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Jump to Winners<\/a> | Jump to Methodology<\/a>\u00a0| View PDF<\/p>\n Masters at work<\/p>\n Sponsored by:<\/p>\n Against this backdrop, InvestmentNews\u2019 Top Financial Professionals 2026 proved themselves to be proactive. While clients wanted to see their assets growing, they wanted it done with sophistication, understanding, and foresight.<\/p>\n The 100 winning financial professionals were evaluated and ranked by weighted calculations of:<\/p>\n
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25 percent \u2013 AUM growth over the evaluation period
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In addition, the economies of scale offered by tech frees professionals and advisors\u2019 time for business development and operational targets, while these broader capabilities also attract more high-net-worth clients. And there\u2019s <\/a>been greater integration of active ETFs, with McKinsey estimating in a 2025 report<\/a> that \u201caround half of active ETF flows represent substitution from legacy vehicles \u2013 primarily mutual funds \u2013 while the remaining is driven by new demand for active strategies, sometimes at the expense of passive allocations\u201d that \u201caround half of active ETF flows represent substitution from legacy vehicles \u2013 primarily mutual funds \u2013 while the remaining is driven by new demand for active strategies, sometimes at the expense of passive allocations\u201d.<\/p>\n This is something Andrew Blake<\/a>, associate director of wealth management at Cerulli Associates, pinpoints.<\/p>\n \u201cTop advisors especially have really taken steps to educate themselves about alternative products that behave differently from traditional equity or fixed income products,\u201d he says. \u201cThose using certain alternative products may highlight their steady performance, particularly during broader market volatility.\u201d<\/p>\n And with all indexes on growth trends, many see valuations as elevated and markets as late in the cycle, which the best advisors are alert to.<\/p>\n \u201cIn this type of market, discipline, risk management, and thoughtful portfolio construction matter far more than blind participation because protecting capital is often the difference between a plan that works and one that doesn\u2019t,\u201d says\u00a0Terri McGray<\/a>, president of Longevity Capital Management LLC.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Jerry Davidse<\/a>, one of IN\u2019s Top Financial Professionals 2026, illustrates an investment approach built around disciplined planning, downside preparation, and long-term family wealth.<\/p>\n Presilium Private Wealth\u2019s CEO explains that in a highly volatile year, \u201cwe did a great job managing that volatility by having a plan in place for our clients ahead of time,\u201d which allowed the firm to be \u201cwell prepared to buy stocks during that decline\u201d in the April 2025 tariff-driven selloff rather than react emotionally. \u201cThe benefits to being our own RIA are we can do tax and estate planning and we can help clients with a lot more decisions than we previously could because, for most families, it\u2019s really not just about their investments\u201d AUM growth: 29% \u00a0<\/p>\n This discipline is anchored in Presilium\u2019s Investment Policy Statement, meaning portfolio shifts are rules-based rather than ad hoc, which drives rebalancing and a holistic philosophy that Davidse emphasizes is \u201creally not just about their investments [but] about a holistic, long-term financial plan\u201d spanning tax, estate, gifting, and multigenerational wealth transfer.<\/p>\n Another winner, Scott Van Den Berg, <\/a>president of Century Management, has boosted AUM. Roughly 15 percent<\/a> was driven by net new deposits, both from new client relationships and existing clients adding capital, and the remaining 85 percent was attributable to portfolio appreciation.<\/p>\n That performance was not the result of any single position or narrow sector bet. Rather, it reflected broad participation across portfolios, sectors, and individual holdings, with multiple strategies performing well and most exceeding their respective benchmarks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe manage portfolios that range from fully invested, more aggressive equity strategies, to moderate and moderately aggressive balanced allocations, to conservative, 100-percent fixed income portfolios \u2013 and all of these approaches contributed meaningfully during the year,\u201d he says. \u201cA distinguishing feature of our firm is that we do not use a model portfolio. That level of tailoring has been a significant driver of both performance alignment and client trust\u201d AUM growth: 8% \u00a0<\/p>\n In 2025, gold was the firm\u2019s strongest single contributor and typically represented 6\u201310 percent of client portfolios. Beyond that, performance contributions were well diversified across sectors including communications, technology, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy.<\/p>\n Van Den Berg adds, \u201cThe breadth of participation was a key strength \u2013 it was not a concentrated or narrow market experience for our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n The goal is not to forecast short-term market moves, but to understand what is being paid for a stream of future cash flows and whether that price provides an appropriate margin of safety. Importantly, Van Den Berg\u2019s definition of value incorporates both upside potential and downside risk.<\/p>\n He structures client money in different \u201cbuckets,\u201d so volatility in stocks doesn\u2019t derail near-term goals. Short-term money (next six months to two years) is invested conservatively, while longer-term money (five to 15 years) is invested for growth, \u201cirrespective of the fluctuation\u201d. This ensures that clients are \u201cnever in a position to have to sell stocks when they\u2019re temporarily down in a material way to support their living needs or whatever their liquidity event is\u201d.<\/p>\n Trevor Scotto<\/a>, another of IN\u2019s Top Financial Professionals 2026, has won the respect of clients with his e<\/a>nsemble model, a highly integrated tax and planning framework that he executes calmly and proactively especially in volatile markets. Business owners, successful retirees and tech professionals with significant stock concentrations are the groups his skills appeal to.<\/p>\n \u201cWe typically run tax projections. We might do that a couple of times a year, and that helps us identify if there are savings or strategies that might make sense. And then, on top of that, we do their tax returns,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Scotto explicitly distinguishes between generic tax planning and true, actionable tax advice that clients can implement immediately, while avoiding big tactical bets based on news events, and instead applies a disciplined playbook in drawdowns and volatility. \u201cThe majority of our new clients are joining specifically because they are not getting proactive planning nor tax planning. They feel like they are missing out on opportunities\u201d AUM growth: 34% \u00a0<\/p>\n When investment changes occur based on world events, Scotto, one of the co-founding partners at Fiduciary Financial Group, turns to Roth conversion planning. This integrated approach turns the firm\u2019s tax planning team into a key differentiator as clients see the immediate value of a portfolio managed with real-time understanding of their tax liability.<\/p>\n \u201cWe look at tax-loss harvesting and rebalancing, buying bonds or selling bonds and buying stocks at a discount. And if there\u2019s excess cash, we put that to work in a down market,\u201d he explains. \u201cIf we can do a tax redirection and we do a Roth conversion, the client can accurately see the full picture before making an informed decision.\u201d<\/p>\n The psychological aspect of a volatile 2025 was key for Thomas Ruggie, <\/a>CEO of Destiny Wealth Partners.<\/p>\n He says, \u201cI\u2019m not as worried about volatility itself. I\u2019m worried about the psychology of volatility for our clients. Our strategy does a fantastic job of managing that.\u201d<\/p>\n The aim is to prevent emotional decisions at the worst possible times.<\/p>\n He adds, \u201cThe goal is for our clients not to make irrational decisions at the two times people most often do: when things are going very well\u2026 and when things are going very poorly.\u201d \u201cWhen the market was down 20% in a couple of weeks, I had a lot of people asking, \u2018You must be getting a ton of phone calls.\u2019 But we don\u2019t, because we don\u2019t focus on day-to-day moves; we focus on a strategy\u201d AUM growth: 24% \u00a0<\/p>\n For his core wealth management clients ($1\u2013$5 million), Ruggie typically steers them into public securities, public equities in that pool, with some alternative investments mixed in.<\/p>\n The key differentiator is his firm\u2019s proprietary alternative fund that holds investments at qualified purchaser (QP) level as the underlying investments \u2013 hedge funds, private equity firms, and even direct investments that are only available to QPs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re giving our wealth management clients the opportunity to invest the same way higher-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals invest,\u201d says Ruggie.<\/p>\n For HNW and UHNW clients, they are heavy in the alternative investment world, and specifically on mid- to late-stage pre-IPO direct investments into private companies such as SpaceX, Anthropic, xAI, Databricks, Stripe, Anduril, Agility Robotics, and Crusoe. Ruggie emphasizes this as a major differentiator for clients.<\/p>\n \u201cThose are only available to QP clients, but we do include some of those in our accredited alternative investment fund.\u201d<\/p>\n The alternative fund has 60 percent in hedge funds, and 40 percent in private equity and direct investments. Over the last year, the firm\u2019s publicly traded portfolio almost doubled the S&P 500 and its alternative credit investments outperformed fixed income benchmarks. Offering these services has an impact on AUM.<\/p>\n \u201cWe surpassed $1 billion as a firm. To think we\u2019ve gone from $1 billion to now pushing $1.6 billion in just over two years is crazy to me, especially because it\u2019s all organic growth \u2013 no mergers or acquisitions,\u201d Ruggie says.<\/p>\n And he acknowledges that they are not aggressive marketers, implying the growth is largely client driven. One standout referral was for a nine-figure prospect, not in a rush to move her accounts, but continued contact on direct investment offerings stimulated interest and ultimately resulted in movement of the accounts.<\/p>\n \u201cI know I\u2019m biased, but our firm is a great firm, and we\u2019re not the best in the world at promoting ourselves or generating new business through deliberate marketing. Yet, because we are as good as we are, we still get a lot of business without really having to ask for it,\u201d Ruggie explains.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Clients are attracted by advisors and professionals who can offer a suite of services, and this is where firms can win more business.<\/p>\n Blake of Cerulli Associates says, \u201cIt\u2019s really crucial that top advisors at least have a solution they can recommend for the comprehensive financial picture regardless of whether they offer it in-house or through a partnership with someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n This is evident across the spectrum of IN\u2019s Top Financial Professionals 2026. Ruggie points to the relative ease of investment management today and emphasizes that doing other things to support the client\u2019s overall needs creates the value or the experience they\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you give me a $2 million, $10 million, or $100 million portfolio, how to invest and manage that, set expectations, and build a plan \u2013 I can do that in my sleep. It\u2019s everything else that really makes the difference,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Ruggie\u2019s services extend to philanthropy, tax and estate planning, business liquidity event planning, and more. His golden rule is a belief that everyone should spend the majority of their time doing the top three things they really want to be doing.<\/p>\n \u201cFor virtually all my clients, their top three does not include managing their investment portfolio or talking to their CPA and attorney,\u201d he says. \u201cIf I can take all that off their plate, they have more time to focus on what truly matters to them. That\u2019s where we create a lot of value.\u201d<\/p>\n Talking about the investment-only model for advisors and professionals, Scotto describes it as \u201cdying out quickly\u201d.<\/p>\n For his clients, who are mostly based in California, one of the firm\u2019s partners is an estate attorney affording the ability to offer in-house advice. The focus is on ensuring Scotto understands clients\u2019 financial situation inside and out, and then learning more about their goals, concerns, and what they want to accomplish.<\/p>\n \u201cIt honestly just comes down to asking the right questions and really having a genuine interest in the clients,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n Fellow winner Davidse is determined not to create a \u201ctransactional\u201d dynamic, hence opting to become a fee-only RIA. He publishes weekly videos and white papers to keep clients updated, along with using YouTube to educate and attract potential clients.<\/p>\n \u201cWe do quarterly meetings with each client where we\u2019ll go through their financial plan, go through the performance of their accounts, and then talk about things that are more specific to them,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n Van Den Berg ties comprehensive planning to life stages. For younger clients, he recommends a five-to-seven-year plan focused on getting \u201cdirectionally correct\u201d on debt, housing, family and basic savings, rather than fixating on retirement 40 years away. He then highlights a second major checkpoint \u201cfive years before retirement\u201d to stress test for premature death, long-term-care needs, layoffs, and other shocks in the clients’\u00a0peak earning years.<\/p>\n In retirement, he recommends continued reviews to ensure clients can fund bucket-list goals before their health and energy decline, noting that even very healthy clients in their early 80s often have \u201ca little less energy, maybe some cognitive declines,\u201d making it harder to enjoy those plans if they weren\u2019t frontloaded.<\/p>\n Van Den Berg sees his job as knowing when to take \u201ca deeper dive\u201d and matching clients with the right professional, while he integrates their recommendations back into the overall plan.<\/p>\n For potential clients, he encourages them to interview advisors, evaluate experience, and understand the deliverables before committing, again reinforcing transparency as part of his trust building.<\/p>\n On retention, Van Den Berg sees how strong relationships form once it\u2019s clear he understands all the moving parts of a client\u2019s situation. \u201cWhether you have to deliver good news or unfavorable news, as long as you\u2019re straight with people, the returns become a little less important as far as the percentage return, because there\u2019s more value placed on the relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n Advancements in tech have enabled a closer relationship as advisors can model real numbers and scenarios in a way clients understand. This elevates the value to illustrate and interpret complexity and guide long-term strategies. The marketplace now recognizes comprehensive planning as the hallmark of a truly high-performing advisor.<\/p>\n As investors become more informed, many are looking for the same type of clarity they expect from other professional relationships, such as with their physicians or attorneys, where the expectation is that guidance is aligned with their best interest throughout the engagement.<\/p>\n McGray adds, \u201cWhat\u2019s changing now is that clients are no longer viewing this as a premium service. They want coordination between their investments, retirement income strategy, tax considerations, healthcare planning, and long-term goals. They want their portfolio and their financial plan working in concert, not in isolation.\u201d<\/p>\n About the sponsor\u00a0<\/p>\n Wealth.com\u00a0is the\u202findustry\u2019s\u202fleading estate and tax planning platform, empowering thousands of wealth management firms to modernize how\u202fplanning guidance is delivered\u202fto clients. Purpose-built for financial institutions, Wealth.com is the only tech-led, end-to-end platform that enables firms to scale estate and tax planning with efficiency, consistency, and measurable client impact.\u00a0<\/p>\n Trusted by some of the\u202flargest\u202fnames in finance, Wealth.com combines proprietary AI, enterprise-grade security, and deep legal and tax\u00a0expertise\u00a0to support the full spectrum of client needs\u00a0\u2013\u00a0from foundational estate plans to advanced estate and tax analysis and reporting.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wealth.com has\u202fbeen widely recognized\u202ffor innovation and leadership in estate planning technology. It has received\u00a0multiple industry awards and\u00a0holds\u00a0the #1 estate planning market share in the 2025 Kitces\u00a0AdvisorTech\u00a0Study.\u00a0<\/p>\n Top Financial Professionals in the US<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Top Financial Professionals in the USA – by rank
\u00a0<\/p>\n Methodology and award disclosure<\/p>\n To compile the third annual Top Financial Professionals (previously Top Advisors) list, InvestmentNews opened a public nomination process for eligible financial professionals. Nominations were accepted from advisors, colleagues, industry professionals, and clients. Only professionals who were formally nominated were considered for the 2026 list. All nominee information was required to be reviewed and verified by each professional\u2019s compliance department before it was accepted into the evaluation process.<\/p>\n A total of 394 nominations were received, and 100 professionals were ultimately selected as recipients of the 2026 Top Financial Professionals recognition.<\/p>\n Evaluation criteria and scoring<\/p>\n Professionals were evaluated solely on quantifiable business metrics covering the period from August 2024 through August 2025. The ranking was based on the following weighted calculations:<\/p>\n
50% \u2013 total 2025 AUM
25% \u2013 AUM growth over the evaluation period
25% \u2013 client growth over the evaluation period<\/p>\n
What the award measures<\/p>\n This recognition is based only on the business metrics listed above: AUM, AUM growth, and client growth.<\/p>\n What the award does not measure<\/p>\n To comply with SEC advertising and anti-fraud rules, InvestmentNews confirms that the 2026 Top Financial Professionals list is not based on:<\/p>\n
investment performance or portfolio returns
client experience, testimonials, or satisfaction
qualitative factors such as leadership, service quality, or professional reputation
any criteria not expressly stated in the methodology<\/p>\n
No fees are required to be nominated or considered for this recognition. Some professionals may choose to purchase optional promotional or marketing packages from InvestmentNews after being selected. Such purchases do not influence the methodology, scoring, or selection in any way.<\/p>\n The\u00a0InvestmentNews\u00a0Top Financial Professionals report is proudly sponsored by Wealth.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Jump to Winners | Jump to Methodology\u00a0| View PDF Masters at work Sponsored by: Simply making money…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":305130,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[138,246,111,139,69,244,245],"class_list":["post-305129","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-personal-finance","tag-business","tag-finance","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-personal-finance","tag-personalfinance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305129","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=305129"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/305129\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=305129"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=305129"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=305129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kall_639065238168353320.png\")
<\/a>Simply making money over the course of 2025 wasn\u2019t the challenge. The S&P 500 rose 16 percent, capping the best three-year return since the dotcom boom, while the Nasdaq Composite did even better with an annual return of 20 percent. It was a similar story across the other indexes. Handling the volatility was the true test.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kall_639062397801325522.jpg\")
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\nJerry DavidsePresilium Private Wealth<\/p>\n
\nClient growth: 21%<\/p>\n
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\n\tTiras Wealth Management
\n\t7. Kenneth Smith\u00a0
\n\tEmpirical Wealth Management
\n\t8. David K. Mabie
\n\tChicago Capital LLC
\n\t9. Myles Zueger\u00a0
\n\tAdams Wealth Partners
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\n\tPerigon Wealth Management
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\n\tBurton Enright Welch
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\n\tPension & Wealth Management Advisors LLC
\n\t16. Veronica Karas
\n\tCAPTRUST Lake Success
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\n\t17. Stephan Q. Cassaday
\n\tCassaday & Company Inc.
\n\t18. Richard McWhorter
\n\tSRM Private Wealth (part of Summit Financial)
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\n\tSEIA: Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC
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\n\t22. Carl J. Zuckerberg
\n\tRZH Advisors
\n\t23. Daniel Tacktill
\n\tWealthpointe Group
\n\tOppenheimer & Co.
\n\t24. Sam Huszczo, CFA\u00ae, CFP\u00ae
\n\tSGH Wealth Management
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\n\t(tie) 25. Lily Ku
\n\tLily Ku, CFP(R), MBA\u00a0
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t27. Todd Knickerbocker
\n\tStonebrook Private
\n\t28. Linda Cook
\n\tGilbert & Cook
\n\t29. Hatem Dhiab
\n\tGerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management
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\n\t31. Zachary Bainter
\n\tGerber Kawasaki Wealth and Investment Management
\n\t32. Kenneth Durfee
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t33. Timothy J. Ralph
\n\tMerit Financial Advisors
\n\t34. Lawrence Glazer
\n\tMayflower Advisors
\n\t(tie) 35. Neal McGrath
\n\tCarson Wealth Pittsburgh
\n\tCarson Wealth
\n\t(tie) 35. Robyn Jameson
\n\tMerit Financial Advisors
\n\t(tie) 35. Timothy P. McGrath
\n\tRiverpoint Wealth Management
\n\t38. Maura Schauss
\n\tWashington Wealth Team \u00a0
\n\tWealth Enhancement
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\n\t41. Charles E. Norwood
\n\tDouble Oak Wealth Management Group
\n\tMorgan Stanley
\n\t42. Christopher Mattern
\n\tNew York Grand Central Office
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t(tie) 43. Bill Kumm\u00a0
\n\tFinancial Independence
\n\tFinancial Independence LLC
\n\t(tie) 43. Emily Boothroyd
\n\tMerit Financial Advisors
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\n\t46. Samuel Waltman
\n\tKayne Anderson Rudnick
\n\t(tie) 47. Beth Rosenwald
\n\tRosenwald Private Wealth
\n\tRBC Wealth Management
\n\t(tie) 47. Gautam Muthusamy
\n\tArcadia Capital
\n\tRaymond James
\n\t(tie) 47. Ken Schapiro
\n\tCondor Capital Wealth Management
\n\t(tie) 47. Ryan Marshall
\n\tNew York Grand Central
\n\tWealth Enhancement
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\n\t52. Darrell Pennington
\n\tPennington Wealth Management
\n\tAmeriprise Financial
\n\t53. Joseph W. Spada, CFP\u00ae
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t54. Justin Prescott Harris
\n\tCassaday & Company Inc.
\n\t55. Renae Ransdell
\n\tDiversified LLC – Northampton\u00a0
\n\tDiversified LLC
\n\t56. John LeRoy
\n\tLeRoy Wealth Management Group
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t57. Christopher Stappas
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t58. Kristin Bartlow
\n\tBartlow Team
\n\tJourney Strategic Wealth
\n\t59. Christopher Krell
\n\tCassaday & Company Inc.
\n\t60. Carolyn Taylor\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\tWeatherly Asset Management LP
\n\t(tie) 61. Ari Baum
\n\tEndurance Wealth Partners
\n\t(tie) 61. Chris Vizzi
\n\tSouth Coast Investment Advisors
\n\tIndependent Financial Group LLC
\n\t63. Michelle Marquez
\n\tMarquez Private Wealth Management\u00a0
\n\tRaymond James
\n\t64. Lawrence M. Bell III
\n\tLarry Bell
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t(tie) 65. Arthur Ambarik
\n\tPerigon West
\n\tPerigon Wealth Management
\n\t(tie) 65. Gregory Guenther
\n\tGRANTvest Financial Group
\n\t67. Patrick M. Doherty
\n\tThe Doherty Team\u00a0
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t68. Christopher Young
\n\tCassaday & Company Inc.
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\n\t70. Brian Kuhn
\n\tKuhn Team
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t71. Emily Rassam
\n\tArcher Investment Management
\n\t72. Brad Campbell
\n\tThe Integra Team\u00a0
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t73. Jeremy Runnels
\n\tCerity Partners, San Diego
\n\tCerity Partners
\n\t74. Stephen Craffen
\n\tAtlas Team
\n\tWealth Enhancement
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\n\t(tie) 75. Nicholas Harris
\n\tCassaday & Company Inc.
\n\t(tie) 75. Tiffany Rosetti\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\tSandy Springs Team
\n\tWealth Enhancement
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\n\t79. Gregory Fortier
\n\tBoston Bay Advisors Team\u00a0
\n\tCentinel Financial
\n\t(tie) 80. Andrew Fentress
\n\tLynch Group
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t(tie) 80. Howard Lashner
\n\tLashner Financial Group
\n\tPrimerica
\n\t82. Dave Alison
\n\tAlison Wealth Management
\n\tProsperity Capital Advisors
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\n\t84. Nate Cope
\n\tDWT Wealth
\n\t(tie) 85. Brian Snerson
\n\tEssex Wealth Management
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t(tie) 85. William Clegg
\n\tKyros Private Wealth
\n\tSummit Financial
\n\t87. Todd Youngdahl
\n\tWashington Wealth Team
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t88. Amir Monsefi\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\tAIRE Advisors LLC
\n\t(tie) 89. Alex Karkeek
\n\tCassaday & Company Inc.
\n\t(tie) 89. Blaine Malcolm
\n\tMerit Financial Advisors
\n\t91. Barry A. Krumwiede
\n\tLPL Financial
\n\tGenesis Wealth\u00a0
\n\t92. Michael Smalley
\n\tMerit Financial Advisors
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\n\t(tie) 93. Matthew Parenti
\n\tPrivate Vista
\n\tHightower Advisors
\n\t95. Laura Gilman
\n\tGilman-Waltzer Team\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\tWealth Enhancement
\n\t96. Tamar Mogilski
\n\tThe Legacy Group
\n\tWealth Enhancement
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\n\t(tie) 97. Scott Meyer
\n\tMerit Financial Advisors
\n\t(tie) 97. Stephanie Ford
\n\tFord Team
\n\tWealth Enhancement
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