Awards and recognitions evaluate neither client experience nor previous investment performance and are not indicative of future performance. No payment of fees was required in exchange for participation with any of the items noted above.

1  FA’s RIA survey is a ranking based on assets under management at year end of independent RIA firms that file their own ADV with the SEC. FA’s RIA ranking orders firms from largest to smallest, based on AUM reported to us by firms that voluntarily complete and submit FA's survey by our deadline. We do our best to verify AUM by reviewing ADV forms. To be eligible for the ranking, firms must be independent registered investment advisors and file their own ADV statement with the SEC and provide financial planning and related services to individual clients. Firms must have at least $500 million in assets under management as of December 31, 2020 to be included in the print edition of Financial Advisor magazine’s 2021 RIA survey. Firms with under $500 million will be included the FA’s expanded online RIA survey. For more information, visit the FA website at www.fa-mag.com. Awarded on July 1st , 2021, 2022, 2023 in the July/August Financial Advisor Magazine runs. 

2  Pensions & Investments worked with a leading workplace expert to produce the Best Places to Work in Money Management list of top companies. Best Companies Group, Harrisburg, Pa., undertook a two-step process to develop the list, designed to gather detailed data about each organization. To participate, a firm had to have at least 20 employees in the U.S., have at least $100 million of discretionary, institutional assets under management or advisement and be in business for at least one year. In part one, the employer completed a questionnaire about the firm's policies, practices, benefits and demographics. U.S. employment numbers for each firm were then confirmed by Best Companies. In part two, employees were emailed an engagement and satisfaction survey that consisted of 77 statements. Employees were asked to respond on a 1-to-5 scale of "Disagree Strongly" to "Agree Strongly." Two questions also were asked: What did the firm do to make it a place where people wanted to work, and what things could the company do to increase employee satisfaction and productivity. The compiled data allowed Best Companies to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the participating firms. Employee responses accounted for 75% of the total company score, with the employer responses making up the remaining 25%. For the final step, Best Companies examined the data to verify and finalize the rankings. At P&I's request, participating firms were ranked against others of similar size. Assets under management and assets under advisement figures are as of June 30, unless otherwise noted. Company and employee comments from the survey have been edited for space, style and clarity. The awards recognize the companies for the calendar year in which they were awarded. Awarded on November 27, 2021 / December 12, 2022 / December 11, 2023 / December 9, 2024 / December 8, 2025.

3  Boston Business Journals : Top 25 Independent Investment Advisers in Massachusetts - Ranked by total assets. Published on July 16, 2020 / July 8, 2021 / July 7, 2022 / July 6, 2023 / September 12, 2024.

4  Forbes: America's Top RIA - Criteria - A minimum of 7 years as an advisor for 1 partner/principal. Fully operational as a practice for a minimum of 1 year. Must incorporate a fiduciary model. Completion of online survey and interview with SHOOK. Evaluations focused on wealth management. Acceptable compliance record. Quantitative Metrics- Revenues. Assets under management—and quality of those assets. Client-related data, such as retention rates. Portfolio performance is not a factor; audited returns among advisors are rare, and differing client objectives provide varying returns. Qualitative Metrics- Telephone, virtual and in-person meetings with firms (if an in-person meeting cannot be accomplished, exceptions are considered in which the interview will occur after a ranking has been published). Compliance records. Some “dings” can be overlooked (e.g., firm or product failure beyond the scope of an advisor's due diligence; the older a ding, the less we look). Since there are many gray areas, the SHOOK team is willing to listen to a firm that is willing to stand behind the advisor with written support. Firms that provide a full client experience: Service model; investing process; fee structure; breadth of services (e.g., liabilities and other wealth management services). Credentials (years of service can serve as proxy). Use of team and team dynamics. Community involvement. Discussions with management, peers, competing peers. Compliance Issues- The following conditions will be considered in order to lessen weightings infractions: Infractions that are denied or closed with no action. Complaint arose from a product, service or advice initiated by a previous advisor or another member or former member of team. Length of time since complaint. Complaints related to product failure not related to investment advice (some limited partnerships, adjusted-rate securities, etc.). Complaints that have been settled (must be proven) to appease a client who remained with the advisor for at least one year following settlement date. Complaints that are proven to be meritless. Actions taken as a result of administrative error or failure by firm. Once an advisor's compliance rating falls into a tenable category, the following conditions must be met: An advisor's rating must be among SHOOK's highest qualitative measures including in-person interview. Letters of recommendation. Awarded dates of October 25, 2022 & October 10, 2023. Data compiled by SHOOK® Research, LLC. Based on time period from 3/31/21-3/31/22 & 3/31/22-3/31/23.

5  AdvisorHub: Participation is open to all firms and advisors. Nominees are required to have a minimum of seven years experience, $1 billion minimum AUM, and a clean regulatory record. Using data on assets, households, and production, we rank advisors on three categories: scale, growth, and professionalism. Lastly, it’s important to note that participation in this ranking is free, and AdvisorHub receives no compensation from the participating advisors. Larry glazer received a Top-10 place on AdvisorHub's 150 Advisors To Watch (Over $1B) for both 2022 and 2024. Awarded on September 19, 2022 and June 18, 2024 for their respective calendar years. 

6  Forbes: Best-in-State Wealth Advisors - Criteria - Minimum 7 years as an advisor. Minimum 1 year at their current firm, with exceptions such as acquisitions. Advisor must be recommended, and nominated, by their firm. Completion of online survey. Business that is conducted with individuals is evaluated. Acceptable compliance record. Quantitative- Weightings assigned for both revenue and production data. Assets under management—and quality of those assets—both custodied and a scrutinized look at assets held away (although individual numbers are used for ranking purposes, we publish the entire team's assets). Client-related data, such as retention. Portfolio performance is not a factor (audited returns among advisors are rare, and differing client objectives provide varying returns). Qualitative- Telephone, virtual, and in-person meetings with advisors (telephone interviews are required; if an in-person meeting cannot be accomplished, exceptions are considered in which the interview will occur after a ranking has been published). Advisors that exhibit "best practices" within their practices and approach to working with clients. Compliance records and U4s: Some “dings” can be overlooked such as firm or product failure beyond the scope of an advisor's due diligence. The older a ding, the less we look. Since there are many gray areas, the SHOOK team is willing to listen to a firm that is willing to stand behind the advisor with written support from leadership. SHOOK measures client “impact,” a proprietary indicator that measures the difference advisors make in the lives of their clients. Advisors that provide a full client experience: service model; investing process; fee structure; breadth of services, including extensive use of firm’s platform and resources (e.g. liabilities); credentials (years of service can serve as proxy); use of team & team dynamics; community involvement; discussions with management, peers, competing peers; telephone, virtual, and in-person meetings. U4/Compliance Issues- The following conditions will be considered to lessen weightings of infractions: Infractions that are denied or closed with no action. Complaint arose from a product, service or advice initiated by a previous advisor or another member or former member of team. Length of time since complaint. Complaints related to product failure not related to investment advice such as limited partnerships or adjusted-rate securities. Complaints that have been settled (must be proven) to appease a client who remained with the advisor for at least one year following settlement date. Complaints that are proven to be meritless. Actions taken as a result of administrative error or failure by firm. Once an advisor's compliance rating falls into a tenable category, the following conditions must be met: An advisor's rating must be among SHOOK's highest qualitative measures including in-person interview. Letters of recommendation from firm must be submitted. Awarded to Lawrence Glazer in years 2019, 2020, 2024 on the dates February 20, 2019 / January 16, 2020 / April 3, 2024.

7  To compile the inaugural Top Advisors list, InvestmentNews first solicited nominations from advisors, industry professionals, and clients. Only advisors nominated were eligible for the list. All information on the nominees had to be verified by their compliance team before it could be accepted. The final list was determined based on each advisor’s weighted ranking in overall AUM, AUM growth, and client growth (both between September 2022 and September 2023). The InvestmentNews team then tabulated a ranking for each advisor in each category and combined those scores to determine the advisor’s final ranking on the 2024 Top Advisors list. No payment was exchanged in relation to this award. The award was presented to Larry Glazer on June 20, 2024.

To compile the third annual Top Financial Professionals (previously Top Advisors) list, InvestmentNews opened a public nomination process for eligible financial professionals. Nominations were accepted from advisors, colleagues, industry professionals, and clients. Only professionals who were formally nominated were considered for the 2026 list. All nominee information was required to be reviewed and verified by each professional’s compliance department before it was accepted into the evaluation process. The award was presented to Larry Glazer on Feb 25, 2026.

8  The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional) and published in Boston Magazine, is based on 10 objective criteria: Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a RIA representative; actively licensed as a RIA or as a principal of a RIA firm for a minimum of five years; favorable regulatory and complaint history review; fulfilled their firm review based on internal standards; accepting new clients; one-year client retention rate; five-year client retention rate; non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; number of client households served; education; and professional designations. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients and is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. 3,580 Boston wealth managers were considered for the award. This was presented on April 3, 2020. The award spans the year in which it was awarded (January 1st 2020 - December 31st, 2020).

9  To compile the inaugural RIA Team of the Year (10 Advisors or More) list, InvestmentNews first solicited nominations from advisors, industry professionals, and clients. Only advisors nominated were eligible for the list. All information on the nominees had to be verified by their compliance team before it could be accepted. This award recognizes the most outstanding advisory team or office with 10 staff or more (including full-time equivalents, advisors and support staff) that has displayed excellence over the past 12 months. Advisory teams or offices may nominate themselves and the IN team will also consider input from peers, partners, and clients.  When judging this category, the following criteria was considered: Employee value proposition (business development support, marketing support, education, training, philanthropy). Overall client service and relationship management. Unique business plan and strategies to interact with new and existing clients. Spirit of innovation with use of wealth technology and digital platforms/tools. Industry reputation. No payment was exchanged in relation to this award. The award was presented to the firm on June 20, 2024.

10  The ETF.com Top 50 RIA Firms in the U.S. spotlights firms who have demonstrated outstanding expertise, growth, and leadership in helping clients navigate the ever-evolving world of exchange-traded funds. The ratings were provided on November 18, 2024 by etf.com. It covers the time period of Jan 1, 2024 - June 20, 2024. There was no compensation exchanged in consideration for the rating.