Robert A. Smith, ChFC®, AIF®
Wealth Manager | Financial Planner | Special Care Planner | Investment Advisor Representative
Robert Smith entered the financial services industry in 1996 and has spent his career guiding business owners, high net-worth individuals and corporate executives with wealth accumulation and wealth preservation strategies. Using a comprehensive planning process to address investment, retirement, estate planning and business strategies; including life, health and disability insurance programs, Robert solves complex financial problems and is committed to providing advice that makes a difference.
Robert has extensive experience in both the financial and real estate markets. Prior to establishing Omega Wealth Strategies, he was a Financial Planner with Tax & Financial Group, Morgan Stanley and UBS Securities. In addition to Life and Health insurance licenses, Robert holds Series 7 and 66 Securities Registrations, Accredited Investment Fiduciary AIF®, Chartered Financial Consultant ChFC®, a Registered Representative and an Investment Advisor Representative as well. He was featured in the 2014-2016 issue of Orange Coast Magazine for being the recipient of the Five Star Wealth Manager Award*
A former professional triathlete, Robert enjoys competitive bicycle and motorcycle racing in addition to off-road cars and boating in his free time. He is the founder of Mikyla-Cure.org, an organization created to raise awareness and funds towards research to cure Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder which affects his daughter Mikyla and an average of 20 girls born each day.
Robert resides in Laguna Niguel, Ca, with his wife Annie, two daughters, Jayden and Mikyla, and son, Anderson.
*This award was issued by Five Star Professional (FSP) for the time period (insert years won). Fee paid for use of marketing materials. Self-completed questionnaire was used for rating. This rating is not related to the quality of the investment advice and based solely on the disclosed criteria. Wealth managers do not pay a fee to be considered or placed on the final list of Five Star Wealth Managers. The award is based on 10 objective criteria. Eligibility criteria - required: 1. Credentialed as a registered investment adviser (RIA) or a registered investment adviser representative; 2. Actively licensed as an RIA or as a principal of a registered investment adviser firm for a minimum of 5 years; 3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review (As defined by FSP, the wealth manager has not: A. Been subject to a regulatory action that resulted in a license being suspended or revoked, or payment of a fine; B. Had more than a total of three settled or pending complaints filed against them and/or a total of five settled, pending, dismissed or denied complaints with any regulatory authority or FSP's consumer complaint process. Unfavorable feedback may have been discovered through a check of complaints registered with a regulatory authority or complaints registered through FSP's consumer complaint process; feedback may not be representative of any one client's experience; C. Individually contributed to a financial settlement of a customer complaint; D. Filed for personal bankruptcy within the past 11 years; E. Been terminated from a financial services firm within the past 11 years; F. Been convicted of a felony); 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. Non-institutional discretionary and/or non-discretionary client assets administered; 9. Number of client households served; 10. Education and professional designations. FSP does not evaluate quality of services provided to clients. The award is not indicative of the wealth manager's future performance. Wealth managers may or may not use discretion in their practice and therefore may not manage their clients' assets. The inclusion of a wealth manager on the Five Star Wealth Manager list should not be construed as an endorsement of the wealth manager by FSP or this publication. Working with a Five Star Wealth Manager or any wealth manager is no guarantee as to future investment success, nor is there any guarantee that the selected wealth managers will be awarded this accomplishment by FSP in the future. Visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.