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

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Diane Hack Gould, CLU^®, ChFC^®, CAP^®, ChSNC^®, RICP^®, MSFS

President

D.H. Gould Company

6905 Rockledge Dr Ste 900

Bethesda, MD 20817

Office: 301-214-6718

diane@dhgould.com
www.dhgould.com

Professional Approach

For more than 50 years, Diane H. Gould has guided individuals, families, and business owners through life's most important financial decisions. She specializes in helping clients build, preserve, and transfer wealth while creating financial strategies that support their families, businesses, and future generations.

As President of D.H. Gould Company, Diane advises clients on financial, retirement, estate, and legacy planning with an educational approach that empowers them to make informed, confident decisions. Her areas of expertise include retirement income planning, estate and wealth transfer strategies, charitable giving, business succession, insurance planning, and planning for families with special needs.

She works with individuals, families, business owners, entrepreneurs, and growing companies, tailoring strategies to each client's unique goals, priorities, and stage of life. Diane frequently collaborates with attorneys, accountants, and other professional advisors to help clients navigate complex estate, tax, business succession, charitable, and legacy planning strategies.

Diane is a Financial Advisor with Eagle Strategies LLC, a New York Life company, and a member of The Nautilus Group, a New York Life resource that provides advanced expertise in estate planning, business succession, charitable planning, tax strategies, insurance planning, and wealth transfer. Throughout her career, she has remained committed to helping clients make informed decisions, protect what they have built, and create lasting financial security for themselves, their families, and future generations.

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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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*Member agent of the Nautilus Group, a service of New York Life Insurance Company

**Financial Adviser offering investment advisory services through Eagle Strategies LLC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Registered Representative offering securities through NYLIFE Securities LLC, a Licensed Insurance Agency, Member FINRA/SIPC (301.214.6600)

D.H. Gould Company is independently owned and operated from NYLIFE Securities LLC and its affiliates

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.