Barron's Ranks Robert Balentine Among Nation's "Top Independent Financial Advisors"

Atlanta, GA , September 8, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Robert Balentine was named one of the nation’s “Top Independent Financial Advisors” by Barron’s in its August 25, 2014 issue. Robert is the highest-ranked advisor from Georgia in this nationwide list of 100 advisors.  Robert Balentine is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Balentine, an Atlanta-based independent, employee-owned investment advisory firm serving individuals and institutions. Founded in 2009, Balentine currently has 24 employees in two offices and nearly $1.9 billion in assets under advisement.

“I am very humbled by this honor,” said Balentine in response to being named one of Barron’s “Top Independent Financial Advisors.” “As a 35-year industry veteran, I have worked hard to seek and implement best practices, and this honor helps validate what my partners and I have created with Balentine.”

"I am very humbled by this honor. As a 35-year industry veteran, I have worked hard to seek and implement best practices, and this honor helps validate what my partners and I have created with Balentine."

Robert Balentine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Balentine

To be nominated for listing, advisors must complete a 102-question survey about their practice. The resulting pool of nominated advisors is then screened to determine the top 100 practitioners. Investment performance is not an explicit criterion, because the clients of the advisors have widely differing goals; therefore, the goal is often asset preservation. According to Barron’s, the ranking reflects the volume of assets overseen by the advisors and their teams, revenues generated for the firms and the quality of the advisors' practices. The scoring system assigns a top score of 100 and rates the rest by comparing them with the winner. 

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