Five Star award winner Christopher Oxenham, ChFC®

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Christopher Oxenham, ChFC^®

Wealth Manager

Oxenham Financial

3881 Ten Oaks Rd Ste 2E

Glenelg, MD 21737

Office: 410-423-4482

Cell: 443-668-2047

chris@oxenhamfinancial.com
www.oxenhamfinancial.com

Professional Approach

Chris believes long-term client relationships are built on trust and consistent communication. By offering customized investment models, focusing on the client, and utilizing top technologies, Chris works with dedication to help his clients pursue their financial goals.

A graduate of the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, Chris is a Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®). This professional designation indicates a financial advisor has completed extensive coursework in wealth management, insurance, financial planning, estate planning, and income taxation. Chris holds his Series 66 and Series 7.

Chris began building his practice at Mass Mutual in 2007 before moving to his present broker-dealer, Securities America, in 2011. Chris oversees the managed asset programs and customized financial plans for Oxenham Financial. He believes that focusing on transparency and bottom-line results are key for clients and something that is lacking in this industry.

In 2015, Chris was appointed to the Howard County Housing Commission by the Howard County Executive. Chris has served on the Marketing Committee of the Howard County Economic Development Authority, the Turf Valley Men’s Golf Association board, and the Trinity School Board of Trustees, and is currently a member of the Young Professionals of Howard County and the Howard County Professional Alliance.

In 2018, Chris was named a Five Star Wealth Manager and was featured in both Baltimore Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. This award recognizes top wealth advisors in the United States, and measures several important indicators including client satisfaction and industry achievement.

Chris resides in western Howard County with his wife, Nicole, daughter, Madison, and son, Austin. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing competitive golf, traveling, and following the Terps.

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This award was issued on 1/1/25 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 4/10/24 through 10/31/24. 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. 2389 Baltimore-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 254 (11% 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: 2,149, 259, 12%, 1/1/24, 4/10/23 - 10/31/23; 2023: 2126, 256, 12%, 1/1/23, 4/18/22 - 10/21/22; 2022: 2078, 260, 13%, 1/1/22, 5/10/21 - 11/12/21; 2021: 2029, 237, 12%, 1/1/21, 4/27/20 - 10/30/20; 2020: 1898, 234, 12%, 1/1/20, 4/1/19 - 11/13/19; 2019: 1865, 265, 14%, 1/1/19, 4/19/18 - 11/7/18; 2018: 1759, 232, 13%, 1/1/18, 4/21/17 - 11/6/17; 2017: 1093, 355, 32%, 12/1/16, 3/26/16 - 11/11/16; 2016: 1215, 356, 29%, 12/1/15, 6/16/15 - 11/9/15; 2015: 1749, 412, 24%, 1/1/15, 6/16/14 - 11/9/14; 2014: 1484, 395, 27%, 1/1/14, 6/16/13 - 11/9/13; 2013: 1490, 448, 30%, 1/1/13, 6/16/12 - 11/9/12; 2012: 1470, 262, 18%, 1/1/12, 6/16/11 - 11/9/11.

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Securities offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advice offered through Verus Capital Partners LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor. Verus Capital Partners LLC and Oxenham Financial are separate entities from LPL Financial.

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.