Nicholas Gertsema

Investopedia 100 Top Financial Advisors of 2021: Awarded to Nick Gertsema. Advisors who wished to be ranked self-submitted or peer-submitted answers to questions compiled by Investopedia. Rankings were determined based on number of followers and engagement on social media, primary contribution to professional industry websites and their focus on financial literacy. An advisor’s ranking on this list does not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results, nor a guarantee of future investment success.

AdvisorHub 200 Advisors to Watch – Fast Growing: Awarded to Nicholas Gertsema (2023). Participation is open to all firms and advisors. Nominees are required to have a minimum of seven years’ experience, $100m minimum AUM, a clean regulatory record (2 or fewer complaints with no significant judgements) and at least two years at their current firm and in good standing. Additional criteria for award consideration includes size and sophistication of a practice, aggressive growth, community involvement, and the overall team makeup. This ranking is free, and AdvisorHub receives no compensation from the participating advisors. Receiving this award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.

AdvisorHub 50 Next Gen Advisors to Watch: Awarded to Nicholas Gertsema (2023). Participation is open to all firms and advisors. Nominees are required to have a minimum of seven years’ experience, $100m minimum AUM, a clean regulatory record (2 or fewer complaints with no significant judgements) and at least two years at their current firm and in good standing. Additional criteria for award consideration includes size and sophistication of a practice, aggressive growth, community involvement, and the overall team makeup. This ranking is free, and AdvisorHub receives no compensation from the participating advisors. Receiving this award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.

Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor: Awarded to Nick Gertsema (2024). The Forbes ranking of Best-In-State Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years’ experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience, and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews. Portfolio performance is not a criteria due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receive a fee in exchange for rankings. Research summary as of 44,990 nominations received, based on thresholds – 23,876 invited to complete online survey – 20,412 telephone interviews – 4,926 in-person interviews at Advisor’s location, and 1,507 web-based interviews. Listing in this publication and/or award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.

The Five Star Wealth Manager award awarded to Nicholas Gertsema: 2024, administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional), is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively registered 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 Five Star Professional, the wealth manager has not: A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a registration 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 Five Star Professional's consumer complaint process. 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; 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. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth managers. Award does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager does not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager Award list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by any client nor are they representative of any one client's evaluation. The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. 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 Five Star Professional in the future. For more information on the Five Star award and the research/selection methodology, go to fivestarprofessional.com. Listing in this publication and/or award is not a guarantee of future investment success. This recognition should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client.