Five Star 2012 Kansas city Wealth Managers

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2012 Five Star Wealth Managers

ar Ptaror fPerofFW2e0i1sver2esaoKailnfStosheatsasMCrsityaionangsaeilrosnal Inaconsumerstudyaboutdynamicsbetweenwealthmanags ers and their clients, Five Star Professional recently polled S P fe n wealth managers and consumers about communications. Both

groups said that connecting three to four times a year is the right communications strategy, but expectations are not

e r o io alignedinallareas: ? 29 percent of consumers want to be contacted by their

v ta r s wealth manager whenever events require an update; only 7 percent of wealth managers say they contact clients based s on the impact of events. ? 63 percent of consumers say they receive the right amount S P fe of communication from their wealth manager. From research conducted by Five Star Professional, April 2011.

advisors, tax advisors and estate planning attorneys.

How do you find a wealth manager with experience, who has a good base of clients with high retention rates, and who has undergone a regulatory and complaint review? And when you find them, are they accepting new clients?

KC Magazine, KC Business and Five Star Professional partnered to find wealth managers who satisfy 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are associated with wealth managers who provide quality services to their clients. Among many distinguishing attributes the average one-year client retention rate for this year's award winners is more than 93 percent.

Wealth managers, broadly defined, are those indi-

e r o viduals who help you manage your financial world

and/or implement aspects of your financial strate-

iv ta r s gies. Common examples of wealth managers are fiF S P fe nancial advisors, financial planners, investment

Don't listen to other people. Investigate for yourself. Be wary of advisers who say they never had a down year."

-- Five Star Wealth Manager

A Select e r o The resulting list of 2012 Five Star Wealth Managers is a select group, representing less than 3 percent of the wealth managers in the Kansas City area.(1)

? Award iv ta r Although this list is a useful tool for anyone looking for help in managing their financial world or implementing aspects of their financial strategies, it should not be considered exhaustive. Undoubtedly, there are many excellent F S P wealth managers who, for one reason or another, are not on this year's list.

?PNormocineastison ive tar r To be considered for the Five Star Wealth Manager award, a wealth manager must have been identified through research conducted with peers and firms. Five Star Professional relied on internal and external research data, including a survey to more than 2,800 registered financial serF S P vices professionals and all identified financial service companies in the area that are registered with FINRA or the SEC. Recipients of the survey were asked to nominate wealth managers they felt were worthy of consideration for the Five Star Wealth Manager award (self-nominations are not accepted).

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ODfertAeworamrfidneWatiinonners ssio al Nominated wealth managers who satisfied 10 objective eligibility and evaluation criteria that are P fe n associated with wealth managers who provide quality services were named 2012 Five Star Wealth

Managers.(2)

2012 Five Star Wealth Managers

r o io EligibilityCriteria?Required(3)

l 1. Credentialed as an investment advisory representative (IAR), a FINRA-registered representa-

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tive, a CPA or a licensed attorney.

a r s a 2. Actively employed as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a minimum of five years.

s 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review.(4)

P fe n 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal firm standards.

5. Accepting new clients.

r o io Evaluation Criteria ? Considered(3)

6. One-year client retention rate (the average one-year client retention rate of this year's award winners is more than 93 percent).

The Five Star award goes to less than 7 percent of wealth managers in the area.

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s 8. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered (this year's S P fe n award winners administer an average of $85 million in client assets).

9. Number of client households served (on average, this year's award winners serve 226 households).

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v Disclosurteas r s ? Wealth Managers do not pay a fee to be considered or s placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers.

? The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance.

for the worst, you will never be unpleasantly surprised."

S P fe ? 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 con-

e r strued as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional, KC Magazine or o KC Business.

? Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future

iv ta r s investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future.

Clients don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."

F S P fe ? 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: .

? (1) 676 wealth managers in the Kansas City area were nominated for the Five Star Wealth Man-

e r o ager award. 200 (approximately 30 percent of those nominated) were named 2012 Five Star

Wealth Managers. The 200 award winners represent less than 3 percent of the total wealth man-

? iv ta r agersinthearea.

Only invest in something that you understand."

(2) Wealth managers were required to certify that any information they provided was accurate. (3) Criteria 4, 8 and 9 do not apply to attorneys or CPAs. (4) As defined by Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not:

F S P ? Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine.

? Had more than a total of three customer complaints filed against them (settled or pending) with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional's consumer complaint process.

? Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint filed with a regulatory authority.

e r ? Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 10 years.

? Been convicted of a felony.

What matters most is how you recover from setbacks."

Five Star Professional conducts a regulatory review of each nominated wealth manager using the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure

? iv ta r (IAPD) website. Five Star Professional also uses multiple supporting processes to help ensure that a favorable regulatory and complaint

history exists. Data submitted through these processes was applied per the above criteria:

? Each wealth manager who passes the Five Star Professional regulatory review must attest that they meet the definition of favorable regulatory history, based upon the criteria listed above.

F S P ? Five Star Professional promotes via local advertising the opportunity for consumers to confidentially submit complaints regarding a wealth manager.

? Five Star Professional contacted approximately 1 in 12 households identified as having a high propensity to use the services of wealth managers in order to provide consumers the opportunity to submit complaints regarding a wealth manager. 18,000 households in the Kansas City area were contacted.

The Five Star Wealth Manager selection criteria was updated for the 2012 award year. 2005 ? 2011 Five Star Wealth Managers scored highest in overall satisfaction based on feedback from

e r clients, peers and industry experts. No more than 7 percent of wealth managers receive the award each year. The selection process for the 2005 ? 2011 award winners can be found at

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2012 Five Star Wealth Managers

P fe n Business Planning r o io RickAustinAustin&Associates l Allen W. Blair Stinson Morrison Hecker a r s a EstatePlanning

James Berger Berger Law Firm

P fes n JamesBettermanLathrop&Gage

Larry Bingham Seigfreid Bingham Levy Selzer

r o io &Gee

Scott Blakesley Spencer Fane Britt & Browne Richard English Stinson Morrison Hecker

ta r s JenniferFinchKrigelandKrigel s Debra Hallauer Hallauer Law Office S P fe n WilliamHammondTheElder&Disability

Law Firm

e r o io J.MichaelHaskinJ.MichaelHaskin Paul Himmelstein Van Osdol & Magruder H. Elvin Knight Spencer Fane Britt & Browne

v ta r s WilliamLoweUMBGlobalAsset s Management

Cindy McClannahan Seigfreid Bingham Levy

S P fe Selzer&Gee

Mark McKinzie Wallace Saunders Austin Brown & Enochs

Stephanie Newkirk Lathrop & Gage

e r o Carl Radom Ferree Bunn O'Grady & Rundberg

iv ta r s StephanieSmithStephanieM.Smith Chartered

F S P fe NathanSuttonSuttonLawOffice Richard Woods Kirkland Woods & Martinsen Kimberly Zellmer Zellmer Law Firm e r o Financial Planning

? iv ta r VestanaAhlenHerwigMcCaw&Associates/ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. F S P Mark Albright Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Gregory Allison Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. e r Joseph Bartkoski, Jr. Bankers & Investors ? iv ta r TimothyBlakeCommunityAmericaCredit Union J. Caleb Bradley Ameriprise Financial F S P Services,Inc. S. Wesley Brock Merrill Lynch Max Bruce DM Bruce Associates e r Michael Brun Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Heath Burch The Special Needs Planning Center

Robert Burks RBC Wealth Management

John Carey AXA Advisors

Thomas Cavaliere Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

James Claiborne Financial Partners Group

Adam Crews Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Jacob Cummings Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Bruce Derks Berthel Fisher & Company

Andrew Dibble Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Timothy DiSette Trinity Planning Group

James Dussold Financial Advisory Service

Kenneth Eaton Stepp & Rothwell

Richard Enna R. J. Enna & Associates Financial Group

Gregory Finke Stewardship Capital

Jeffrey Gaeth Securities America

Paul Gershon Oppenheimer

Joseph Gravino Financial Solutions

Janice Greer Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Amber Griffis Merrill Lynch

Stephanie Guerin The Planned Approach

Jim Guyot Lighthouse Financial Strategies Page 10

Greg Harvey Integrated Wealth Solutions Page 11

Christopher Heckadon Summit Pointe Financial Group Page 11

Kevin Hennessy Country Club Financial Services

Aaron Herwig Herwig McCaw & Associates/ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Scott Hipp Lifetime Financial Solutions

Richard Jenkins Midwestern Financial Group Page 8

Paul Kalicki John Hancock

Gary Krings Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Christopher Kulesa RBC Wealth Management

Cory Lagerstrom Frontier Wealth Management Page 12

Thad Lincoln Retirement Concepts Group

Sharon Lockhart Raymond James Financial Services

Robert McCarthy Creative Planning Page 7 Jason McElwee Mariner Wealth Advisors Jon McGraw Buttonwood Financial Group Robert Meyer Ameriprise Financial Services,

Inc. Doug Nelson Doug Nelson Money Coach

Page 11 Jeffrey Nelson Sagemark Consulting Kathleen O'Dowd The Planned Approach David Pacer Trinity Planning Group Vincent Pastorino Buttonwood Financial

Group Jerry Perfect Gateway Wealth Management Alex Petrovic Petrovic Finanical Services James Powers Lincoln Financial Advisors Alan Rickert Centerpoint Advisory Services Howard Rothwell Stepp & Rothwell Mike Russell Ameriprise Financial Services,

Inc. Troy Rust AXA Advisors Page 12 Michael Searcy Searcy Financial Services Todd Shepherd Creative Planning Page 7 Timothy Shmidl Prism Financial Group Matthew Starkey KHC Wealth Management Kathy Stepp Stepp & Rothwell Brenna Stewart Creative Planning Page 7 Mitzi Swaffar MS Financial Resources Matthew Thompson Ameriprise Financial

Services, Inc. Darrell Tierney Windward Private Wealth

Management Jeffrey Tudas Summit Wealth Advisors Kelly Voitenko The Planned Approach Eli Ward Ameriprise Financial Services,

Inc. Page 10 Catherine Wear Ameriprise Financial

Services, Inc. Richard Witherspoon Lincoln Investment Richard Woody The Woody Financial Group Michael Wren Ameriprise Financial Services,

Inc.

Investments

Claude Aldridge Aldridge Cherra & Aldridge Financial Group

Dennis Bacon Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

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2012 Five Star Wealth Managers

P fe n Pierre Badertscher Security Financial Advisors Page 10

James Horlacher First Affirmative Financial Network

Randall Rhyner Smith Moore & Company Page 9

r o io l JonBakalarSmithMoore&Company Page 9

a r s a Stuart Berkley Financial Counselors Michael Bonomo Merrill Lynch P fes n JahnnieBrakeEdwardJones Gary Bussing The Mutual Fund Store Page 12 r o io TimCarlinEdwardJones Judith Case WealthSprings Page 12 ta r s DanielCherraVWealthManagement s Scott Connors V Wealth Management S P fe n MarkCookAmeripriseFinancialServices, Inc. e r o io CharlesCooperWellsFargoAdvisors,LLC Ethel Davis Paragon Capital Management

Brook Deaver Gateway Wealth Management

v ta r s DavidEnenbachEnenbach&Associates s Financial Consultants

Dwight Ensminger Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

S P fe MarkEveansMeritagePortfolio Management Page 12

Michael Farris BMF Investments

e r Scott D. Ferguson Morgan Stanley Smith o Barney iv ta r s RobertFischgrundCBIZRetirementPlan

Services

F S P fe BrettFloodBlueValleyInvestmentServices Roy Fortner The Retirement Planning Group

Erica Gabrick Edward Jones

e r J.C. Ganote Bank of Lee's Summit o David Garrison Capital Investment Management ? iv ta r LynnGarrisonLegacyWealthPartners

Matt Gazaway VALIC Financial Advisors

F S P Matthew Gelsheimer Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

David Imhoff Cornerstone Wealth Advisors

Randall Johnson HighPointe Financial Group

Daniel Jurgensen Edward Jones

Brian Kaufman Prairie Capital Management

Michael Kijowski Peoples Bank

Thomas King King Financial Group Page 12

George Koepp Edward Jones

John Kornitzer Kornitzer Capital Management

Jeff Lashley Lashley Wealth Management

Steven Lofquist RBC Wealth Management

John Ludwig Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Michael Lutz Legacy Financial Strategies

Paul Lutz HSMC Wealth Management

Frank Mall Equity Services

Peter Mallouk Creative Planning Page 7

Kelley Martin Martin Financial Group Page 8

Pete Martinez Insight Financial Services Page 5

Erica Massman Index Portfolio Solutions

Ray Matz Bankers & Investors

Michael McCaw Herwig McCaw & Associates/ Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Ryan McQueary Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

Mike Miner Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC

Tony Moeller Integrity Investment Advisors

Timothy Murphy Edward Jones

Andrew Muther Financial Counselors

Richard Myers Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Jennifer Nicholson Nicholson Capital Management

Richard Romey ETF Portfolio Partners Molly Rothove Creative Planning Page 7 Jonathan Sarver RBC Wealth Management David Scott Sunrise Advisors Steven Seiler Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Margo Shepard Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC

Page 9 Matthew Sibbing Edward Jones John Skinner Edward Jones Dianna L. Smith Morgan Stanley Smith

Barney Satu Stechschulte Financial Counselors Gerald Steffes Steffes Financial Frank Sterneck Sterneck Capital Management Frank Swyden Swyden Asset Management David Teasley Edward Jones Robert Thompson Morgan Stanley Smith

Barney Arthur Tichenor Tallgrass Advisors Michelle Trouve Danda Trouve Investment

Management Rocky Valentine Edward Jones David Vaughn The Mutual Fund Store Mark Vlasic McGladrey Page 12 Peter Vrooman RBC Wealth Management Chris Walden Heartland Capital Advisors Timothy Walla Walla Street Wealth

Management Carol Watts Edward Jones Ken Wells Walla Street Wealth Management Tom Wheeler Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC James Williams Creative Planning Page 7 Tom Wood Metcalf Bank Kurt Zlomke Edward Jones

Jared Gudenkauf Merrill Lynch

e r Randall Hallier Creative Planning

Ross Halsey Edward Jones

? iv ta r StephenHarrisonEdwardJones

George Harsh Cornerstone Financial Advisors

F S P Joe Hildebrand Lawing Financial

Craig Novorr Paragon Capital Management Brian Perott Financial Counselors Randal Pierson CommunityAmerica

Credit Union Page 12 Matthew Pomianek Edward Jones Mark Rabin Personal Financial Group

Taxation

Matthew Bellomo Davis & Bellomo

T. Teal Dakan BKD

John Taylor Taylor Accountancy Chartered Page 12

Bud Vick Cochran Head Vick & Company

Steve Hoover Wealth Partners

e r Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP?, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM and the federally registered CFP (with flame logo) 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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You have our attention.

e r At Insight Financial Services, our investment strategy starts with you. o That's right. Before we talk about investment strategies, we sit down and talk about you and what you want your money to become. A second ? iv ta r home. An education for your children or grandchildren. A trip around the world. A comfortable retirement.

We then place your dreams beside the realities of your assets and expenses, your risk tolerance and tax situation, and evaluate them on a practical timeline.

F S P Only then, once we know who you are, where you are and where you want to go, do we create and implement your investment strategies.

Because investing is a process not a product. Your investments deserve another look.

e r You don't invest or live in a vacuum. Your investments inhabit a universe of shifting markets, short-term goals and long-term dreams. At

Insight Financial, we look at the big picture.

? Fiv e Sta r Pr Advisory services offered through IFS Advisors, LLC (IFSA), a Registered Investment Advisor. IFSA and Insight Financial Services are separate and unrelated companies. ? iv ta FS 5-- Five Star award information:

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