Recognition

Investment News “2019 Top 50 Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers”, April 2019. The Best Places to Work for Financial Advisers program is a national program managed by Best Companies Group. The survey and recognition program are dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers in the financial advice/wealth management industry. The final list is based on the following criteria: must be a registered investment adviser (RIA), affiliated with an independent broker-dealer (IBD), or a hybrid doing business through an RIA and must be in business for a minimum of one year and must have a minimum of 15 full-time/part-time employees. The assessment process is compiled in a two part process based on the findings of the employer benefits & policies questionnaire and the employee engagement & satisfaction survey. The results are analyzed and categorized according to 8 Core Focus Areas: Leadership and Planning, Corporate Culture and Communications, Role Satisfaction, Work Environment, Relationship with Supervisor, Training, Development and Resources, Pay and Benefits and Overall Engagement. Best Companies Group will survey up to 400 randomly selected employees in a company depending on company size. The two data sets are combined and analyzed to determine the rankings. The award is not representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of advisor's future performance. Neither Steward Partners nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award. Investment News and/or Best Companies Group is not affiliated with Steward Partners.

The Forbes 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023 ranking of "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors", developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative criteria, mostly gained through telephone and in-person due diligence interviews, and quantitative data. Those advisors that are considered have a minimum of seven years of experience, and the algorithm weights factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and those that encompass best practices in their practices and approach to working with clients. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Out of approximately 34,925 nominations, more than 6,550 advisors received the award. This ranking is not indicative of an advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Steward Partners nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Steward Partners is not affiliated with Forbes or Shook Research, LLC. Please visit https://www.forbes.com/best-in-state-wealth-advisors for more info.

The 2017 / 2018 / 2019 Washington Business Journal Fastest-Growing Companies honor is not awarded based on investment advisory services rendered. This ranking is not indicative of advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience. Neither Steward Partners nor any of its Financial Advisors or RIA firms pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating.

The 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020 / 2021 / 2022 Washington Business Journal BPTW honor and the Washington Post's Top Workplace awards are not awarded based on investment advisory services rendered. This ranking is not indicative of advisor's future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience

The 2018 / 2019 / 2020 ranking of Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 list, is based on the percentage of revenue growth over a three-year period, 2014 to 2017. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2014. They had to be a U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent - not subsidiaries or division of other companies - as of December 31, 2017 (since then some on the list have gone public or been acquired). The minimum revenue required for 2014 was $100,000, the minimum revenue required for 2017 was $2,000,000. Inc. Magazine reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. This award is bestowed by an independent third party not affiliated with Steward Partners. Steward Partners has not paid a fee in exchange for this award. This recognition is not indicative of future performance, is not an endorsement, and may not be representative of individual clients' experience.

Barron's Top 100 RIA Firms, 2020 / 2021 / 2022 / 2023. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company, L.P. All rights reserved. Participation in this ranking is by invitation only and limited to firms that meet the minimum eligibility requirements. About 200 firms were nominated, with 100 being ranked. Participating firms were evaluated and ranked on a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data, including: assets overseen by the firm, revenue generated by the firm, level of technology spending, number of clients, size of staff, diversity across staff, and placement of a succession plan. The ranking may not be representative of any one client's experience, is not an endorsement, and is not indicative of the advisor's future performance. Neither Steward Partners nor any of its Financial Advisors pay a fee in exchange for this award/rating. Barron's is not affiliated with Steward Partners.

The 2021 Washington Post Top Workplaces ranking honors the DC metro area's leading companies to showcase 200 of the highest ranked workplaces in the region. More than 3,500 area companies were invited to participate and 413 were surveyed. The top companies were chosen based on survey responses from more than 65,500 employees on topics varying from employee development to innovation.

USA Today and Statista selected the Best Financial Advisory Firms in 2023 based on two dimensions: recommendations by clients and peers and a firm’s growth of Assets under Management (AUM). The recommendations were collected via an independent survey sent to over 20,000 individuals. The development of AUM was analyzed in both the short- and long-term based on publicly available data. In the consideration for the top 500 RIA firms, recommendations had a weight of 20% while the development of AUM had a weight of 80% (short-term and long-term growth were equally weighted) to derive the final score. Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC does not pay a fee to USA Today or Statista in exchange for the ranking.

Source: AdvisorHub.Com. AdvisorHub 200 Fastest Growing Advisors to Watch ranking was developed by AdvisorHub and is based on Scope of practice measured by assets, production and level of service;?Growth of practice consisting of year over year growth in assets, households and production; and lastly, Professionalism which includes regulatory record, community service and team diversity. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of AdvisorHub and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. These advisors won by bringing in new clients, increasing assets and boosting production.? Participation is open to all firms and advisors. Nominees are required to have a minimum of seven years experience, $100m minimum AUM, and a clean regulatory record. Using data on assets, households, and production, we rank advisors on three categories: scale, growth, and professionalism. Scale is the traditional metric used in most rankings. It’s essentially the size of the business and its profitability. We also considered staffing, clientele, and several other factors. This in aggregate provides a snapshot of the size and sophistication of a practice. Neither Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC nor its Wealth Managers pay a fee to AdvisorHub in exchange for the ranking. For more information, see www.AdvisorHub.com.

Wealth Solutions Report Exemplar Awards - Hybrid of the Year Criteria: Hybrid RIA of the Year goes to the top three RIA firms that offer fee-based solutions as well as commissionable services in affiliation with a broker-dealer, through either W-2 or independent financial advisors, or both. There is a minimum asset level of $250 million. Steward Partners did not pay a fee to, Wealth Solutions Report Exemplar Awards exchange for the ranking.

InvestmentNews qualified 1,578 firms headquartered in the United States based on data reported on Form ADV to the Securities and Exchange Commission. To qualify, firms must have met the following criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after July 1, 2022, (2) total AUM is at least $100M, (3) managed assets for U.S. household clients during its most recently completed fiscal year, with at least one advisor per 500 clients, (4) no more than 50% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies), (5) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans (but not the plan participants), (6) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to corporations or other businesses, (7) provides financial planning services, (8) is not actively engaged in business as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered), and (9) is not actively engaged in business as a registered representative of a broker-dealer. Steward Partners did not pay a fee to, InvestmentNews in exchange for the ranking.

Source: Forbes.com Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Management Teams ranking was developed by SHOOK Research and is based on in-person, virtual and telephone due diligence meetings to evaluate each advisor qualitatively, a major component of a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and advisors rarely have audited performance reports. Rankings are based on the opinions of SHOOK Research, LLC and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one client’s experience. Neither Steward Partners Investment Solutions, LLC nor its Wealth Managers pay a fee to Forbes or SHOOK Research in exchange for the ranking. For more information, see www.SHOOKresearch.com.

In creating its list of Top Hybrid RIA firms, InvestmentNews looked at data reported on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Form ADV by 1,578 firms headquartered in the United States. Qualifying firms needed to meet the following stringent criteria: (1) latest ADV filing date is either on or after July 1, 2022, (2) total AUM is at least $100M, (3) managed assets for U.S. household clients during its most recently completed fiscal year, with at least one advisor per 500 clients, (4) no more than 50% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies), (5) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans (but not the plan participants), (6) no more than 25% of amount of regulatory assets under management is attributable to corporations or other businesses, (7) provides financial planning services, (8) is not actively engaged in business as a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered), and (9) is not actively engaged in business as a registered representative of a broker-dealer. Neither Steward Partners nor its Wealth Managers pay a fee to InvestmentNews in exchange for the ranking.