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Arbutina Named a Pittsburgh Magazine “Five Star Wealth Manager”

NEW BRIGHTON, July 2009 - Tod R. Arbutina, co-founder and managing shareholder of Cottrill, Arbutina Professional Services, and a registered representative of LPL Financial, was named by Pittsburgh Magazine as a Five Star Wealth Manager and one of the “best personal wealth managers in the Pittsburgh area” based upon an extensive survey of client satisfaction. Full text insert.

He is among less than seven percent of wealth managers in the region to receive this honor. Arbutina, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and certified public accountant, was rated in the magazine's categories of investments, business planning, financial planning and tax.

Pittsburgh Magazine developed its list of Five Star Wealth Managers in partnership with Crescendo Business Services, and through an independent survey of 47,100 high net worth residents, magazine subscribers and financial services industry professionals. With the goal of identifying wealth managers who successfully achieved key client satisfaction criteria and scored overall highest in client satisfaction, respondents were asked to rate only wealth managers known through personal experience, and upon nine criteria: customer service, integrity, knowledge/expertise, communication, value for fee charged, meeting of financial objectives, post-sale service, quality of recommendations and overall satisfaction.

As well, only wealth managers with five years of experience in the financial services industry were considered, and only after a review of each individual's record of regulatory actions, civil judicial actions and customer complaints as reported by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and other regulatory agencies. Then, before final lists were announced, each name was reviewed by a “blue ribbon” panel of individuals from within the industry.

About Arbutina – Arbutina is a registered representative with and offers securities, financial planning and fee based services through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. He has been profiled in Kiplinger's, holds a five-star designation in the Paladin Registry, an information services company providing free education, advisor information and matching services on the web, and is included in the Guide to America's Best Financial Planners, published by the Consumers' Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C. based research organization.