This award was issued on 07/01/2023 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 10/10/2022 through 05/05/2023. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 3,347 Houston-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 179 (2% of candidates) were named 2023 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2022: 3215, 176, 5%, 7/1/22, 9/20/21 - 4/8/22; 2021: 3133, 173, 6%, 7/1/21, 9/14/20 - 4/30/21; 2020: 3219, 174, 5%, 7/1/20, 9/30/19 - 4/17/20; 2019: 2,992, 209, 7%, 7/1/19, 10/15/18 - 4/26/19; 2018: 3,114, 218, 7%, 7/1/18, 10/27/17 - 5/21/18; 2017: 2,000, 228, 11%, 7/1/17, 10/24/16 - 5/24/17; 2016: 1,763, 437, 25%, 6/1/16, 10/16/15 - 5/16/16; 2015: 2,289, 408, 18%, 7/1/15, 10/16/14 - 5/16/15; 2014: 3,958, 410, 10%, 7/1/14, 10/16/13 - 5/16/14; 2013: 3,001, 504, 17%, 8/1/13, 10/16/12 - 5/16/13; 2012: 2,105, 425, 20%, 7/1/12, 10/16/11 - 5/16/12.
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The “Five Star Wealth Manager” award is administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC’s dba Five Star Professional (“Five Star”). Richard Becker is not affiliated with Five Star. Five Star does not endorse Texas Retirement Planners, GWN Securities, Inc. or any of its representatives. Richard Becker applied for consideration, and the result was independently granted.
Candidates must satisfy ten (10) objective Eligibility Criteria and Evaluation Criteria associated with work. Factors taken into account include assets under management and client retention rate. Candidates also undergo a thorough regulatory and complaint review.
After receiving the respective award, Richard Becker paid a separate fee to Five Star in exchange for publication of this information. The fee is not a condition precedent to receiving the award. This type of payment creates a conflict of interest because it provides the awarding entity with a monetary incentive to grant such ranking, recognition, or designation to participants that submit forms of consideration.
Additional information about the Five Star Wealth Manager award and corresponding ranking lists are available at the following links: www.fivestarprofessional.com
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the CFP® certification mark, the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification mark, and the CFP® certification mark (with plaque design) logo in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements. Investments & Wealth Institute® (the Institute) is the owner of the certification mark “CPWA,” and “Certified Private Wealth Advisor.” Use of CIMA, and/or Certified Investment Management Analyst signifies that the user has successfully completed the Institute’s initial and ongoing credentialing requirements for investment management professionals. [and/or requirements for “wealth advisors” and/or “investment strategists” and/or “investment management consultants” or in case of multiple certifications, “requirements for certification.”
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 (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA 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 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. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The 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 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. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.
