The Brinton Dingle Vaughan Wealth Management Group

<p>In 2017, the Barron&rsquo;s Top 1200 Financial Advisors Award is based on the following criteria: The individual is credentialed as a FINRA registered representative, assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory and compliance record. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor&rsquo;s future performance.</p>

<p>In 2017, the Financial Times Top 400 Award was based on information gathered regarding 1,500 financial advisors, of which 26% received the award. This represents less than 1% of all financial advisors registered with FINRA in 2017. The award is based on the following criteria: The individual is a FINRA registered representative, assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, experience and professional designations. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of this advisor&rsquo;s future performance. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award.</p>

<p>Source: Forbes.com America&rsquo;s Top Wealth Advisors: State-By-State ranking was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and profitability. For more information: www.SHOOKresearch.com. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of this advisor&rsquo;s future performance. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award.</p>

<p>The Financial Times 400 Top Financial Advisors is an independent listing produced annually by the Financial Times (April 2019). The FT 400 is based on data gathered from advisors, broker-dealer home offices, regulatory disclosures, and the FT&rsquo;s research. The listing reflects each advisor&rsquo;s status in six primary areas: assets under management (AUM), asset growth, compliance record, experience, credentials and online accessibility. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of this advisor&rsquo;s future performance. Neither the brokerages nor the advisors pay a fee to the Financial Times in exchange for inclusion in the FT 400.</p>

<p>Source: Forbes.com (2020) America&rsquo;s Top Wealth Advisors: State-By-State ranking was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone&nbsp;due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and&nbsp;quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and profitability. For more information: www.SHOOKresearch.com.&nbsp;This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of this advisor&rsquo;s future performance. The financial advisor does&nbsp;not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award.</p>

<p>The <em>Financial Times</em> 400 Top Financial Advisors is an independent listing produced annually by the Financial Times (April 2020). The FT 400 is based&nbsp;on data gathered from advisors, broker-dealer home offices, regulatory disclosures, and the FT&rsquo;s research. The listing reflects each advisor&rsquo;s status in six&nbsp;primary areas: assets under management (AUM), asset growth, compliance record, experience, credentials and online accessibility. This award does not&nbsp;evaluate the quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of this advisor&rsquo;s future performance. Neither the brokerages nor the advisors pay a&nbsp;fee to the Financial Times in exchange for inclusion in the FT 400.</p>

<p>Source: Forbes.com (July, 2020). SHOOK considered advisors born in 1981 or later with a minimum 4 years as an advisor. Advisors have: built their own&nbsp;practices and lead their teams; joined teams and are viewed as future leadership; or a combination of both. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative&nbsp;measures: telephone and in-person interviews, client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and&nbsp;quantitative criteria, such as: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client&nbsp;objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC,&nbsp;which does not receive compensation from the advisors or their firms in exchange for placement on a ranking, and are not indicative of future performance&nbsp;or representative of any one client&rsquo;s experience. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does&nbsp;not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor&rsquo;s future performance. For more information see&nbsp;www.SHOOKresearch.com.</p>

<p>2021 - Financial Planning Top 40 Regional Advisors Under 40:&nbsp;F<span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span arial="" style="font-family:">inancial Planning annually ranks the industry&rsquo;s top producers under 40. Nominations were received from advisors and managers and ranked according to production totals. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of the advisor&rsquo;s future performance. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award.</span></span></p>

<p>Source: Forbes.com (January 2021). Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors ranking was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client&rsquo;s experience. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor&rsquo;s future performance. For more information: www.SHOOKresearch.com.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span arial="" style="font-family:">(2021). The Barron&rsquo;s &ldquo;Top 1,200 Financial Advisors&rdquo; award is based on the following criteria: The individual is credentialed as a FINRA registered representative, assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory and compliance record. The financial advisor does not pay a fee to be considered for or to receive this award. This award does not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients. This is not indicative of this financial advisor&rsquo;s future performance.</span></span></p>