Financial Advisor & Managing Director - Investments

For the past 34 years, Stephen has been committed to helping his clients with customized planning strategies for wealth accumulation, preservation, and income distribution.

He was recognized in 2013, 2014, 2015,2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 & 2022 Five Star Wealth Manager *Full disclosure on back page.

Mr. Lomsdalen is a contributor to the Wall Street Journal’s website www.marketwatch.com, where he offers information to investors on many Retirement Planning subjects such as 401(k)/Thrift Savings Plan, generating income in retirement and avoiding common mistakes. His articles have been published/seen in many publications such as: Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Marketwatch, The Boston Globe, The Miami Herald, Morningstar, Los Angeles Daily News, New York Daily News, CBS Money Watch, The Houston Chronicle and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Credentials:

Central Washington University - Bachelor of Science, Business

The American College - Chartered Financial Consultant®

Institute of Business and Finance - Certified Fund Specialist

Financial Disciplines:

•  Retirement Planning

•  Insurance and Investment Planning

•  Income Tax Planning Strategies

•  Investments

•  Estate Planning Strategies

Objectives Designed to Potentially Help:

•  Increase Your Retirement Savings

•  Create a Sound Investment Plan

•  Reduce Your Income Taxes

•  Increase Your Investments

•  Enhance the Value of Your Estate

The Five Star Wealth Manager award was issued on 09/21/2022 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/20/2021 through 06/17/2022.  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 – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of five 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 Start 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.  2290 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 89 (4% of candidates) were named 2022 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Visit fivestarprofessional.com.  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. Award issued on 9/21/2021 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/07/2020 through 07/02/2021. 2129 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 96 (5% of the candidates) were named 2021 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Award issued on 08/01/2020 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/23/2019 through 07/10/2020. 2163 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 94 (4% of the candidates) were named 2020 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Award issued on 08/01/2017 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 11/08/2016 through 06/02/2017. 1335 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 131 (10% of the candidates) were named 2017 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Award issued on 07/01/2016 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/04/2015 through 05/31/2016. 1149 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 232 (20% of the candidates) were named 2016 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Award issued on 08/01/2015 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/04/2014 through 05/31/2015. 2728 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 254 (9% of the candidates) were named 2015 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Award issued on 08/01/2014 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 08/01/2014 through 12/04/2013. 3247 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 191 (6% of the candidates) were named 2021 Five Star Wealth Managers.  Award issued on 08/01/2013 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 12/04/2012 through 05/31/2013. 2936 Phoenix-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 286 (10% of the candidates) were named 2021 Five Star Wealth Managers. 

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