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Advice built around you — and your life

Your financial priorities are personal, and your plan should be too. We’ll partner together to clearly define what you’re working toward, follow your progress and make thoughtful adjustments as life changes — because it always does.

With regular check-ins and simple, secure digital access, your financial life stays organized and easy to manage. You’ll gain access to personalized investment solutions and ongoing advice that help you feel confident and supported at every stage.

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Areas of focus

  • Wealth Preservation Strategies
  • Investment Management
  • Retirement Planning Strategies
  • Retirement Income Strategies

Awards & recognition

  • Russell C. Smith, Five Star Wealth Manager, 2020-2022, 2024-2026
  • Three Pillars Advisory Group, Ameriprise Client Experience Award, 2023, 2024

Community participation

Safe & Sound of Somerset County Financial Empowerment Committee safe-sound.org

Meals on Wheels of Hunterdon County

S.H.I.P. Samaritan Homeless Interim Program

Honored to receive recognition

We’re thrilled to announce that our colleague, Russell Smith, received a 2026 Five Star Wealth Manager award. Congratulations, Russell! Thank you to our clients for your continued trust and loyalty — helping you reach your financial goals is the best part of our job!

The Five Star Wealth Manager award (the “FSWM award”) is administered by Crescendo Business Services, LLC (dba Five Star Professional). Data for the FSWM award was gathered during the current or prior year. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. Once awarded, wealth managers may purchase marketing materials from Five Star Professional, including additional profile adspace or promotional products. Eligibility criteria – required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as a registered investment adviser or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory, complaint, employment, bankruptcy and felony review (as defined by Five Star Professional); 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. Noninstitutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. For more information on the FSWM award and the research/selection methodology, go to https://fivestarprofessional.com/ref/research/WM_ResearchMethodology.pdf. FSWM award candidates are identified by one of three sources: firm nomination, peer nomination or prequalification based on industry standing. The FSWM award does not evaluate the quality of services provided and 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 client’s 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 Five Star Professional 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 Five Star Wealth Managers will be awarded this accomplishment by Five Star Professional in the future. For more information about FSWM market research statistics, go to https://www.fivestarprofessional.com/wmdisclosures.

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