Awards & Recognitions
2025 Awards & Recognitions
Truly Honored
Credent Wealth Management is honored to have received multiple prestigious awards that reflect our commitment to excellence, growth, and client-centric service. Our mission is to guide clients through life’s most important financial events with expertise and service that exceed expectations.
Through disciplined planning, trusted advice, and an unwavering focus on client success, we have built a firm recognized nationally for leadership and innovation in wealth management. These accolades embody our dedication to delivering transparent, independent, and personalized financial guidance that empowers clients to achieve lasting financial freedom.
2025 Awards & Recognitions
Forbes – Top RIA Firms
Credent Wealth Management was named to Forbes’ Top RIA Firms, an esteemed recognition presented to a select group of America’s leading registered investment advisory firms. This award highlights firms that combine client-first strategies, innovative planning, and a proven record of fiduciary responsibility.
Forbes evaluates each firm based on quantitative and qualitative factors, including compliance records, assets managed, and service excellence. This honor reinforces our unwavering focus on transparency and excellence in wealth management.
Financial Planning – RIA Leaders
Credent Wealth Management was recognized on the 2025 RIA Leaders list, which highlights the 150 largest fee-only financial planning firms in the United States as determined by COMPLY. This distinction reflects our unwavering commitment to a true fee-only model, serving individuals and high-net-worth families with transparent guidance and without any commission-based incentives.
Earning a place on this list underscores our continued growth, client trust, and dedication to delivering clarity, confidence, and disciplined financial planning.
InvestmentNews – 5-Star RIA Firm
Credent Wealth Management is proud to be recognized as an InvestmentNews 5-Star RIA Firm, celebrating our industry leadership, consistent growth, and client engagement. The 5-Star RIA award is reserved for wealth management firms managing over $1 billion in assets under management (AUM), with recipient firms demonstrating robust AUM growth and strong organic client acquisition over the past year.
All submissions are rigorously verified to ensure integrity, underscoring the trust professionals and clients alike place in our service. This distinction highlights our commitment to comprehensive, high-touch wealth management and our dedication to client success.
AdvisorHub – Advisors To Watch
Credent Wealth Management has earned a distinguished position on AdvisorHub’s Top 250 RIAs list, a recognition based on comprehensive evaluation criteria including assets under management growth, service excellence, industry leadership, and organizational culture.
This honor reflects our firm’s consistent commitment to delivering exceptional financial guidance and experienced stewardship. It affirms the strength of our strategic growth initiatives and the strong partnerships we maintain with our clients. Such recognition underscores our dedication to providing expert advice and tailored solutions that foster long-term financial success.
Financial Advisor Magazine – America’s Top RIAs
Credent Wealth Management’s inclusion in Financial Advisor Magazine’s Top RIA Firms list underscores our impact and leadership within the wealth management industry.
This recognition is awarded based on rigorous criteria including assets under management, growth trajectory, and the ability to consistently deliver strong client outcomes. It demonstrates our commitment to operational excellence and sustained success in serving our clients’ financial goals. Being honored on this list affirms our position among the most respected and accomplished advisory firms nationally.
ThinkAdvisor – Luminaries Awards CIO Leader of the Year Finalist
Edison Byzyka, Credent’s Chief Investment Officer, was nominated for the 2025 Luminaries ThinkAdvisor CIO Leader of the Year award.
The Luminaries CIO Leader of the Year award honors chief investment officers who exemplify innovative and forward-thinking investment strategies combined with a strong commitment to risk-aware, client-centered asset management. This prestigious recognition is awarded to leaders who consistently drive their teams to deliver exceptional and sustained investment performance, demonstrating excellence in stewardship and strategic leadership.
Credent Wealth Management’s awards and recognitions are based on specific criteria including assets under management, growth, and service quality as determined by independent third-party organizations. No monetary payment was made to earn these awards; however, each awarding organization requires an annual license fee for the use of their logo to promote the award for a 12-month period. These acknowledgments do not constitute an endorsement or guarantee of future performance. Past performance is not indicative of future results. For more information about our firm and services, please refer to our Form ADV, which is available upon request or via the SEC’s website.