Five Star Award Winner Planning Solutions Group 2016 | Page 3

© 2016 Five Star Professional Planning Solutions Group, LLC FIVE-YEAR WINNER Thirty-Member Firm With More Than 150 Years of Industry Experience Left to right: Seated: Three-year winner Joe Breslin, CFP®; four-year winner Don Hannahs, CFP®; two-year winners Chris Dionot and Chris Thomas, CFP® Standing: 2013 winner Jon Giordani, CIO; four-year winner Robert Carson; three-year winner Scott Gomsak; five-year winner Tim Kvech; three-year winner Neal Seagle; four-year winner Jon Wienecke, CFP®; two-year winner Brian Kuhn, CFP® • Credentials: CFA®, CMFC®, MBA, J.D.*, AIF®, CRPC®, CLU®, CLTC, QPFC (*licensed, not practicing) • Asset management, retirement and estate planning, business succession and retirement planning consulting • Family office Planning Solutions Group is a holistic, fee-based financial planning firm. Our innovative solutions are the result of a collaborative approach; we coordinate with our clients’ existing advisors and review their financial outlook to design a comprehensive plan to fit their needs. Our process, which we call The Family Wealth Continuum™, is unique because we make recommendations based on all aspects of our clients’ lives. Our talented team of professionals considers legal, accounting and financial perspectives to offer a cross-disciplinary approach to planning. 8161 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Suite 400 | Fulton, MD 20759 Office: 301-543-6000 | Toll-free: 888-740-3501 [email protected] | www.psgplanning.com Securities offered through Triad Advisors, Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory Services offered through Planning Solutions Group, LLC. Planning Solutions Group, LLC is not affiliated with Triad Advisors. Exceeding Expectations in Wealth Management Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Once awarded, wealth managers may opt to purchase additional profile ad space or related award promotional products (including this item). The award methodology does not evaluate the quality of services provided. Award winner seen in The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Active as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not: A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. 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. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client’s experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint filed with a regulatory authority; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy; E. 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. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profile ad space or promotional products. The Five Star 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 client’s 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 Five Star Professional 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 Five Star Professional in the future. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fivestarprofessional.com. 1,215 Baltimore wealth managers were considered for the award; 356 (30 percent of candidates) were named 2016 Five Star Wealth Managers.