Five Star award winner Diane Hack Gould, CLU®, ChFC®, CAP®, ChSNC®, RICP®, MSFS

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Diane earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Maryland and has completed six advanced professional designations: Chartered Life Underwriter® (CLU®), Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®), Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS), Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®), Chartered Special Needs Consultant® (ChSNC®), and Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®). She was also a member of the inaugural graduating class to earn the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® designation in 2004.

A lifelong advocate for professional education, Diane has served three terms on The American College of Financial Services Alumni Advisory Board, co-chaired the Student Retention and Experience Committee, served on the CAP® Program Advisory Board, and served on the President's Advisory Board.

She is a Life and Qualifying Member of the Million Dollar Round Table and has consistently qualified for New York Life's Chairman's and President's Councils. Diane was recognized as a Five Star Wealth Manager in 2025 and 2026 and was named one of the Forbes | SHOOK Best-In-State Top Financial Security Professionals in 2026, ranking No. 20 in Maryland. She
has received numerous additional industry honors throughout her career.

Beyond her professional work, Diane has served on the Financial Advisory Board for the City of Rockville and currently serves on the Executive Board of FOACAS (Friends of All Critters at Shelters), a Maryland-based dog rescue nonprofit.

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This award was issued on 09/01/2026 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 02/18/2026 through 07/31/2026. 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. 3516 Washington, D.C.-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 133 (4% of candidates) were named 2026 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2025: 3,811, 156, 4%, 10/15/25, 1/15/25 - 8/1/25; 2024: 3,408, 172, 5%, 10/16/24, 1/9/24 - 8/9/24; 2023: 2,627, 160, 6%, 10/17/23, 1/9/23 - 7/31/23; 2022: 2597, 159, 6%, 10/17/22, 1/10/22 - 8/26/22; 2021: 2091, 129, 6%, 10/17/21, 1/4/21 - 7/23/21; 2020: 2535, 115, 5%, 9/1/20, 1/27/20 - 8/21/20; 2019: 1956, 122, 6%, 10/1/19, 12/31/18 - 8/9/19; 2018: 1975, 100, 5%, 10/1/18, 2/1/18 - 8/24/18; 2017: 1417, 106, 13%, 10/1/17, 2/8/17 - 8/22/17; 2016: 1665, 208, 12%, 8/1/16, 3/2/16 - 8/30/16; 2015: 1837, 227, 12%, 9/1/15, 2/14/15 - 8/10/15; 2012: 449, 97, 22%, 10/4/11, 2/14/11 - 8/10/11.

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*** The Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), The Premier Association of Financial Professionals, is recognized globally as the standard of excellence for life insurance sales performance in the insurance and financial services industry.

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.