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She's done it again-Seven Consecutive Years!
Mary Pascarella's remarkable feat of clinching the Five Star Wealth Management Award for seven consecutive years is a testament to her unwavering commitment to excellence. Her sustained success in earning this prestigious accolade underscores not only her financial acumen but also her consistent dedication to surpassing industry standards. Mary's ability to consistently deliver exceptional results reflects her resilience, commitment, and unmatched leadership in the financial realm. Winning the Five Star Wealth Management Award for seven years in a row places Mary Pascarella in an elite league of professionals.
Mary will appear in the January 2024 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine as well as a space in a special section of the Wall Street Journal on February 28th, 2024.
This award was issued on 12/01/2023 by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period 03/13/2023 through 09/29/2023. 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. 6,515 New Jersey-area wealth managers were considered for the award; 462 (7% 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: 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; 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. 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.
2023 Wealth Management Award-6 Years in a Row!
We are pleased to announce that for a 6th year in a row, Mary C. Pascarella has been awarded the Five Star Wealth Management Award. As an award winner, Mary will appear in the January 2023 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine as well as in a special section of The Wall Street Journal on February 22, 2023.
The Five Star Wealth Manager award is based on objective research criteria. Five Star Professional’s research team evaluates candidates from across major markets annually on ten criteria associated with outstanding service. Each of the award winners has shown a commitment to clients, strong industry credentials and has been evaluated on the quality of his or her practice. Welath managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of year 2018-2023 Five Star Wealth Managers.
Five-time Wealth Manager Award Winner
For the 5th year in a row, Mary C. Pascarella has received the Five Star Wealth Management Award and will be featured in the January 2022 issue of NJ Monthly Magazine as well as February 23, 2022 issue of the The WSJ Magazine.
Award based on 10 objective criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of year 2018-2022 Five Star Wealth Managers.
Perennis Financial Planning Funds Scholarships for Socially Conscious Students
Perennis Financial Planning is proud to be sponsoring $1,500 in college scholarships for graduating students of the Teen Think Tank Project. The scholarships will be awarded to three high achieving program graduates at the conclusion of the summer research cohorts. The Teen Think Thank Project is a student-run policy institute that fosters critical thinking, research techniques and problem-solving skills to develop policy frameworks for real-life issues and empowers students to become future changemakers. Teenthinktankproject.com
Mary C. Pascarella, is actively involved with local schools and organizations has supported the Teen Think Tank Project since its inception. “Our mission at Perennis Financial Planning is to educated and empower our clients to make smart decisions concerning their current and future financial well-being. What better way is there to secure our future well-being, than to “invest” in these students and future leaders of our country.” said Mary Pascarella
Best of luck and success to these bright and socially conscious teens.
Teen Think Tank Project and Perennis Financial Planning are separate entities and are not affiliated with LPL Financial.
4th Year in a Row!
For the 4th year in a row, the 2021 Five Star Wealth Manager Award has been given to Mary C, Pascarella and will be featured in the January 2021 issue of NJ Monthly Magazine as well as the June 2021 Issue of Fortune Magazine. Be sure to check out the 2021 Five Star Wealth Manager Award
Award based on 10 objective criteria associated with providing quality services to clients such as credentials, experience, and assets under management among other factors. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of year 2018,2019,2020,2021 Five Star Wealth Managers.
The 2020 Wealth Manager Award
As featured in the January 2020 issue of NJ Monthly Magazine..... For the 3rd year in a row, Mary C. Pascarella has received the Five Star Wealth Manager Award. Check out the article 2020 Five Star Wealth Manager Award
Perennis Financial Planning Open House, October 25, 2019
On Friday, October 25th, clients, friends and guests enjoyed food, laughs and fun as they mingled and met the Perennis staff & toured the office at our company's first Open House event. We thank all those that joined us and look forward to seeing everyone again soon.
2019 Summer Intern
Best of luck to our summer intern Blaise Huresky as he enters his junior year at The Catholic University of America. Blaise was our first intern here at Perennis Financial Planning and was a huge help to our office and our team. We want to thank him for all his help this summer and wish him the best of luck in his bright future.