How We Invest

Your portfolio will be singular in execution and informed by conversations early in our process. In general, however, we look to invest your assets in holdings that meet a broad range of criteria, including:

The Platinum Council distinction is held by a select group of Financial Advisors within Wells Fargo Advisors as measured by one or more of the following: completion of educational components, business production from the previous year, and professionalism. Additional consideration may have included best practices and team structure. Platinum Council levels are based on the previous calendar year’s gross revenue and are defined as follows: Diamond – Top 25 Financial Advisors, Ruby – Top 2% (including Diamond recipients), Emerald – Next 5%, Sapphire – Next 8%, Pearl – Best Practice Adopters with a minimum production $750k.


2024 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2024; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2022 - Sept. 2023 (Source: Barrons.com). 2023 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2023; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2021 - Sept. 2022. 2022 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2022; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2020 - Sept. 2021. 2021 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2021; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2019 - Sept. 2020. 2020 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2021; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2018.- Sept. 2019. 2019 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2019; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2017 - Sept. 2018. 2018 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2018; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2016 - Sept. 2017. 2017 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2017; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2015 - Sept. 2016. 2016 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded March 2016; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2014 - Sept. 2015. 2015 Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors: Awarded February 2015; Data Compiled by Barron's based on the time period from Oct. 2013 - Sept. 2014. The Barron’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors ratings are based on the previous year’s assets under management, revenue generated for the advisors’ firms, and the quality of the advisors’ practices. Investment performance isn’t an explicit factor because clients have varied goals and risk tolerances. 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.

2024 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/22-6/30/23. (Source: Forbes.com). 2023 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/21-6/30/22. 2022 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded April 2022; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/20-6/30/21. 2021 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2021; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/19-6/30/20. 2020 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded January 2020; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/18-6/30/19. 2019 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2019; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/17-6/30/18. 2018 Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2018; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 6/30/16-6/30/17. The Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.

2024 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2024; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 9/30/22 - 9/30/23 (Source: Forbes.com). 2023 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2023; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 9/30/21 - 9/30/22. 2022 Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors: Awarded February 2022; Data compiled by SHOOK Research LLC based on the time period from 9/30/20 - 9/30/21. The Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors rating algorithm is based on the previous year’s industry experience, interviews, compliance records, assets under management, revenue and other criteria by SHOOK Research, LLC. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria.

2024 AdvisorHub Advisors to Watch: Awarded June 2024; Data compiled by AdvisorHub based on the time period from 12/31/22 - 12/31/23 (Source: AdvisorHub).  The AdvisorHub 2024 Advisors to Watch (A2W) rating produced by AdvisorsHub is based on industry experience, assets under management, revenue, growth, compliance records, professionalism, and other criteria. Investment performance is not a criterion. Self-completed survey was used for rating. The rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and is based solely on the disclosed criteria. A2W winners are then ranked into subcategories based on scale, growth and professionalism with each winner being ranked into only one subcategory. The 150 Advisors over $1Bil ranking is a subcategory of the AdvisorHub 2024 Advisors to Watch rating and does not denote an additional rating. 1987 wealth managers were considered for the rating; 1000 (50.3% percent of candidates) were named 2024 AdvisorHub Advisors to Watch.