Advisors ∙ 425-954-8004

Julie Nagan ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 425-453-3496

Lance Peters ∙ Spotlight Asset

Group ∙ 206-905-8700

Jenifer Sapel ∙ Utor Wealth

∙ 425-354-2892

Matt Tabler ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 425-455-8063

Southwest Florida

Wealth Managers

707 Southwest Florida-area wealth

managers were considered for the award;

68 (10 percent of candidates) were named

2019 Five Star Wealth Managers.

Wes Dawson ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 239-449-7806

Anthony Robert Pasqua

∙ Integrated Financial Partners

∙ 239-405-8236

Twin Cities

Wealth Managers

3,504 Twin Cities-area wealth managers

were considered for the award;

671 (19 percent of candidates) were

named 2019 Five Star Wealth Managers.

Steven N. Brandt ∙ Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 952-746-9446

Stuart Campbell ∙ Campbell

Wealth Advisors LLC

∙ 952-474-1270

Michael D. Cassidy ∙ Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 952-767-5547

Sabrina A. Fay ∙ Thrivent Financial

∙ 651-317-9705

Troy A. Gourde ∙ Investors

Financial Group ∙ 763-525-0001

Eric Hagen ∙ Capital Consulting

Group ∙ 952-540-0153

Robert J. Hanten ∙ Solidarity

Financial, Inc. ∙ 763-591-0405

Lawrence Thomas Hauskins ∙ Oak

Ridge Financial ∙ 763-923-2231

Michael Haverkamp ∙ MidAmerica

Wealth Management

∙ 651-643-8402

Sarah J. Houser ∙ Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 952-746-9443

J. Kipling Johansen ∙ Vantage

Point Wealth Management

∙ 763-587-7120

Shad Ketcher ∙ New Era Financial

Group ∙ 320-587-0459

Joseph E. Klinkhammer

∙ Klinkhammer Financial

∙ 651-775-1241

Reese J. Lang ∙ Ameriprise

Financial Services, Inc.

∙ 952-746-9444

Casey Larson ∙ Larson & Larson

Financial ∙ 952-641-6740

Joseph S. McRae ∙ Vantage

Point Wealth Management

∙ 763-587-7120

Richard Ness ∙ RJN Financial

Solutions LLC ∙ 952-443-0687

Eric T. Norman ∙ Investors

Financial Group ∙ 612-331-8161

Paul Peterman ∙ Morgan Stanley

∙ 507-529-4403

Thomas ‘Woody’ Rash ∙ Brightline

Group/AdvisorNet Financial

∙ 612-347-7838

Nick Rasmussen ∙ Thrivent

Financial ∙ 651-243-7196

Richard Louis Rosati ∙ Wells Fargo

Advisors ∙ 612-316-4339

Chadwick J. Schumacher

∙ Tradition Wealth Management

∙ 952-563-6514

Kurt Sharp ∙ Wells Fargo Advisors

∙ 612-466-5220

Eric Simonson ∙ Confetti

Ameriprise Financial Services,

Inc. ∙ 952-857-1448

Marcus R. Waterbury ∙ Morgan

Stanley ∙ 612-340-6755

Amy J. Wolff ∙ AJW Financial

∙ 952-405-2000

Michelle Young ∙ Confetti Wealth,

A private wealth advisory

practice of Ameriprise Financial

Services, Inc. ∙ 952-857-1487

Investment Professionals

This year, we honored 20 Twin Cities-area

investment professionals with the Five

Star Investment Professional award.

Amanda Marie Giliotti

∙ Giliotti Tax & Legal Services

∙ 612-382-9475

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully

complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements. The Chartered Financial Consultant credential [ChFC®] is a financial planning designation awarded by The American College.

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