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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Paul Wilson

Wealth Advisor
Comprehensive Wealth Management
7500 Hwy 55, Ste 125
Golden Valley, MN 55427
Office: 952-405-6000
Cell: 612-210-5892
wilson.paul@lpl.com
www.comprehensivewealthmanagement.net

Professional Approach

Paul has been serving in financial services since 1987 and active as a financial advisor since 1999, practicing with individuals and small businesses to help them work toward their financial goals. As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, he takes pride in understanding each person’s unique circumstances and developing personalized strategies to get results.

Paul graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in 1985 with a degree in political science. He moved to the Twin Cities in 1987 to work with The ELCA Board of Pensions, the pension and benefits arm of the largest American Lutheran church. After more than a decade of service at this nonprofit, he transitioned to working as a financial advisor, a natural outgrowth of his experience serving in financial services with a national church organization.

He is a lifelong learner who continues to educate himself in the ever-changing world of portfolio management and financial planning. He considers helping people and putting their interests first as the cornerstone of his excellence in his business.

Paul has lived in the Twin Cities for more than 30 years with his wife, Barb. They have two children, Josh and Hannah, son-in-law, Mike, and a precious granddaughter, Adeline, all also living in the Twin Cities. Paul has served the community is various ways, including stints on the local YMCA board, service at his local church, and Toastmasters. He currently has a special affinity for Hands of Freedom, which he supports on a regular basis as they provide help to children in India who are looking to build a better life for themselves.

This award was issued on 11/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 3/13/24 through 10/29/24. 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. 4789 Twin Cities-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 624 (13% of candidates) were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2024: 4,280, 637, 15%, 12/1/23, 3/13/23 - 9/29/23; 2023: 4,080, 633, 16%, 12/1/22, 3/14/22 - 10/18/22; 2022: 4544, 622, 14%, 12/1/21, 3/29/21 - 10/8/21; 2021: 4004, 630, 16%, 12/1/20, 3/30/20 - 10/23/20; 2020: 3606, 589, 16%, 12/1/19, 3/1/19 - 10/25/19; 2019: 3504, 671, 19%, 12/1/18, 3/23/18 - 10/23/18; 2018: 2622, 591, 23%, 12/1/17, 2/23/17 - 10/13/17; 2017: 2304, 836, 36%, 11/1/16, 2/25/16 - 10/14/16; 2016: 2083, 854, 41%, 11/1/15, 4/17/15 - 10/14/15; 2015: 2673, 825, 31%, 12/1/14, 4/17/14 - 10/14/14; 2014: 1931, 844, 44%, 12/1/13, 4/17/13 - 10/14/13; 2013: 2151, 863, 40%, 12/1/12, 4/17/12 - 10/14/12; 2012: 1256, 624, 50%, 11/1/11, 4/17/11 - 10/14/11.
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Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Investment Advice offered through Private Advisor Group, a registered investment advisor. Comprehensive Wealth Management and Private Advisor Group are separate entities from LPL Financial.

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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.