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LUMINARIES 2022

Nominations Portal Now Open

ThinkAdvisor’s industry recognition program

is accepting nominations through April 29, and

there’s no cost to participate.

BY JANET LEVAUX

e are pleased to announce the new submission deadline and other details for the
second year of our pioneering recognition program — ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES —
W which celebrates top advisors, industry executives, teams, RIAs, broker-dealers, asset/
investment/portfolio managers and other firms by showcasing their achievements in four key areas:

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion results in the areas that matter most to advisors.
Thought Leadership In 2022, ThinkAdvisor will be accepting nominations for
Executive Leadership the new Community Impact category, which will honor those
Community Impact who lead community-focused efforts, serving as role models of
excellence and demonstrable impact.
There is no cost to participate, and nominations are being Nominees should have a record of achievement in build-
accepted through April 29 at: https://event.thinkadvisor.com/ ing powerful community service projects in ways that can be
luminaries-awards. replicated by others and that stand out in their communities —
As in 2021, the program and its related coverage will shine locally or nationwide.
a spotlight on the quantitative and qualitative impacts that
ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES are making on the industry, for NEW JUDGES
both today’s and tomorrow’s advisors. We’ll also highlight the We’re also pleased that we have three new judges for the
bold steps the winners are taking to drive the wealth, invest- 2022 program:
ment and retirement industry forward in more dynamic and Christine Benz, director of personal finance, Morningstar;
inclusive ways. Jamie Hopkins, managing partner of wealth solutions,
The program is not meant to emphasize asset levels or Carson Group; finance professor of practice at Creighton
rankings — or the latest industry buzz. Rather, our awards University’s Heider College of Business; and
and coverage of the winners will tell the stories of how top- Rose Niang, director of financial planning, Edelman
performing industry participants are producing meaningful Financial Engines

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