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disseminating any advertisement that includes any third-party rating, unless the investment adviser clearly and prominently discloses, or the investment adviser reasonably believes that the third-party rating clearly and prominently discloses: (i) the date on which the rating was given and the period of time upon which the rating was based; (ii) the identity of the third party that created and tabulated the rating; and (iii) if applicable, that compensation has been provided directly or indirectly by the adviser in connection with obtaining or using the third-party rating.

Five Star Professional 

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​Five Star Wealth Manager Award is presented by Five Star Professional. To receive the Five Star Wealth Manager award, a wealth manager must satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria. No fee was paid to receive the award; however, Infinity Wealth Counsel purchased a marketing package after the award was granted to promote the award. Neither Chris or Matt applied for the award and neither they or Infinity Wealth Counsel are affiliated with Five Star Professional. Rankings published by magazines, and others, generally base their selections exclusively on information prepared and/or submitted by the recognized adviser. Rankings are generally limited to participating advisers. Working with a third-party rated advisor does not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of satisfaction or performance. This award should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.

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This award was issued on 9/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/12/23 through 7/9/24. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating.

 

The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required:

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  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 no

    1. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine

    2. 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

    3. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint

    4. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years

    5. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years

    6. 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.

 

This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 1596 Cincinnati-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 200 (13% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2023: 1,649, 240, 15%, 9/1/23, 12/12/22 - 6/30/23; 2022: 1585, 230, 15%, 9/1/22, 1/3/22 - 7/1/22; 2021: 1357, 216, 16%, 9/1/21, 12/14/20 - 7/9/21; 2020: 1406, 216, 15%, 9/1/20, 12/2/19 - 6/12/20; 2019: 1371, 238, 17%, 9/1/19, 11/19/18 - 6/28/19; 2018: 1413, 239, 17%, 9/1/18, 12/20/17 - 7/19/18; 2017: 985, 288, 29%, 9/1/17, 12/21/16 - 6/29/17; 2016: 918, 368, 40%, 8/1/16, 2/10/16 - 7/25/16; 2015: 1667, 427, 26%, 9/1/15, 2/10/15 - 7/25/15; 2014: 2082, 483, 23%, 9/1/14, 2/10/14 - 7/25/14; 2013: 1367, 509, 37%, 9/1/13, 2/10/13 - 7/25/13; 2012: 1265, 477, 38%, 9/1/12, 2/10/12 - 7/25/12. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers.

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