Matt Cohen Recognized in the Wealth Managers Under 40 Issue of Fortune Magazine March 2023

Matt Cohen appeared in the Wealth Managers Under 40* special section of the February/March 2023 issue of Fortune magazine as a Five Star Wealth Manager winner.

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*Five Star Professional: Five Star Wealth Managers Under 40 in Fortune Magazine
Five Star winners do not pay to win or to be considered for the award. Professionals showing up in Featured Results, however, may have paid a fee to appear there. This award was issued on 10/17/2022 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 1/10/2022 through 8/26/2022. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 2,597 Washington, D.C. - wealth managers were considered for the award; 159 (2% of candidates) were named 2022 Five Star Wealth Managers. 2021: 2,091 considered, 121 winners (6%); 2020: 2,535 considered, 115 winners (5%); 2019: 1,956 considered, 122 winners (6%); 2018: 1,975 considered, 100 winners (5%); 2017: 1,417 considered, 106 winners (7%); 2016: 1,665 considered, 208 winners (12%); 2015: 1,837 considered, 227 winners (12%); 2012: 449 considered, 97 winners (22%). Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, 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 settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP’s consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP’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; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. 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. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The 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 clients’ 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 FSP 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 FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.