Five Ameriprise Financial Advisors Receive 2025 Five Star Wealth Manager Award
PEORIA/TUCSON/SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA – October 13, 2025 – Matt MacLean, Michael Gombrich, and Scarlet Filmore,
Private Wealth Advisors and Garrett Smith and John Snyder, Financial Advisors with Affirm Wealth Advisors, a private
wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Peoria, Tucson, and Sierra Vista have been named
recipients of the 2025 Five Star Wealth Manager award by Five Star Professional. The award goes to less than seven
percent of the wealth managers in the region based on research administered by Five Star Professional, a third-party
research firm.
To receive the 2025 Five Star Wealth Manager award, a wealth manager must meet 10 objective eligibility and evaluation
criteria associated with providing quality services to clients including client retention rates, client assets administered,
firm review and favorable regulatory and complaint history.
MacLean, CFP®, ChFC®, CRPC™, CKA®, CEPA®, graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Business and
Communication. He has 21 years of experience in the financial services industry. This is MacLean's fifth consecutive year
receiving the Five Star Wealth Manager award.
Gombrich, CFP®, APMA®, ChFC®, BFA™, graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Business
Administration, International Macroeconomics. He has 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. This is
Gombrich's seventh consecutive year receiving the Five Star Wealth Manager award.
Filmore, CFP®, APMA®, CKA®, graduated from Ohio Dominican University with a degree in International Business. She
has 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. This is Filmore's third time receiving the Five Star Wealth
Manager award.
Smith, CFP®, APMA®, BFA™, CEP®, graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in Economics. He has 14
years of experience in the financial services industry. This is Smith's third consecutive year receiving the Five Star Wealth
Manager award.
Snyder, CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®, APMA®, graduated from the University of Phoenix with a degree in Management. He has
10 years of experience in the financial services industry. This is Snyder's fouth consecutive year receiving the Five Star
Wealth Manager award.
As a private wealth advisory practice, Affirm Wealth Advisors provides financial advice that is anchored in a solid
understanding of client needs and expectations and provided in one-on-one relationships with their clients. For more
information, please contact Affirm Wealth Advisors at 623-972-3133 or 520-338-2600.
About Ameriprise Financial
At Ameriprise Financial, we have been helping people feel confident about their financial future for more than 130
years1. With extensive advisory, asset management and insurance capabilities and a nationwide network of 10,000
financial advisors, we have the strength and expertise to serve the full range of individual and institutional investors'
financial needs. For more information, visit ameriprise.com.
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1Company founded June 29, 1894.
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 ad space 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 nomi