Five Star award winner Robert Schmansky

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AWARDS

Five Star Wealth Manager award winner 2017-2024
2015 InvestmentNews Top 40 Under 40
2013 PlanPlus Global Financial Planning Awards finalist
Blogger for Forbes and other publications

Robert Schmansky, CFP®, has over a decade of experience helping individuals and families meet their financial goals and overcome money concerns, beginning his career managing the portfolios and tax plans of senior corporate executives. He subsequently worked as an investment advisor for one of the nation's largest independent investment management firms before founding Clear Financial Advisors.

Rob is frequently quoted in the media, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNBC, ABC News, SmartMoney, CNN Money, Reuters, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, Chicago Tribune, Dow Jones Newswires, MarketWatch, National Public Radio, and other publications.

Rob earned a B.S. in human ecology with family resource management specialization and an M.A. in economics. He is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, an Enrolled Agent (EA), and is a licensed Life Insurance Counselor in the State of Michigan.

Rob has been an adjunct instructor of global economics and the required courses for candidates to sit for the CFP® exam. He has contributed to the retirement planning knowledge requirements for those seeking international CFP® certification under the Financial Planning Standards Board. In 2014 he was selected by CFP® Board to serve as a CFP® Board Ambassador to promote the value of financial planning and CFP® certification among the media and public. In 2015 he was chosen by InvestmentNews as a top national talent in the financial advice industry.

Rob has been a contributing writer to US News & World Report The Smarter Investor Blog, NAPFA's Fee-Only Planner Blog at Forbes and FPA's All Things Financial Planning Blog, as well as other publications; an investment expert for FiLife, a former Dow Jones/IAC joint Internet venture; and a Featured Contributor for Yahoo! Finance.

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This award was issued on 5/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 9/5/23 through 2/29/24. 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. 3651 Detroit-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 278 (8% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2023: 3,550, 312, 8.7%, 5/1/23, 9/5/22 - 3/3/23; 2022: 3273, 304, 9%, 5/1/22, 9/3/21 - 3/11/22; 2021: 3260, 274, 8%, 5/1/21, 8/10/20 - 3/19/21; 2020: 3105, 284, 9%, 5/1/20, 8/1/19 - 3/20/20; 2019: 2987, 347, 12%, 5/1/19, 8/21/18 - 3/19/19; 2018: 3069, 322, 10%, 5/1/18, 8/30/17 - 3/19/18; 2017: 1836, 356, 19%, 5/1/17, 8/24/16 - 2/24/17; 2016: 1961, 630, 32%, 4/1/16, 10/22/15 - 3/9/16; 2015: 2238, 627, 28%, 5/1/15, 10/22/14 - 3/9/15; 2014: 3448, 658, 19%, 5/1/14, 10/22/13 - 3/9/14; 2013: 2762, 749, 27%, 5/1/13, 10/22/12 - 3/9/13; 2012: 2658, 745, 28%, 5/1/12, 10/22/11 - 3/9/12.

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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.