SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Continued from FS-1
Wealth Managers
John Thomas Cooke · Cooke Wealth Management
Mark Douglas Jillson · LPL Financial
Kenneth Adrian Rieger · Morgan Stanley
Greg Scott Johnstone · KS Financial Advisors
Paul E. Babaran · Morgan Stanley
Raymond Brent Crandal · Morgan Stanley
Garrett Gunnar Jones · Crossroads Planning
Donovan Denny Ritter · Spectrum Capital Investment Group
Guy Eugene Baker · Wealth Teams Alliance
Kris Alberto De La Pena · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Walter Evan Kaminski · Morgan Stanley
Anouchka Marie Balog · Morgan Stanley Larry Alan Bennett · Bennett Financial & Insurance Services
Wanda Lee Delgado · Insight Financial Advisors David M. DeMars · Lincoln Financial Advisors
Letitia Steiner Berbaum · The Zandbergen Group
Jeffrey Sloan Duncan · Lincoln Financial Advisors
Elizabeth Simon Bernay · Morgan Stanley
Brian Crane Elliott · Valic Financial Advisors
Jeremy Alan Blum · Wells Fargo Advisors
Charles Fernand Farrell · Newport Capital Advisors
Neddie James Bokosky · Securian Financial Services
Curtis Steven Farrell · Financial Management Network
James Charles Kieckhafer · Centaurus Financial Cheri Lyn Knight · Knight Asset Management Gary Alan Kubesh · Wells Fargo Advisors Tracy Ann Kuntz · Towneley Capital Management John Robert LaBriola · Laguna Wealth Advisors Benjamin C. Lau · Apriem Advisors Nicole Letarte · Lincoln Financial Advisors
Daniel John Roberts · Centaurus Financial Bryan Benjamin Ross · Pure Financial Advisors Taylor James Salisbury · Stratos Wealth Partners Scott Thomas Sargent · Wells Fargo Advisors Bradley John Saunders · California Wealth Transitions Chad W. Schiel · Schiel Wealth Management Floyd Lawrence Schwartz · Wells Fargo Advisors Sandip Singh Sehmi · OC Wealth Advisors
Geoffrey Erik Fellows · LPL Financial
Adam Patrick Liquori · APL Wealth Management Group
Sandra Cheryl Field · Asset Planning
Julie C. B. Mains · Gold Coast Financial Group
Marah Beth Fineberg-Kuck · Wells Fargo Advisors
Gary Raymond McCarver · Select Portfolio Management
Michael Henry Gabrielian · Securian Financial Services
Robert Gordon Meaux · Thrivent Investment Management
Robert Edward Burns · Thrivent Investment Management
Bruce Mathew Galloway · Morgan Stanley
Boulos Gouda Michael · Stewardship Wealth Management Solutions
Jonathan Paul Stouffer · Securian Financial Services
Mark Irvin Burton · Burton Financial & Insurance Services
Loreen Michelle Gilbert · WealthWise Financial
John Samuel Milia · Wells Fargo Advisors
Arthur John Thielen · Thielen Capital
Sarah Minakary · The Rand Group
Matthew Kristian Todsen · MKT Wealth Management
Susan Diane Bordeaux · Morgan Stanley Tammi Lee Boyd · Wells Fargo Advisors Jack Mike Brkich · JMB Finanial Managers Burton Blayne Brown · Atomi Financial Group Robert Laurence Brown · Morgan Stanley Gayle Nelson Bullock · Morgan Stanley
Christopher Romolo Caira · Advisor Resource Group John R. Calmes · Cambridge Investment Research Adam David Carr · Modern Wealth Design Rodney Jerald Chamberlin · Chamberlin & Associates Tony Tinka Chan · Crossroads Planning
John Harlan Gerken Jr. · Centaurus Financial Andrew Charles Gordon · Centaurus Financial Kate Gregory Walker · Gregory Advisors Anthony Daniel Guinane · UBS Jeffrey L. Halbreich · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Stephanie Marie Hammell · LPL Financial Katerina Hencova · Continuum Consulting Group
Alan Nakamura · Merrill Lynch Erin Marie Nelsen · Asset Planning Michael Clayton Nelson · Ambassador Wealth Management Kara P. Noone · Morgan Stanley Nikolas Hiroaki Okita · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Rischi Paul Sharma · Assembly Pointe Financial Scot Alan Shier · Quintessential Financial Shotaro Adam Shiono · Wells Fargo Advisors Jason Bryan Shirk · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Carol Somoano · Asset Planning
Richard Earl Umbarger · Wells Fargo Advisors Garrick Philip Updegraph · Wells Fargo Advisors Robert Allen Wagoner · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Tucker T. Watkins · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC Kendall Bullock Wear · Morgan Stanley
Daniel Chang · Paving Roads Financial Strategies and Insurance Solutions
Emily Tubola Hermeno · Prosperity Road
Avinash Kochikar Pai · Provence Wealth Management Group
Paul Douglas Horn · BFSG
Kyle William Chapman · Clarity Capital Partners
Ross Robert Pake · Legacy Wealth Management
Brian Woo · Morgan Stanley
David Michael Hutchison · Triad Investment Managment
Matthew Pixa · My Portfolio Guide
Landon Makoto Yoshida · Apriem Advisors
Curtis Lawrence Rach · Wells Fargo Advisors
James Richard Zivich · LPL Financial
Paul Stephen Rand · The Rand Group Isaiah Alexander Real · Laguna Wealth Advisors
Investment Professional
Tracy Jon Riddle · Wells Fargo Advisors
Tiffany K. Chiu · T. Chiu Law
James Edward Chiate · UBS
Mark Keizo Iwamoto · Apriem Advisors
Peter Gerard Christenson · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Katiana Jaclyn Jamm · Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Robert John Conlisk · MassMutual
Chad T. Willardson · Pacific Capital
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™ and federally registered CFP (with plaque 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.
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 firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by Five Star Professional (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 them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints 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 a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 4. Fulfilled their firm 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 final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profile 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 client’s 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 FSP 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 FSP in the future. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fivestarprofessional.com. 2,482 Orange County-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 143 (6% of candidates) were named 2022 Five Star Wealth Managers. 2021: 2,398 considered, 144 winners; 2020: 2,320 considered, 152 winners; 2019: 2,469 considered, 187 winners; 2018: 2,423 considered, 144 winners; 2017: 1,790 considered, 280 winners; 2016: 1,383 considered, 312 winners; 2015: 2010 considered, 351 winners; 2014: 3,489 considered, 302 winners; 2013: 2,293 considered, 415 winners; 2012: 1,760 considered, 255 winners. This year, we honored 1 Orange County-area investment professional with the Five Star Investment Professional award. LEARN MORE AT FIVESTARPROFESSIONAL.COM — F S - 9
