WASHINGTON, DC- Convergent Wealth Advisors (formerly Lydian Wealth Management) has been recognized as the No. 8 Top Advisory Firm in Wealth Manager Magazine's 2007 "Top Dogs" Ranking, its seventh annual ranking of America's top wealth managers.

In addition to being ranked No. 8 out of 464 potential candidates, Convergent Wealth Advisors also had the highest number of client relationships, the highest total assets under management (AUM), and the highest number of professionals compared with the other nine firms recognized in the top 10.

Wealth Manager ranked the 464 recognized firms based on average AUM per client, which is calculated by dividing the total firm AUM by the number of client relationships.  To be considered for ranking, a firm must be registered investment advisors with its own IARD/CRD numbers, half of its clients must be individuals, and it must offer financial planning services.

Convergent Wealth Advisors takes pride in being recognized as one of the nation's Top Advisory Firms and looks to continue its recognition in Wealth Manager's 2008 rankings.

About Convergent Wealth Advisors
Convergent Wealth Advisors is a subsidiary of Convergent Capital Management and its parent company City National Corporation (NYSE: CYN), and it has offices in Washington, DC, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle, Portland, OR, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Convergent Wealth Advisors works primarily with families with investable assets in excess of $10 million, providing them with investment consulting services (investment policy statements, Monte Carlo-based risk assessment and asset allocation, portfolio construction, manager search and selection, and consolidated performance reporting), as well as a suite of wealth management solutions tailored specifically to the high net-worth marketplace.  These include advice on concentrated stock strategies, alternative investments, collateralized lending, specialty financings, and insurance and estate planning.  

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