Five Star award winner John Mezzasalma

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

AWARDS

Five Star Wealth Manager award winner for 12 years 2013, 2017-2027
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 1978
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) since 1990
“Lion of the Year” award recipient (community service award)

John is a partner in Mezzasalma CPAs where he is primarily responsible for heading up the firm’s wealth management division. John started Mezzasalma Advisors in New York City in 1984. He expanded the Firm to the Monmouth County area in 1994. John specializes in developing financial strategies for physicians, business owners and high net worth individuals. He is also an expert on Income Tax savings strategies for physicians.

We are an independent Registered Investment Advisor* and professional money manager. Your actual account will be held by a major discount broker such as Charles Schwab **, not us. We simply act as the advisor for your account. There are no investment decisions for you to make since the account is automatically managed according to your investment objectives and risk tolerance. (see below for firm brochure/legal disclosures).

*Please note that the use of the term registered investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.

**Mezzasalma Advisors and Charles Schwab are independent and unaffiliated.

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This award was issued on 11/01/2026 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 03/13/2026 through 09/01/2026. 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. 7225 New Jersey-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 365 (5% of candidates) were named 2027 Five Star Wealth Managers. The following prior year statistics use this format: YEAR: # Considered, # Winners, % of candidates, Issued Date, Research Period. 2026: 7,682, 400, 5%, 11/1/25, 3/13/25 - 9/5/25; 2025: 7,425, 431, 6%, 12/1/24, 3/13/24 - 10/7/24; 2024: 6,515, 462, 7%, 12/1/23, 3/13/23 - 9/29/23; 2023: 6,606, 407, 6%, 12/1/22, 3/21/22 - 10/18/22; 2022: 6380, 431, 7%, 12/1/21, 4/12/21 - 10/15/21; 2021: 6123, 459, 7%, 12/1/20, 3/30/20 - 10/23/20; 2020: 6210, 480, 8%, 12/1/19, 3/1/19 - 10/16/19; 2019: 6097, 477, 8%, 12/1/18, 3/21/18 - 10/12/18; 2018: 4383, 415, 9%, 12/1/17, 2/21/17 - 10/12/17; 2017: 3868, 664, 17%, 11/1/16, 2/25/16 - 10/7/16; 2016: 4143, 626, 15%, 11/1/15, 4/15/15 - 10/16/15; 2015: 5063, 672, 13%, 12/1/14, 4/15/14 - 10/16/14; 2014: 3315, 646, 19%, 12/1/13, 4/15/13 - 10/16/13; 2013: 4049, 733, 18%, 12/1/12, 4/15/12 - 10/16/12; 2012: 1312, 400, 30%, 11/1/11, 4/15/11 - 10/16/11.

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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.