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The Advisory Group periodically submits factual data to organizations that conduct advisor rankings. If a ranking date is not that of the current year, that is generally due to our system of rotation data submissions, we do not submit data to all organizations yearly. The Advisory Group does not submit data to organizations that require payment to be included in rankings, or require the advisor to a member or client of the ranking organization. In some but not all cases, The Advisory may pay for rights to utilize the logo of a ranking. Where the ranking is regional rather than national in scope, the region will be referenced. Many rankings are primarily based on the size of assets under management, and do not represent a comprehensive or qualitative assessment of the advisor’s work.
Third-party rankings and recognitions are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance results. These rankings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client nor are they representative of any one client’s evaluation. The best resource to evaluate an advisor may be to ask for references. Not all advisors utilize the same level of ethics when submitting data or publicizing rankings and awards. To help you evaluate the relevance of advisor industry rankings and awards, please also review this SEC Investor Bulletin: https://www.sec.gov/oiea/investor-alerts-and-bulletins/ib_professionalhonors
Financial Advisor’s (FA) RIA survey is a ranking based on assets under management at year end of independent RIA firms that file their own ADV with the SEC. FA’s RIA ranking orders firms from largest to smallest, based on AUM reported to them by firms that voluntarily complete and submit FA’s survey by their deadline. Financial Advisor does its best to verify AUM by reviewing ADV forms. To be eligible for the ranking, firms must be independent registered investment advisors and file their own ADV statement with the SEC and provide financial planning and related services to individual clients. Firms must have at least $500 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2020 to be included in the print edition of Financial Advisor Magazine’s 2021 RIA survey. Firms are invited to participate but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Investor experience and returns are not considered.
The San Francisco Business Times Top Wealth Management Firms in the Bay Area is produced annually by the San Francisco Business Times (April, 2021). The listing reflects wealth managers with Bay Area offices assets under management for individual clients with separate or individually managed accounts, referring to individual clients only – not institutional. The largest 25 wealth managers who applied made the list. Firms elect to participate but do not pay to be included in the ranking. Investor experience and returns are not considered.