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The rating is not indicative of Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors future performance. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors did not pay a fee to participate in the survey.

Methodology
Data for the Top Wealth Managers list is compiled by our partners at RIA Database. Candidate firms qualify based on both quantitative and qualitative criteria. This year we expanded the list to 100 firms, and ranked them by assets under management for year-end 2014, reported as of March 31, 2015.

Members of the list must have manage at least 50% of their assets on behalf of retail clients, cannot run a broker-dealer (they can be affiliated with one), can not be a bank (trust companies are permitted), and must be performing wealth management services. Firms can not have had any regulatory, civil or criminal disclosures.

The list looks beyond exclusively fee-only advisors because the RIA industry is evolving to incorporate more hybrid models as more reps break way from broker-dealers but carry along old business that includes some commission-based work.

Disclaimer

The rating is not indicative of Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors future performance. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors did not pay a fee to participate in the survey.

FT 300 Disclosure:
The 2014 Financial Times Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors is an independent listing produced by the Financial Times (June, 2014). The FT 300 is based on data gathered from RIA firms, regulatory disclosures, and the FT’s research. As identified by the FT, the listing reflected each practice’s performance in six primary areas, including assets under management, asset growth, compliance record, years in existence, credentials and accessibility. Neither the RIA firms nor their employees pay a fee to The Financial Times in exchange for inclusion in the FT 300.

Source: (www.ft.com)

Disclaimer

The rating is not indicative of Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors future performance. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors did not pay a fee to participate in the survey.

InvestmentNews qualified firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission as of May 1. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) Latest ADV filing date is either on or after Jan. 1, 2012. (2) Total AUM is at least $100M. (3) Does not have employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer. (4) Provided investment advisory services to clients during its most recently completed fiscal year. (5) No more than 50% of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies). (6) No more than 25% of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans (but not the plan participants). (7) No more than 25% of regulatory assets under management is attributable to corporations or other businesses. (8) Does not receive commissions. (9) Provides financial planning services. (10) Is not actively engaged in business as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered). (11) Is not actively engaged in business as a registered representative of a broker-dealer. (12) Has neither a related person who is a broker-dealer/municipal securities dealer/government securities broker or dealer (registered or unregistered) nor one who is an insurance company or agency.

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