1Financial Times selects its “Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors” recipients using a proprietary selection method which considers: adviser AUM, asset growth, the company’s age, industry certifications of key employees, SEC compliance record and online accessibility. Applications for the award are submitted by the advisor, and no fee is paid for consideration in the selection process. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the “Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors” list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Financial Times. Working with a “Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors” 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 Financial Times in the future. Financial Times is not an advisory firm, and the content of this article should not be considered financial advice. For more information on the “Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors” award and the research/selection methodology, go to https://www.ft.com/content/a31e1e08-4d54-11e8-97e4-13afc22d86d4.
2Recipients are selected by the Los Angeles Business Journal using their own proprietary selection process. Recipients do not pay a fee to become eligible for the award. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Most Influential Wealth Managers in Los Angeles list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Working with a wealth manager who has made the list, or any wealth manager, is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be selected again in the future. The Los Angeles Business Journal is not an advisory firm, and the content of this article should not be considered financial advice. For more information, please visit www.labusinessjournal.com.
3SmartAsset.com’s review was conducted based on a number of factors, including, total assets under management and lack of any client complaints or adverse regulatory history. SmartAsset.com noted Lido’s Assets Under Management was $1.7 billion in 2016; we have grown to $2.7 billion in 2017. Source: “Top Financial Advisors in Los Angeles, CA”, smartasset.com (April 17, 2018).
4Five Star Award candidates who satisfied 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria including by not limited to: one-year client retention rate, five-year client retention rate, non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered, number of client households served and education and professional designations. 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. 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. 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 award and the research/selection methodology, go to www.fivestarprofessional.com.
5Financial Advisor Magazine’s “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Firms with More than $250 Million in AUM”: Financial Advisor Magazine selects its “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Firms with More than $250 Million in AUM” recipients using a proprietary selection method which considers: adviser AUM (assets under management), AUM growth rate, assets per client, percent of growth in assets per client, and percent change in number of clients. The information used for selection is provided by the Advisor, sourced from regulatory disclosures and includes the magazine’s own research; no fee is paid for consideration in the selection process. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Firms with More than $250 Million in AUM” list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Financial Advisor Magazine. Working with a “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Firms with More than $250 Million in AUM” 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 Financial Advisor Magazine in the future. Financial Advisor Magazine is not an advisory firm, and the content of this article should not be considered financial advice. For more information on the “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Firms with More than $250 Million in AUM”, go to https://www.fa-mag.com/news/ria-survey—ranking-2018-39594.html?section=133
6The 2018 Inc. 5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2014 and 2017. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2014. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2017. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2014 is $100,000; the minimum for 2017 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
