Disclosure
Greene Wealth Management LLC (“GWM”) is an SEC registered investment adviser located in the State of Washington. GWM and its representatives are in compliance with the current notice filing requirements imposed upon SEC registered investment advisers by those states in which GWM maintains clients. GWM may only transact business in those states in which it has notice filed or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from notice filing requirements.
GWM’s web site is limited to the dissemination of general information regarding its investment advisory services to United States residents residing in states where providing such information is not prohibited by applicable law. Accordingly, the publication of GWM’s web site on the Internet should not be construed by any consumer and/or prospective client as GWM’s solicitation to effect or attempt to effect transactions in securities or the rendering of personalized investment advice for compensation over the Internet.
Furthermore, the information resulting from the use of tools or other information on this Internet site should not be construed, in any manner whatsoever, as the receipt of, or a substitute for, personalized individual advice from GWM. Any subsequent, direct communication by GWM with a prospective client shall be conducted by a representative that is either registered or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from registration in the state where the prospective client resides. For information pertaining to the registration status of GWM, please contact the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on their web site at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov.
A copy of GWM’s current written disclosure statement discussing GWM’s business operations, services, and fees is available from GWM upon written request. GWM does not make any representations as to the accuracy, timeliness, suitability, completeness, or relevance of any information prepared by any unaffiliated third party, whether linked to GWM’s web site or incorporated herein and takes no responsibility therefore. All such information is provided solely for convenience purposes only and all users thereof should be guided accordingly.
GWM did not pay a fee to be included in the research or the final list of FIVE STAR Wealth Managers. The overall evaluation score of GWM reflects an average of all respondents and may not be representative of any one evaluation. The FIVE STAR Award is not indicative of GWM’s future performance. Inclusion on the FIVE STAR Wealth Managers list should not be construed as an endorsement of GWM by Seattle Magazine. There is no guarantee that GWM will be awarded this accomplishment in the future. The Five Star Wealth Manager award, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively employed as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry for a minimum of five years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (please note unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process*); 4. Fulfilled their firm review based on internal firm standards; 5. Accepting new clients; 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. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or awarded. Once awarded, wealth managers may opt to purchase additional profile ad space or related award promotional products. The award methodology does not evaluate the quality of services provided. The award is not indicative of the award winner’s future performance. 2,978 Seattle wealth managers were considered for the award; 597 (approximately 20 percent of the award candidates) were named Five Star Wealth Managers. This represents no more than 7 percent of the financial services professionals in the Seattle area. *To qualify as having a favorable regulatory and complaint history for this award, the person cannot have (1) been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine, (2) had more than a total of three customer complaints filed against them (settled or pending) with any regulatory authority or Five Star Professional’s consumer complaint process, (3) individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint filed with a regulatory authority, (4) filed for bankruptcy, or (5) been convicted of a felony.
Washington State’s Largest Wealth Management Firms – Ranked by Assets Under Management (April 20, 2018). Information was obtained from ADV reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, firm representatives and company websites. Information on The List was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires and could not be independently verified by the Puget Sound Business Journal. Only those that responded to our inquiries or had reliable information available elsewhere were listed. In case of ties, companies are listed alphabetically. This List was researched and compiled by Research Director Melissa Crowe.