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NEUBERGER BERMAN PLACES EIGHT WEALTH ADVISORS ON
BARRON’S “TOP 1,200 FINANCIAL ADVISORS” LIST
NEW YORK, March 7, 2017 – Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned
investment manager, announced that eight of the firm’s wealth advisors were named among Barron’s
“Top 1,200 Financial Advisors”. The annual state-by-state list includes three of the firm’s wealth
advisors ranked among the top ten in their state: Rick Szelc of Texas, Brian Hahn of Illinois, and
Seth Finkel of New York.
Mr. Szelc, a Dallas-based managing director at Neuberger Berman, who heads a wealth advisory
team with $1.7 billion in client assets, was ranked #1 in the state of Texas for the second year in a
row. Having joined Neuberger Berman in 2000, Mr. Szelc works closely with high-net-worth clients
to create bespoke investment solutions. A member of the Barron’s “Top 100 Financial Advisors” in
America, Mr. Szelc applies his investment banking background and global perspective to help guide
his clients through shifting investment landscapes. A graduate of Lawrence Technological
University, he holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Mr. Hahn jumped three spots to #5 from #8 in Illinois on the Barron’s list. Mr. Hahn and his team,
with $1.6 billion in client assets, specialize in the design and implementation of comprehensive
investment solutions for private clients, integrating a detailed understanding of each client’s overall
tax, estate, and wealth planning needs. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Kansas State University
and a Master’s in International Business from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he
attended as a Rotary International Scholar. Mr. Hahn has been named by Barron’s as one of the “Top
100 Financial Advisors” in America.
The New York-based Mr. Finkel, a managing director at Neuberger Berman, ranked #10 by Barron’s
in the state for the second year in a row. He heads a wealth advisory team with $2.5 billion in client
assets. Mr. Finkel has been with Neuberger Berman since 1990 and focuses on high-net-worth
individuals, closely held businesses, fiduciaries, and not-for-profit organizations. He holds a
Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University, a JD from Fordham University School of Law, and an
LLM in Tax from the New York University School of Law. He also appears on the Barron’s “Top
100 Financial Advisors” in America.
Also on this year’s Barron’s Top 1,200 list were the following Neuberger Berman advisors: Tripp
Taylor in California; and Peter Arbes, Virginia Guy, Holly Newman Kroft, and William Peterson in
New York. 2017 is the third consecutive year being named to this list for all of these advisors.
“We are honored that many of our advisors are ranked among the top again this year. Our
consistent inclusion in this list demonstrates our extreme focus on client service,” said Kenneth
Rende, Head of Wealth Management at Neuberger Berman. “We’re proud to have advisors across
four states represented in the top ranks, and thrilled that we are able to serve a diverse group of
clients across the country.” Barron’s used a number of factors to determine the state-by-state
rankings including: assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record,
quality of practice and philanthropic work.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment
manager. The firm manages equities, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund portfolios for
institutions and advisors worldwide. With offices in 19 countries, Neuberger Berman’s team is more
than 1,900 professionals and the company has been named by Pensions & Investments as a Best Place
to Work in Money Management for four consecutive years. Tenured, stable and long-term in focus,
the firm fosters an investment culture of fundamental research and independent thinking. It
manages $255 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2016. For more information, please visit
our website at www.nb.com.
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Information Regarding Barron’s Rankings
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practice. Investment returns are not a component of rankings as returns are dictated largely by the risk tolerances of clients. Third-party accolades
referenced do not reflect the experiences of any Neuberger Berman client and readers should not view such information as representative of any
particular client’s experience or assume that they will have a similar investment experience as any previous or existing client. Third-party
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