Five Star award winner Mitchell A. Romeo, CPWA®, CPFA®

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Mitchell A. Romeo, CPWA^®, CPFA^®

Wealth Advisor

Strata Financial Group

5058 Waterford Dr

Sheffield Village, OH 44035

Office: 440-934-3222

Cell: 440-724-1950

mromeo@stratafinancial.com
www.stratafinancial.com

Professional Approach

Mitch has been in the industry since 2013 and has served as an Analyst on The Ohio State University student endowment fund, an Equity Research Associate with Cleveland Research Company, a Private Equity Real Estate Analyst with CityMark Capital, and ultimately landed in his current role at Strata. Mitch also owned and operated RCM Equities, a real estate holding company. He has served on non-profit boards, and enjoys spending his free time with his family, children, traveling, and staying active.

Equipped with Series 7 and 66 licenses held with LPL Financial, 1 of several thousand advisors nationally holding the Certified Private Wealth Advisor® certification with executive education done at Chicago Booth's prestigious business school, and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® certification completed via membership with the American Retirement Associate, I am prepared to guide and collaborate with clients on multiple financial fronts. I have extensive experience and an affinity for advising and guiding small to medium-sized business owners, medical & dental professionals, and management-level employees. I'm ready to join forces if you have a tax planner or estate advisor. If you're still looking, we can find the right fit with our network resources.

Mitch provides individual and family financial planning, retirement planning, investment management, and portfolio management services. As an advisor and financial representative, Mitch works to look at your overall life plans, goals, and objectives. Mitch can work with your tax planner and/or estate advisor as needed or can provide references to help fill in all planning needs.

Additionally, Mitch specializes in the recommendation, implementation, and management of cash balance, 401K, & Profit Sharing plans for small to medium size businesses.

At Strata Financial Group, we have a straightforward mission. As private wealth mangers we want to get to know your family or your company, understand your needs, wants, and goals, to assist you in identifying the strategies that can enhance your current lifestyle while also laying the groundwork for a secure retirement in the future.

Our team has years of experience servicing the financial needs of individuals, families, and companies with over 400+ households and $350+ million in AUM through LPL Financial. Our approach is personalized to help meet your needs now and in the future. We're here to assist you every step of the way.

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This award was issued on 06/19/2026 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 11/27/2025 through 06/03/2026. 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. 2054 Cleveland-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 54 (3% of candidates) were named 2026 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2025: 1,846, 59, 3%, 6/20/25, 11/27/24 - 6/2/25; 2024: 1,665, 56, 3%, 8/1/24, 10/10/23 - 5/31/24; 2023: 1,721, 52, 3%, 7/1/23, 10/10/22 - 5/5/23; 2022: 1685, 51, 3%, 7/1/22, 10/25/21 - 4/22/22; 2021: 1692, 48, 3%, 7/1/21, 7/6/20 - 5/14/21; 2020: 1548, 62, 4%, 3/1/20, 5/13/19 - 1/24/20; 2019: 1558, 71, 5%, 2/1/19, 5/16/18 - 12/7/18; 2018: 1437, 53, 4%, 2/1/18, 5/22/17 - 12/12/17; 2017: 872, 117, 13%, 1/1/17, 4/26/16 - 12/27/16; 2016: 828, 123, 15%, 1/1/16, 7/27/15 - 12/31/15; 2015: 1595, 130, 8%, 2/1/15, 7/27/14 - 12/31/14; 2014: 1838, 151, 8%, 2/1/14, 7/27/13 - 12/31/13; 2013: 1485, 169, 11%, 2/1/13, 7/27/12 - 12/31/12.

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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.