CLS Investments Wins ETF Strategist of the Year at the 2018 WealthManagement.com Industry Awards

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CLS Investments, LLC ("CLS"), a third-party money manager and leading manager of exchange traded fund ("ETF") portfolios, announced today that it won the 2018 WealthManagement.com Industry Award for ETF Strategist. Now in its fourth year, the WealthManagement.com Industry Awards is the only awards program to honor outstanding achievements by companies and organizations that support financial advisor success.

CLS was awarded ETF Strategist of the year for its Smart ETF Models, which utilize products from five ETF providers at a zero-percent strategist fee. These first-of-their-kind models focus on active and smart beta ETFs, which have historically demonstrated a bias to outpace the market over time. CLS manages these models with their disciplined and active Risk Budgeting framework, with a continued focus on the global market.

CLS also provides clear and consistent information to advisors and investors to strengthen conversations among the two parties and keep investors on course. CLS offers advisors and investors a variety of tools including innovative video statements, an engaging online portal, weekly multi-media commentary, and more. CLS manages nearly 45,000 investor portfolios through partnerships with over 6,000 financial advisors and 1,500 qualified plan sponsors.

"CLS is honored to be named ETF Strategist of the year by WealthManagement.com," said CLS CEO Ryan Beach. "This award is a true testament to the work our team does every day, and we couldn't be more proud of what we've achieved for advisors and investors."

CLS was also a finalist for SRI / Impact Investing, Thought Leadership Initiative, and Thought Leadership Product Enhancement in the Asset Management categories. The company was previously named ETF Strategist of the year by WealthManagement.com in 2016.

"The WealthManagement.com Industry Awards allow us to recognize the creativity, success and excellence of firms like CLS Investments, that serve the final advisor community," said David Armstrong, Editor-In-Chief of WealthManagement.com.  "Congratulations to this year's winners, we look forward to seeing you next year."

As a continuation of CLS's dedication to ETF education, CLS is offering a series of webinars on ETF portfolio construction and best practices for trade execution. For more information on the series, or to sign up, please click here.

About CLS Investments
CLS is an Omaha-based registered investment adviser managing in excess of $8 billion. As one of the largest third-party money managers and ETF strategists in the U.S., CLS partners with thousands of advisors, plan sponsors, and institutions to offer a full suite of outsourced portfolio management solutions for more than 44,000 individual investors. CLS specializes in creating portfolios based on a distinct risk budgeting methodology and active asset allocation approach. The CLS investment process is governed by systematic research across asset classes and strategies and the continuous measuring of risk. CLS claims compliance with the Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®). CLS Investments, LLC is a registered investment adviser. To obtain a copy of a fully compliant presentation and/or a list of composite descriptions, contact us at 888-455-4244. CLS is a subsidiary of NorthStar Financial Services Group, LLC (NorthStar), which currently has over $787 billion in assets under management and administration. To learn more, visit www.clsinvest.com.

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CLS Investments, LLC ("CLS") was selected as a winner for WealthManagement.com's 2018 Industry Awards in the category: Asset Managers- ETF Strategist. The WealthManagement.com Industry Awards program is an unbiased, third-party organization seeking to recognize companies that support financial advisors. Nominations for the WealthManagement.com Industry Awards were based on a submission from the company describing how it helps financial advisors work with clients. The award goes to the company selected by a Judges Panel made up of eleven industry professionals. Winners of the award for each category were announced September 13, 2018. WealthManagement.com is not affiliated with CLS. Ratings and awards may not be representative of any one client's experience and are not indicative of CLS's future performance.
CLS Investments, LLC ("CLS") was selected as a winner for WealthManagement.com's 2016 Industry Awards in the category, Asset Managers- ETF Strategist. The WealthManagement.com Industry Awards program is an unbiased, third-party organization seeking to recognize companies that support financial advisors. Nominations for the WealthManagement.com Industry Awards were based on a submission from the company describing how it helps financial advisors work with clients. The award goes to the company selected by a Judges Panel made up of ten industry professionals. Winners of the award for each category were announced September 29, 2016. WealthManagement.com is not affiliated with CLS. Ratings and awards may not be representative of any one client's experience and are not indicative of CLS's future performance.
CLS Investments, LLC ("CLS") was selected as a finalist for WealthManagement.com's 2018 Industry Awards in the categories, Asset Managers: ETF Strategist, Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)/Impact Investing, Thought Leadership Initiative, and Thought Leadership Product Enhancement. The WealthManagement.com Industry Awards program is an unbiased, third-party organization seeking to recognize companies that support financial advisors. Nominations for the WealthManagement.com Industry Awards were based on a submission from the company describing how it helps financial advisors work with clients. The award goes to the company selected by a Judges Panel made up of eleven industry professionals. Winners of the award for each category were announced September 13, 2018. WealthManagement.com is not affiliated with CLS. Ratings and awards may not be representative of any one client's experience and are not indicative of CLS's future performance.

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