<p>The 2022 &quot;Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors &amp; Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State&quot; award was announced August 2022. Data as of 3/31/2022. SHOOK considered advisors born in 1983 or later with a minimum 4 years as an advisor. Advisors have: built their own practices and lead their teams; joined teams and are viewed as future leadership; or a combination of both. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures: telephone and in-person interviews to measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, such as: 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. SHOOK&rsquo;s research and rankings provide opinions intended to help investors choose the right financial advisor and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client&rsquo;s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. For more information, please see&nbsp;www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC. 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>The 2023 &quot;Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors &amp; Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State&quot; award was announced August 2023. Data as of 3/31/2023. SHOOK considered advisors born in 1984 or later with a minimum 4 years as an advisor. Advisors have: built their own practices and lead their teams; joined teams and are viewed as future leadership; or a combination of both. Ranking algorithm is based on qualitative measures: telephone and in-person interviews to measure best practices, client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, such as: 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. SHOOK&rsquo;s research and rankings provide opinions intended to help investors choose the right financial advisor and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client&rsquo;s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receive compensation in exchange for placement on the ranking. For more information, please see&nbsp;www.SHOOKresearch.com. SHOOK is a registered trademark of SHOOK Research, LLC. 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>The 2025 AdvisorHub &ldquo;Advisors to Watch&rdquo; award was announced June 2025. Data as of 12/31/2023 and 12/31/2024 was provided and considered for this award. The ranking recognizes advisors across the country for their quality of practice, professionalism, character and community involvement. Criteria considered included: assets under management, production/revenue and team size. 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 award is not indicative of this financial advisor&rsquo;s future performance.</p>

<p>The 2025 Forbes &ldquo;Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State&rdquo; award was announced August 2025. Data as of 3/31/2025. Forbes/SHOOK considered advisors born in 1985 or later with a minimum 4 years&rsquo; experience. Ranking is based on telephone and in-person interviews, professional credentials, advisor&rsquo;s compliance records, firm recognition, and assets under management. Investment performance was not considered; and this ranking is not indicative of future advisor performance or 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 not evaluate the quality of services provided to clients.&nbsp;&nbsp; For more information, visit&nbsp;www.SHOOKresearch.com.</p>

<p>The 2026 Forbes &quot;Best-In-State Wealth Advisors&quot; award was announced April 2026. Data as of 6/30/2025. The award is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes advisor&#39;s best practices, client retention, industry experience, compliance records; and quantitative criteria, including assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance was not an award criterion. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client&#39;s experience. 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. For more information go to: www.SHOOKresearch.com.</p>