Five Star Award Winner David E. Stone 2016 | Page 3

© 2016 Five Star Professional David E. Stone MBA, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CRPC® 1013 Galleria Boulevard, Suite 270 Roseville, CA 95678 Phone: 916-415-7062 [email protected] www.StoneConsultingGroup.net • Focused on your long-term financial vision and goals • Experienced, comprehensive financial guidance and planning • Unbiased advice and disciplined strategies customized to your unique objectives • Dedicated to exceptional customer service and ongoing communication • Solid strengths of organizing, consolidating and simplifying the financial planning process FIVE-YEAR WINNER Five-year winner David Stone • Author of “The Power of a Plan” — release date scheduled for mid-2016 Building and sustaining professional relationships — the kind that last a lifetime — is what my business is all about. You should be able to dream about your future. At Stone Consulting Group, we want to help you embrace that future by realizing “the power of a plan.” We believe that your plan will empower you with the knowledge needed to understand and help achieve the possibilities for your future. We work with high-net-worth families and professional specialists who have a passion for leaving a legacy. As we walk our clients through the financial planning process, they come to understand and believe that having a plan will help them achieve their goals. Our process is simple: We listen to your concerns and vision for the future and then complete a holistic review of your financial life. Then, together, we design and implement a comprehensive financial plan that outlines what steps you need to take to achieve your goals. During this process, we coordinate with trusted tax and legal professionals to ensure you have a full and complete plan. Caring personally and professionally for our clients and their families is our passion. By working with us, you will realize the power of your plan, which means you can worry less about your life and dream more about the future, having faith that you are headed down a path toward fulfillment. David Stone is a registered representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. Securities and investment advisory services offered through Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker-dealer (member SIPC) and registered investment advisor. Insurance offered through Lincoln Marketing and Insurance Agency, LLC and Lincoln Associates Insurance Agency, Inc. and other fine companies. Stone Consulting Group is not an affiliate of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp. CRN1397722-012016. The Power of a Plan Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Once awarded, wealth managers may opt to purchase additional profile ad space or related award promotional products (including this item). The award methodology does not evaluate the quality of services provided. Award winner seen in The Five Star Wealth Manager award, 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. Active as a credentialed professional in the financial services industry 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 license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. 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. 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 filed with a regulatory authority; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy; E. 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. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase additional profile ad space or promotional products. The Five Star award is not indicative of the wealth manager’s future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their client’s assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by Five Star Professional or this publication. 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. 597 Sacramento wealth