Five Star Professional Full Disclosure

2025
This award was issued on 09/01/2025 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 11/27/2024 through 05/01/2025. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 1904 Indianapolis-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 133 (7 % of candidates) were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers.

Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a RIA 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 FSP, 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 settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through ESP'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. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The 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 clients' 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 FSP 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 FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.

2024
This award was issued on 9/1/24 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 11/14/23 through 5/31/24. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 1650 Indianapolis-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 143 (9% of candidates) were named 2024 Five Star Wealth Managers.

The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2023: 1,594, 132, 8.28%, 9/1/23, 12/19/22 - 5/31/23; 2022: 1673, 131, 8%, 9/1/22, 12/27/21 - 6/24/22; 2021: 1716, 128, 7%, 9/1/21, 12/7/20 - 7/2/21; 2020: 1786, 143, 8%, 9/1/20, 12/2/19 - 6/12/20; 2019: 1659, 153, 9%, 9/1/19, 11/19/18 - 6/28/19; 2018: 1588, 149, 9%, 9/1/18, 12/28/17 - 7/23/18; 2017: 1164, 182, 16%, 9/1/17, 12/29/16 - 7/13/17; 2016: 1083, 332, 31%, 8/1/16, 1/15/16 - 7/21/16; 2015: 1743, 348, 20%, 9/1/15, 1/15/15 - 7/21/15; 2014: 2009, 360, 18%, 9/1/14, 1/15/14 - 7/21/14; 2013: 1624, 413, 25%, 9/1/13, 1/15/13 - 7/21/13; 2012: 1375, 387, 28%, 9/1/12, 1/15/12 - 7/21/12.

Bloomberg Magazine Listing Full Disclosure

The Bloomberg Magazine Listing was issued on 09/01/2025 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 11/27/2024 through 05/01/2025. Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. 1904 Indianapolis-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 133 (7 % of candidates) were named 2025 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2024: 1,650, 143, 9%, 9/1/24, 11/14/23 - 5/31/24; 2023: 1,594, 132, 8.28%, 9/1/23, 11/14/22 - 5/31/23; 2022: 1673, 131, 8%, 9/1/22, 12/27/21 - 6/24/22; 2021: 1716, 128, 7%, 9/1/21, 12/7/20 - 7/2/21; 2020: 1786, 143, 8%, 9/1/20, 12/2/19 - 6/12/20; 2019: 1659, 153, 9%, 9/1/19, 11/19/18 - 6/28/19; 2018: 1588, 149, 9%, 9/1/18, 12/28/17 - 7/23/18; 2017: 1164, 182, 16%, 9/1/17, 12/29/16 - 7/13/17; 2016: 1083, 332, 31%, 8/1/16, 1/15/16 - 7/21/16; 2015: 1743, 348, 20%, 9/1/15, 1/15/15 - 7/21/15; 2014: 2009, 360, 18%, 9/1/14, 1/15/14 - 7/21/14; 2013: 1624, 413, 25%, 9/1/13, 1/15/13 - 7/21/13; 2012: 1375, 387, 28%, 9/1/12, 1/15/12 - 7/21/12.

Fortune Magazine Listing Full Disclosure

The Fortune Magazine Listing was presented in January 2024 based on the time period of calendar year 2023. It was provided by Five Star Professional. Hobbs Wealth Management has reasonable belief that the survey used to determine the award was fair and balanced. Clients and prospects should be aware that Hobbs Wealth Management provided the following compensation to the provider: $665.28 as an application fee. The Fortune Magazine listing is/are no guarantee of future investment outcomes and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results.

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All written content on this site is for information purposes only. Opinions expressed herein are solely those of HWM, unless otherwise specifically cited. Material presented is believed to be from reliable sources and no representations are made by our firm as to another parties’ informational accuracy or completeness. All information or ideas provided should be discussed in detail with an advisor, accountant or legal counsel prior to implementation.

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Investment advisers are required by law to inform their clients of their policies regarding privacy of client information. We are bound by professional standards of confidentiality that are even more stringent than those required by law.

Federal law gives the customer the right to limit some but not all sharing of personal information. It also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information.

TYPES OF NONPUBLIC PERSONAL INFORMATION (NPI) WE COLLECT

We collect nonpublic personal information about you that is either provided to us by you or obtained by us with your authorization. This can include but is not limited to your Social Security Number, Date of Birth, Banking Information, Financial Account Numbers and/or Balances, Sources of Income, and Credit Card Numbers or Information. When you are no longer our customer, we do not continue to share your information only as described in this notice.

PARTIES TO WHOM WE DISCLOSE INFORMATION

All Investment Advisers may need to share personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons that we may share your personal information:

- For everyday business purposes – such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus;

- Other purposed required from Custodian partners, like Charles Schwab

- Your information will not be shared with third parties, unless authorized by you

- Your information remains private with Hobbs Wealth Management, LLC

- Your information will not be used for marketing purposes

If you are a new customer we may begin sharing your information on the day you sign our agreement. When you are no longer our customer, we will stop sharing your information for everyday business purposes.

PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF CURRENT AND FORMER CLIENT’S INFORMATION

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law, including computer safeguards and secured files and building.

FEDERAL LAW GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO LIMIT SHARING – OPTING OUT

Federal law allows you the right to limit the sharing of your NPI by “opting-out” of the following: sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness. State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing. Please notify us immediately if you choose to opt out of these types of sharing.

DEFINITIONS: Affiliates – companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and non-financial companies; Non-affiliates – companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies; Joint marketing – a formal agreement between non-affiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.