Five Star award winner James A. Tomik, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®

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James A. Tomik, CFP^®, ChFC^®, CLU^®

Financial Professional

Summit Financial Networks, a region of Cetera Advisor Networks LLC

6151 Lake Osprey Dr, 3rd Floor

Sarasota, FL 34240

Office: 813-784-5438

jtomik@summitfn.com
www.investorplan.com

Teamwork, Personalization, and Wisdom

Senior Financial Advisor Jim Tomik, a Financial Professional, takes a highly disciplined financial advising approach, which is all about maximizing growth and income while minimizing risk. Our goal is to help lead our clients through the phases of wealth, from accumulation to consolidation to distribution, while focusing on an essential characteristic of wealth management, preservation. Our client base stretches from New York to California, with a healthy concentration of clients in our home state, Florida.

Jim is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional, a Chartered Financial Consultant®, and a Chartered Life Underwriter®. He takes a 360-degree view of financial planning and investments. Our broker-dealer, Summit Financial Networks, a region of Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, delivers the proven infrastructure, local support, and operational resources for our clients. We often work with our clients' outside attorneys, accountants, estate and tax professionals, and others on their behalf.

A specialist in goals-based investment planning with over 28 years of experience providing comprehensive wealth management advice, Jim prides himself on delivering enhanced financial wellness to help everyone find their "more" - their personal inspiration to pursue their dreams.

Our belief that the world benefits when everyone is given the opportunity to pursue their personal "more." Why are we invested in more? Because relationships are at the heart of co-creating life's success stories. We are dedicated to developing lasting relationships with all our clients. We believe in helping you assess your financial goals and participate in the management of your finances.

One of the benefits of working with us is our ability to provide clear, easily understood explanations of financial products and services. The personalized program that we can provide is a roadmap to working toward a more secure financial future. We're looking forward to using our expertise to help you pursue your financial goals.

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This award was issued on 10/1/22 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 01/31/2022 through 08/12/2022. 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. 603 Sarasota-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 67 (11% of candidates) were named 2022 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2021: 613, 51, 8%, 10/1/21, 1/11/21 - 7/30/21; 2020: 579, 49, 8%, 10/1/20, 1/13/20 - 8/21/20; 2019: 602, 60, 10%, 10/1/19, 1/28/19 - 8/16/19; 2018: 626, 52, 8%, 10/1/18, 1/30/18 - 8/20/18; 2017: 434, 40, 9%, 10/1/17, 2/3/17 - 8/18/17; 2016: 464, 96, 21%, 9/1/16, 3/16/16 - 8/25/16; 2015: 602, 112, 19%, 10/1/15, 3/16/15 - 8/11/15; 2014: 849, 146, 17%, 10/1/14, 3/16/13 - 8/11/13; 2013: 652, 141, 22%, 10/1/13, 3/16/12 - 8/11/12; 2012: 530, 149, 28%, 10/1/12, 3/16/11 - 8/11/11.

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6151 Lake Osprey Drive, 3rd Floor Sarasota, FL 34240 Securities and advisory services are offered through Cetera Advisor Networks LLC

Member FINRA/SIPC, a broker-dealer and a registered investment advisor.

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 FSP'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.