Steve S. Katsakos

Managing Director - Investments, Senior PIM Portfolio Manager

Awards

2024 Five Star Wealth Manager (years 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

The Five Star Wealth Manager award was issued on October 16, 2024 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period January 9, 2024 through August 9, 2024. 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 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 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. 3,408 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award; 172 (5%) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.

 Award issued on October 21, 2022 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period January 10, 2022 through August 26, 2022. 2597 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award;159 (6%) of candidates named were named Five Star Wealth Managers.

 Award issued on October 17, 2021 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period January 4, 2021 through July 23, 2021. 2091 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award.  121 (6%) of candidates were named Five Star Wealth Managers.

Award issued on September 1, 2020 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period January 21, 2020 through August 21, 2020. 2535 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award; 115 (5%) of candidates were named Five Star Wealth Managers.

Award issued on October 1, 2019 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period December 31, 2018 through August 9, 2019. 1956 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award; 122 (6%) of candidates were named Five Star Wealth Managers.

Award issued on August 1, 2016 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period March 2, 2016 through August 30, 2016. 1665 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award; 208 (12%) of candidates were named Five Star Wealth Managers

Award issued on September 1, 2015 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period February 14, 2015 through August 10, 2015. 1837 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award; 227 (12%) were named Five Star Wealth Managers.

Award issued on October 4, 2011 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period February 14, 2011 through August 10, 2011. 449 Washington DC wealth managers were considered for the award; 97 (22%) were named Five Star Wealth Managers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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