Based upon nine criteria including customer service, integrity, knowledge/expertise, communication, value for fee charged, meeting of financial objectives, post-sale-service, quality of recommendations and overall satisfaction.  No fee is paid to be included in the research or on the final list.  The overall evaluation score reflects an average of all respondents and may not be representative of any one client's evaluation.  The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>