General Award Disclosure Applicable to All Awards Listed

No fee was paid by the advisor or the advisor’s parent company to be nominated for, considered for, or selected for any of the awards listed below. Third-party awards and recognitions are based on criteria determined by the awarding organizations and are not indicative of the advisor’s future performance. Awards do not constitute an endorsement by any client and do not guarantee a similar experience for other clients.

NAPA Top DC Advisor Teams

Award Sponsor:
National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA), an affiliate organization of the American Retirement Association, a nonprofit association.

Award Established:
2017

Year Awarded:

2024 – BREAKING NEWS! The 2024 NAPA Top DC Advisor Teams Revealed

2025 – Breaking News! Announcing the 2025 NAPA Top DC Advisor Teams

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
Nominees must be individual advisor teams or offices with a defined contribution book of business operating from a single physical location. To be considered, firms were required to submit responses to an application, including information about their practices and defined contribution assets under advisement.

Teams are ranked based on defined contribution assets under advisement, which are self-reported by the advisor teams.

Fees:
No fee was charged to participate, and no fee was paid for nomination or selection.

Limitations:
The award is based on self-reported data and is not indicative of the advisor team’s future performance.

NAPA Top Women of Excellence

Award Sponsor:
National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA)

Year Awarded:

2024 – 2024 NAPA Top Women of Excellence: Honoring Excellence in Retirement Planning

2025 – 2025 NAPA Top Women of Excellence: Honoring Excellence in Retirement Planning

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
Nominees are women retirement plan advisors with their own book of business. Nominees were required to complete a series of quantitative and qualitative questions regarding their experience and professional practices. Responses were anonymized and reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel of judges.

Awards are presented in three categories:

• Captains: Principals, leaders, owners, and producing advisors focused on organizational and business growth
• MVPs: Relationship managers primarily focused on client service and retention
• Rising Stars: Advisors with fewer than five years of industry experience who are emerging leaders or producers

Fees:
No fee was charged to participate, and no fee was paid for nomination or selection.

Limitations:
The recognition is based on subjective and objective criteria and is not indicative of the advisor’s future performance.

NAPA Aces: Top Retirement Plan Advisors Under 40

Award Sponsor:
National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA)

Award Established:
2014

Year Awarded:

2024 – NAPA Aces: Top Retirement Plan Advisors Under 40

2025- Breaking News! The NAPA 2025 Top Retirement Plan Advisors Under 40

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
The accolade is based on applications submitted by nominees designated by NAPA Broker-Dealer and RIA Firm Partners. Applications are reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel of senior industry professionals using a combination of quantitative data, qualitative information provided by nominees, and a BrokerCheck review.

Fees:
No fee was charged to participate, and no fee was paid for nomination or selection.

Limitations:
The recognition is not indicative of the advisor’s future performance and does not imply a specific level of skill or success.

PLANADVISER Magazine – Top Retirement Plan Adviser

Award Sponsor:
PLANADVISER Magazine

Recipient:
Shane Hanson

Year Awarded:

2025 – 2025 PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers | PLANADVISER

Selection Criteria:
The 2025 PLANADVISER Top Retirement Plan Advisers recognition is based solely on self-reported quantitative data regarding an adviser’s practice. To be eligible, advisers were required to meet at least one of the following minimum thresholds as of year-end 2024:

• At least 50 retirement plan clients, or
• At least $400 million in retirement plan assets under advisement

After meeting the minimum thresholds, advisers were further highlighted if they met additional criteria related to the composition of their client base, including concentration in 401(k) plans or a minimum number of other retirement plan types such as 403(b), 457, defined benefit, cash balance, SEP, SIMPLE, or MEP/PEP plans.

There was no subjective judging involved in this recognition.

Fees:
Neither advisory firms nor their employees paid a fee to obtain or promote this recognition.

Limitations:
The recognition is based solely on quantitative data and is not indicative of any adviser’s future performance.