Financial Advisory and Asset Management

Advisor Support Platforms

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • KPC Private Funds
  • Onyx Bridge Wealth Group
  • Succession Resource Group
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • AE Wealth Management
  • Manulife John Hancock Investments
     
• C-Suite Leader of the Year
   
  •  Joe Duran, Rise Growth Partners
  • Alan Moore, XYPN
  • George Nichols, The American College of Financial Services
  • Dean M. Rubino, KPC Private Funds
  • Latasha Doyle, Amplified Planning
  • Jared Trexler, The American College of Financial Services
  • Alex Pape, AssetMark
     
• Thought Leader of the Year (Individual)
   
  • Chet R. Bennetts, The American College of Financial Services
  • Brendan Mccurdy, Ares Wealth Management Solutions
  • Ray Sclafani, ClientWise
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • Amanda Yoho, Proformex
     

Asset Managers

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • AllianceBernstein
  • Ballast Rock Asset Management
  • Brandywine Asset Management
  • Calamos Investments
  • CAZ Investments
  • DPL Financial Partners
  • F/m Investments
  • Global X ETFs
  • Huber Capital Management
  • Longview Research Partners
  • ProShares
  • TCW
  • Tortoise Capital Advisors
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • 21shares
  • Allspring Global Investments
  • Calamos Investments
  • CAZ Investments
  • Clark Capital Management Group
  • Domini Impact Investments LLC
  • Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc.
  • Nuveen
  • Principal Asset Management
  • Tortoise Capital Advisors
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • Brendan Clark, Clark Capital Management Group
  • Tom Florence, Tortoise Capital
  • Carole Laible, Domini Impact Investments LLC
  • Marti Marache, Harbor Asset Private Wealth
  • Alexander Morris, F/m Investments
  • Andre Robinson, MissionSquare
  • Ryan O’Connor, Global X ETFs
     
• Chief Investment Officer of the Year
   
  • Eric Bush, Folsom Financial
  • Sean Clark, Clark Capital Management Group
  • Simon O'shea, Ballast Rock Asset Management
  • Matt Zenz, Longview Research Partners
     
• CMO of the Year
   
  • Salvatore M. Capizzi, Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc.
  • Tara Giuliano, Nuveen
  • Eva Lipner, Tortoise Capital
     
• Wholesaler of the Year
   
  • Jim Burke, TruStage Insurance Company
  • Brian Fisher, Jackson National Life Distributors LLC
  • Greg Morel, Clark Capital Management Group
  • Robert L. Pancrazi, Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc. 
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Individual)
   
  • Salvatore M. Capizzi, Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, Inc.
  • Kara Murphy, Kestra Investment Management (KIM)
  • Emily Roland, Manulife John Hancock Investments
  • Seema Shah, Principal Asset Management
  • Rob Thummel, Tortoise Capital
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • Kacie Jason, Dimensional Fund Advisors
  • Austin Storck L. Storck, Borza Storck Wealth Management of Raymond James
     
• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • Tom Carroll, Ballast Rock Asset Management
  • Marti Marache, Harbor Asset Private Wealth

Broker-Dealers - Fewer Than 1,000 Advisors

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Key Investment Services (Key Private Client)
  • Prospera Financial Services
  • Silver Oak Securities
     
• C-Suite Leader of the Year
   
  • Michael A. Baker, United Planners
  • Danielle Delongchamp, Concorde Investment Services
  • Aaron Spradlin, United Planners
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Individual)
   
  • Sheila J. Cuffari, United Planners Financial Services
  • Billy Hopkins, Silver Oak Securities

Broker-Dealers - More Than 1,000 Advisors

• Innovation, Thought Leadership & Education
  • Cetera Financial Group
  • Raymond James
  • Wells Fargo
     
• C-Suite Leader of the Year
  • Patrick Hynes, Prudential Advisors
  • Jamie Price, Osaic
  • Amy Webber, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
  • Phil Blancato, Osaic
  • Gene Goldman, Cetera Financial Group
  • Sean Van Moorleghem, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
     
• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • Erica Voreis, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.

Custodians

• Innovation, Thought Leadership & Education
   
  • Betterment Advisor Solutions
  • Interactive Brokers
  • RBC Clearing & Custody

Financial Planning/Tax Planning

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Grantd Equity
  • Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA)
  • V-Square Quantitative Management LLC
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • Bone Fide Wealth
  • Elite Resource Team
  • EWA Equilibrium Wealth Advisors
• C-Suite Leader of the Year
   
  • Jim Degaetano, Diamond Wealth Advisors
  • David A. Pickler, Pickler Wealth Advisors
  • Terry Rasmussen, Thrivent Financial
  • Cameron Spann, Pickler Wealth Advisors
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Individual)
   
  • Nicholas Gertsema, Gertsema Wealth Advisors
  • Jeff Judge, Chesapeake Financial Planners
  • Brian Seymour, Prosperitage Wealth
  • Lawrence Sprung, Mitlin Financial
  • Chukwudi Uraih, Lampados Financial Group
  • Stacey White, True North Private Wealth Partners
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • Vincent Garaventa, Bauman Wealth Advisors
  • Nick Grose, Grose Wealth Management
  • George C. McCabe, McCabe & Associates
  • Lillian Turner, Daring Greatly Wealth
  • Ariel Irene Elise. Watson, Allegheny Financial Group
     
• Luminaries With Heart
  • Divam Mehta, Mehta Financial Group, LLC
  • Cristina Wiebelt, Gertsema Wealth Advisors

Insurance and Retirement Products 

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
  • DPL Financial Partner
     
• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • Conor F. Boyd, Thoroughbred Advisors

Real Estate Investment

• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • ​​​​​​​DLP Capital
  • Sentinel Net Lease

RIAs - Less Than $10 Billion AUM/AUA

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Absolute Capital Management
  • Brookwood Investment Group
  • Credent Wealth Management
  • Drucker Wealth
  • Quotient Wealth Partners
  • Triad Wealth Partners
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm) 
   
  • Alchemy Wealth Management
  • BEAM Wealth Advisors
  • Bogart Wealth
  • Bone Fide Wealth, LLC
  • Brownlee Wealth Management
  • DWT Wealth
  • Gertsema Wealth Advisors
  • Linscomb Wealth
  • Naviter Wealth, LLC
  • Oak Wealth Advisors
  • Pearl Planning
  • Prosperity Capital Advisors
  • RFG Advisory
  • StraightLine®
  • TradeWinds
  • Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • Raj Bhattacharyya, Robertson Stephens
  • Jonathan Blumenthal, Quotient Wealth Partners
  • Justin Brownlee, Brownlee Wealth Management
  • Gideon Drucker, Drucker Wealth
  • Phil Fiore, Procyon
  • Jon Foster, Angeles Wealth Management
  • David Hefty, Credent Wealth Management
  • Lauren Oschman, Vestia Personal Wealth Advisors
  • Kimberley Raimondo, Brookwood Investment Group
  • Grant Rawdin, Wescott Financial Advisory Group
  • Brandon Ross, Quotient Wealth Partners
  • Gabriel Shahin, Falcon Wealth Planning
  • Shannon Spotswood, RFG Advisory
  • Isiah Williams, Audible Wealth Management
     
• Chief Investment Officer of the Year
   
  • Andrew Almeida, XYPN
  • David Bailin, The CIO Group
  • Edison Byzyka, Credent Wealth Management
  • Stuart Katz, Robertson Stephens
  • Erik Lehr, Empirical Wealth Management
  • Anshul Sharma, Savvy Wealth
  • Rick Wedell, RFG Advisory
     
• CMO of the Year
   
  • Louis Calabrese, Robertson Stephens
  • Matt Seitz, Prosperity Capital Advisors
  • Erin Taylor, Sowell Management
     
• CTO of the Year
   
  • Vikram Chugh, Robertson Stephens
  • Eric Hurkman, Savvy Wealth
     
• M&A Leader of the Year
   
  • Jacqueline Martinez, Alaris Acquisitions
  • Stan Milovancev, Prosperity Capital Advisors
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Individual)
   
  • Dave Alison, Prosperity Capital Advisors
  • Drew Boyer, Boyer Financial Group
  • Cary Carbonaro, Ashton Thomas
  • Karen Coyne, Clarity Planning
  • Michael Oana, Michael Oana Retirement Planning Specialist
  • Jonathan Satovsky, Satovsky Asset Management, LLC
  • Rick Wedell, RFG Advisory
  • David Wood, Gateway Financial Partner
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • Noah Schwab, Stewardship Concepts Financial Services, LLC
  • Cameron Beginin, SGH Wealth Management
  • Gideon Drucker, Drucker Wealth
  • Ollisha Fisher, Wescott Financial Advisory Group
  • Nick Grose, Grose Wealth Management
  • Taylor Hain, XYPN
  • Miller Hoffman, TradeWinds
  • Patrick Marcinko, Bogart Wealth
  • Ryan Nelson, Alchemy Wealth Management
  • Nicole Roberts, Wealth Enhancement
  • Gregory Rosner, 49 Financial
  • John Ryan, Novare Capital Management
     
• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • Matt Powers, Powers Advisory Group, LLC
  • Jaime Hopkins, Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC
  • Jim Roberts, Jim Roberts Investment Advisors LLC
  • Danika Waddell, Xena Financial Planning/Xena Rising

RIAs - More Than $10 Billion AUM/AUA

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Caprock
  • Farther
  • Mercer Advisors
  • Sanctuary Wealth
  • Signature Estate & Investment Advisors (SEIA)
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • Edelman Financial Engines
  • Fidelity Investments
  • Modern Wealth Management
  • Moneta
  • Oxford Financial Group, Ltd.
  • SignatureFD
  • The Wealth Consulting Group
  • Wealthspire
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Matthew Adams, Mission Wealth
  • Thomas Carroll, HB Wealth
  • Jennifer des Groseilliers, The Mather Group
  • Jim Dickson, Elevation Point
  • Michael J. Dolberg, Apollon Wealth Management
  • Kevin Fitzwilson, Coldstream
  • Jim Gold, Steward Partners
  • Stan Gregor, Summit Financial
  • Ralph Haberli, Edelman Financial Engines
  • Rick Kent, Merit Financial Advisors
  • Eric Kittner, Moneta
  • Michael Lamena, Wealthspire
  • Jimmy Lee, The Wealth Consulting Group
  • Nate Lenz, Concurrent Investment Advisors
  • Adam Malamed, Sanctuary Wealth
  • Paul Saganey, Integrated Partners
  • Andy Schwartz, OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners
  • Dean Zayed, Brookstone Capital Management
     
• Chief Investment Officer of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Brian Andrew, Merit Financial Advisors
  • Mary Ann Bartels, Sanctuary Wealth
  • Donald Calcagni, Mercer Advisors
  • Doug Huber, Wealth Enhancement
  • Stephen Tuckwood, Modern Wealth Management
  • Jim Worden, The Wealth Consulting Group
     
• CMO of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Samantha Allen, Merit Financial Advisors
  • Greg Banasz, Steward Partners
  • Brad Boekestein, Allworth Financial
  • Gary Foodim, Mercer Advisors
  • Angela Giombetti, Wealthspire
  • Joanna Irwin, HB Wealth
  • Michelle Winkles, Mission Wealth
     
• CTO of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Brian Green, Merit Financial Advisors
  • Mohan Gurupackiam, Steward Partners
  • Steve Pfundstein, Summit Financial
     
• M&A Leader of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Michael Belluomini, Carson Group, LLC
  • Rick Buoncore, MAI Capital Management
  • Jim Cahn, Wealth Enhancement
  • Scott Danner, Steward Partners
  • Kris Emick, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
  • Jason Gordo, Modern Wealth Management
  • Pradeep Jayaraman, Bluespring Wealth
  • Martine Lellis, Mercer Advisors
  • Joe Mooney, Concurrent Investment Advisors
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• Thought Leadership and Education (Individual)
  • ​​​​​​​Eric Dostal, Wealthspire
  • David Haughton, Carson Group
  • James D. Hiles, Wealth Enhancement
  • Nate Lenz, Concurrent Investment Advisors
  • Thomas Levinson, Apella Wealth
  • Dean Zayed, Brookstone Capital Management
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • ​​​​​​​Ramin Abrams, Concurrent
  • Brittany Brown, North Star Resource Group
  • Drew Ellis, Mercer Advisors
  • Marycarmen Nevarez, Fiducient Advisors, A Wealthspire Company
  • Tyler H. Rosser, Oxford Financial Group, Ltd.
  • Duke Schillaci, Elevation Point
  • Eric Smith, Mission Wealth
  • Gabby Tschirky, Visionary Square
  • Byron Valles, Mission Wealth
     
• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • ​​​​​​​Carter Amundson, North Star Resource Group
  • Bob Dimeo, Fiducient Advisors, A Wealthspire Company
  • Heather Fortner, SignatureFD
  • Kimberlee Hansen, Freestone Capital Management

TAMPs and Model Marketplaces

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • ​​​​​​​Advyzon Investment Management (AIM)
  • Banrion Capital Management
  • Betterment Advisor Solutions
     
• Chief Investment Officer of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Brian Huckstep, Advyzon Investment Management (AIM)
  • Cory Persson, Axxcess Wealth

UHNW Wealth Management/Family Offices

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • ​​​​​​​Activest Wealth Management
  • Oxford Financial Group, Ltd.
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • ​​​​​​​Callan Family Office
  • Circle Wealth Management LLC
  • Fiduciary Trust International
  • The Merrill Center for Family Wealth
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Jack Ginter, Callan Family Office
  • Winston Justice, SagePoint Capital Partners
  • Ted Neild, Gresham Partners
  • Issac Wakszol, Activest Wealth Management
     
• Chief Investment Officer of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Ted Neild, Gresham Partners
  • Drew Phillips, Fortitude Family Office
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Individual)
   
  • ​​​​​​​Danita Harris, GUICE Wealth Management
  • Kim Kamin, Gresham Partners
  • George C. McCabe, McCabe & Associates
  • Jay L. Rogers, Alpha Strategies Investment Consulting
  • Thomas H. Ruggie, Destiny Family Office
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • ​​​​​​​George C. McCabe, McCabe & Associates
  • Tyler H. Rosser, Oxford Financial Group, Ltd.
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• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • ​​​​​​​Patrick W. McGrory, Liberty Point Advisors
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Technology Platforms, Products and Services​​​​

Business Development

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Advisor360°
  • CapIntel
  • Cetera Financial Group
  • Communify
  • FINNY
  • Fispoke
  • Flourish
  • Nitrogen
  • RIA VA Solutions
  • Slant
  • Snappy Kraken
  • VastAdvisor
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • Allen Darby, Alaris Acquisitions
  • Michael Magnan, AdvizorPro
  • Eden Ovadia, FINNY
  • James Rockwood, CapIntel
  • Dan Zitting, Nitrogen
     
• CMO of the Year
   
  • Justin Boatman, Nitrogen
  • Diana Cabrices, Diana Cabrices Consulting
     
• CTO of the Year
   
  • Theodore Janson, FINNY
  • Jesse Rosato, Nitrogen
  • Brandon Smith, AdvizorPro
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
    
  • Andrew Guillocheau, Franklin Templeton

Client Engagement

• Product or Service Innovation
    
  • Advisor360°
  • Advyzon
  • FMG
  • Jump
  • Libretto
  • Milemarker
  • Orion
  • Syntax Data
     
• C-Suite Leader of the Year
   
  • Joe Anthony, Gregory
  • Mark Gilbert, Zocks
  • Robert Sofia, Snappy Kraken
  • Adam Kirk, Jump

Financial Planning

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • Altruist
  • april
  • Asset-Map
  • AssetMark
  • Childfree Trust®: Professional Fiduciary for Adults Without Children
  • Conquest Planning
  • eMoney Advisor
  • EncorEstate Plans
  • Flourish
  • FP Alpha
  • IncomeConductor
  • Libretto
  • Luminary
  • Orion 
  • Syntax Data
  • T. Rowe Price
  • Trust & Will
  • Wealth.com
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firm)
   
  • Betterment at Work
  • Libretto
  • Syntax Data
  • Trust & Will
  • Vanilla
     
• C-Suite Leader of the Year 
   
  • Cody Barbo, Trust & Will
  • Gene Farrell, Vanilla
  • Brad Joudrie, Conquest Planning
  • Kevin Knull, TaxStatus
  • Max Lane, Flourish
  • Rafael Loureiro, Wealth.com
  • Ritik Malhotra, Savvy Wealth
  • Joseph Mrak, Foundation Source
  • Dan Bolton, Wealth.com
  • Emily Tran, Vanilla
  • Valli Nachiappan, Orion
     
• Thought Leader of the Year (Individual)
   
  • Christopher Heye, Whealthcare Planning
  • Adam Holt, Asset-Map
  • Amy Mullen, Money Quotient
  • Tamiko Toland, 401(k) Annuity Hub
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • Anna Reade, Wealth.com

Investment Management

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • ​​​​​​​Advyzon
  • Alphathena
  • AssetMark
  • Betterment Advisor Solutions
  • Blue Vault
  • CAIS
  • Communify
  • DeepVest
  • Fiduciary Exchange, LLC (FIDx)
  • Gridline
  • iCapital
  • InspereX LLC
  • InvestCloud
  • Kwanti
  • Libretto
  • Luma Financial Technologies
  • Orion
  • RedBlack
  • Seeds
  • SMArtX Advisory Solutions
  • Softlab360
  • STRATxAI
  • Syntax Data
  • YCharts
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • Matt Brown, CAIS
  • Sean Brown, YCharts
  • Lawrence Calcano, iCapital
  • Zach Conway, Seeds
  • Mohan Naidu, Alphathena
     
• CMO of the Year
   
  • ​​​​​​​Alex Cavalieri, CAIS
  • Samantha Schwimmer, Advyzon
     
• CTO of the Year
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  • ​​​​​​​Tushad Driver, Alphathena
  • Kan Kotecha, CAIS

Operations

• Product or Service Innovation
   
  • ​​​​​​​Advyzon
  • Amplify Platform
  • BetaNXT
  • Dispatch
  • Docupace
  • Feathery
  • FinTurk
  • GReminders
  • Invent
  • Kwanti
  • Libretto
  • Milemarker
  • Orion 
  • Practifi
  • Smartria
  • Syntax Data
  • Taxfyle
  • Zocks
     
• Thought Leadership and Education (Firms)
    
  • 55ip
  • ACA Group
  • Foundation Source
  • Teranode
     
• CEO of the Year
   
  • Rob Nance, Dispatch
  • Justin Whitehead, Pebble Finance
     
• CTO of the Year
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  • David Hatfield, Amplify Platform
  • Leslie Norman, Dynasty Financial Partners
     
• Thought Leader of the Year (Individual)
   
  • ​​​​​​​Nora Gallegos, Docupace
  • Brad Johnson, Triad Partners
  • Scott Lamont, F2 Strategy
  • Mike Overdorf, The Sycamore Company
     
• Next-Gen Rising Stars
   
  • ​​​​​​​Kass Kinkel, Orion
     
• Luminaries With Heart
   
  • ​​​​​​​Arun Anur, Orion

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