This award was issued on 10/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 1/9/24 through 8/9/24. 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. 6273 Chicago-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 400 (6% 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: 5,549, 405, 7%, 10/1/23, 1/9/23 - 7/31/23; 2022: 4912, 384, 8%, 10/1/22, 1/24/22 - 7/29/22; 2021: 5635, 386, 7%, 10/1/21, 12/28/20 - 8/6/21; 2020: 4636, 356, 8%, 10/1/20, 1/6/20 - 8/7/20; 2019: 5430, 429, 8%, 10/1/19, 1/7/19 - 8/9/19; 2018: 5449, 435, 8%, 10/1/18, 1/12/18 - 8/17/18; 2017: 3781, 438, 12%, 10/1/17, 12/16/16 - 8/3/17; 2016: 3411, 726, 22%, 9/1/16, 2/26/16 - 8/19/16; 2015: 5833, 716, 12%, 10/1/15, 2/4/15 - 8/3/15; 2014: 8161, 744, 9%, 10/1/14, 2/4/13 - 8/3/13; 2013: 3998, 772, 19%, 10/1/13, 2/4/12 - 8/3/12; 2012: 2970, 780, 26%, 10/1/12, 2/4/11 - 8/3/11.
IntentGen Financial Partners received a 2023 and 2024 Inc. Best Workplaces award. The award is based on and determined by calculating engagement scores and benefits scores for thousands of applicants. Employees at each company completed a 37-item questionnaire using a six-point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree), and the raw data was converted to a score that was indexed to a 100-point scale. Each company was also scored on whether it offers 30-plus benefits and perks, from health insurance to paternity leave. To make Inc.’s Best Workplaces list, companies had to meet a minimum cutoff on both employee engagement and benefits and perks. No fee was paid by IntentGen Financial Partners or Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC., to Inc. in exchange for inclusion in the award. There are no other material relationships between Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC., including IntentGen Financial Partners and Inc. The award is not related to the quality of investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. Please note that this is not an indication of any client's experience or an indication of Thrivent Advisor Network, LLC's future performance.
On August 21, 2023, IntentGen Financial Planners received a 2023 Charitable Champions from the Invest in Others' Year Award. The Invest in Others Award program recognizes the charitable work?of financial advisors in communities across the country and around the world. The Invest in Others Charitable Champions list of ten winners recognizes financial advisory firms that give back to their communities by promoting a culture of philanthropy amongst their financial advisors and employees. Applications are evaluated blindly by a panel of financial advisors based on criteria including leadership & culture, events & activities, incentives, contributions, and impact on a nonprofit and the community it serves. More information can be found at https://www.investinothers.org/charitable-champions/. No fee was paid by IntentGen Financial Planners or Thrivent to Invest in Others in exchange for inclusion in the award, however, Thrivent did sponsor the award event and paid a fee to utilize certain marketing assets to promote inclusion in the award. There are no other material relationships between Thrivent including IntentGen Financial Planners and Invest in Others. The Award is not related to the quality of investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. Please note that this is not an indication of any client’s experience or an indication of Thrivent’s future performance.
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.
