2007 Plan Adviser of the Year Finalists: The Most Successful
Most Plans under Advisement
120+
Michael Balasco
The Meridien Team Meridien Benefits Group, Inc.
Providence, RI
Nancy Barrette PRP
Wachovia Securities
Birmingham, MI
William Beale PRP
Henderson Brothers
Pittsburgh, PA
Eric Endress
CBIZ Financial Solutions, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Vince Giovinazzo
401(k) Advisors
Aliso Viejo, CA
David Kulchar PRP
Oswald Financial, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Andrew Prevost
Meltzer Group
Bethesda, MD
Wade Walker
Walker/Bafs Retirement Group
Merrill Lynch
Indianapolis, IN
100-119
J. Brian Blalock
Fifth Third Bank
Evansville, IN
Jean Duffy
Retirement Plan Division
Holmes Murphy Financial Services
West Des Moines, IA
Jon Geller PRP
The Bostonian Group
Boston, MA
Troy Hammond PRP
AmeriFlex Financial Services
Santa Barbara, CA
Vincent Morris PRP
Bukaty Companies Retirement Plan Services, a member firm of NRP
Leawood, KS
Brian Ward
Ward Financial Advisory
Brentwood, TN
71-99
Howard M. Duvall IV, Andrew Jackel
The Duvall Jackel Group
Merrill Lynch
New York, NY
Aaron Hagwood
The Hagwood Tomoda Group
Morgan Stanley
Wellesley, MA
Joseph M. McLaughlin PRP
The Kelliher Group
Smith Barney
Hingham, MA
William M. Peragine III
UBS
Huntington, NY
Brannan Vaughan
Traum & Vaughan
Morgan Stanley
Palo Alto, CA
AUM >$3B Brent Glading
Glading Group
Montclair, NJ
Danford Meischen
Merrill Lynch
Houston, TX
Nathan E. Skow
Merrill Lynch
Seattle, WA
>$1B – $3BNeil Garrett PRP
HRH Investment Advisors, LLC
Aliso Viejo, CA
Jon Geller PRP
The Bostonian Group
Boston, MA
Gary Handler PRP
RBC Dain Rauscher
Beverly Hills, CA
Tom Noble
Noble Retirement Group
Sugar Land, TX
John A. Pickett PRP
RBC Dain Rauscher
Dallas, TX
>$500MM–$1B
Nancy Barrette PRP
Wachovia Securities
Birmingham, MI
Steven Dimitriou PRP
Mayflower Advisors, LLC
Boston, MA
David M Kulchar PRP
Oswald Financial, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
Chad J. Larsen PRP
Moreton Financial Solutions, a member firm of NRP
Denver, CO
Andrew Prevost
Meltzer Group
Bethesda, MD
John T. Taylor Jr
Diversified Investment Advisors
Newton, MA
Adviser Teams with More Than $500MM in AUM >$3BMichael J. Francis Bruce Gsell Vince Giovinazzo Tetsu T. Tanimoto James E. Wallace >$1B – $3B Michael L. Balasco Jean Duffy Eric Endress Tony Franchimone PRP, Larry Deatherage PRP Gary S. Josephs PRP Michael W. Kozemchak PRP Randall C. Long, Jon Upham Long, Joseph M. McLaughlin PRP Erik Scaranuzzo Bill Talmage Brian Ward $500MM – $1B Glenn A. Blachman Barbara Delaney PRP Stephen D. Wilt
Francis Investment Counsel LLC
Hartland, WI
Gsell Group
Merrill Lynch
Edison, NJ
401(k) Advisors
Aliso Viejo, CA
Tanimoto/del Valle Group
Merrill Lynch
Los Angeles, CA
Global Corporate & Institutional Advisory Services Group
Merrill Lynch
Atlanta, GA
Darrell T. Alford PRP
Alford-Jungers Financial & Insurance Services, Inc.
San Diego, CA
Meridien Team
Meridien Benefits Group, Inc.
Providence, RI
Retirement Plan Division
Holmes Murphy Financial Svcs
West Des Moines, IA
CBIZ Financial
Solutions, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
DFI Advisors, Inc., a member firm of NRP
La Jolla, CA
Castner Josephs Retirement Group, a member firm of NRP
Costa Mesa, CA
Institutional Investment Consulting
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Upham SageView Advisory Group, a member firm of NRP
Irvine, CA
The Kelliher Group
Smith Barney
Hingham, MA
The Beirne Group
Merrill Lynch
New Haven, CT
Kenwood Associates
UBS Financial Services
Cincinnati, OH
Ward Financial Advisory
Brentwood, TN
Richard R. Applegate
First Commonwealth Financial Advisers, Inc.
Wexford, PA
Gateway Wealth Management Group
Merrill Lynch
Newark, NJ
FFoA, a member firm of NRP
Pearl River, NY
The Star Group
Merrill Lynch
Akron, OH
The Individual and Team Finalists