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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Merrithew & Thorsten, Inc.

9820 Willow Creek Rd Ste 200
San Diego, CA 92131
Office: 858-547-1845
Cell: 858-254-3092
les@fee-only-planner.com
www.fee-only-planner.com

Professional Approach

Our holistic approach ensures that our clients’ financial plans are complete and integrated. It is not sufficient to have only a well-structured investment plan. Investment decisions must take into account careful tax planning as well as estate and insurance planning. All of our recommendations take into
consideration the effect that they will have on all other aspects of our clients’ financial lives. In addition to a complete, integrated plan, we work with our clients on an ongoing basis to proactively manage that plan. A financial plan is not static. A financial plan should not be a one-time, hardbound snapshot. A true financial plan is dynamic. It is constantly evolving.

Leslie Robert Merrithew

CFP®, EA

Phone: 858-547-1845

Brandon Thorsten

MS, CFP®, EA

Phone: 858-547-1845
This award was issued on 12/1/21 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 04/12/2021 through 10/15/2021. 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. 2084 San Diego-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 223 (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: 6123, 459, 7%, 12/1/20, 3/30/20 - 10/16/20; 2020: 2218, 231, 10%, 12/1/19, 3/1/19 - 10/18/19; 2019: 1885, 224, 12%, 12/1/18, 3/23/18 - 10/15/18; 2018: 1498, 228, 15%, 12/1/17, 3/22/17 - 10/17/17; 2017: 1349, 349, 26%, 11/1/16, 2/25/16 - 10/14/16; 2016: 1337, 349, 26%, 11/1/15, 6/2/15 - 10/23/15; 2015: 1639, 350, 21%, 12/1/14, 6/2/14 - 10/23/14; 2014: 1838, 368, 20%, 12/1/13, 6/2/13 - 10/23/13; 2013: 1675, 417, 25%, 12/1/12, 6/2/12 - 10/23/12; 2012: 1014, 284, 28%, 11/1/11, 6/2/11 - 10/23/11.
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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.