Forbes 2022 Best-in-State Financial Security Professional
We’re proud to be named by Forbes as one of the Best-in-State Top Financial Security Professionals for
2022. Our mission has always been to serve our clients with unmatched excellence, and this award is not only
evidence of our dedication to you, but a sign of your unwavering trust in us. We’re incredibly grateful for
the clients who rely on us to protect the things they care about most, and we cannot express how much we
value your partnership with our firm. Thank you for making us one of the top firms in California!
Mike Flynn, Jr. and Nicholas Hjorth were part of the few chosen insurance professionals in California to
receive this recognition in 2022. Agents were selected by an independent research firm based on various
qualitative and quantitative data. You can learn more about SHOOK Research’s methodology here.
Neither SHOOK nor Forbes receives any compensation in exchange for placement on its Top
Financial Security Professional (FSP) rankings (including the Best-In-State Financial Security Professional
rankings), which are determined independently (see methodology). FSP refers to professionals who are properly
licensed to sell life insurance and annuities. FSPs may also hold other credentials and licenses which would
allow them to offer investments and securities products through those licenses. The ranking algorithm is based
on qualitative measures learned through telephone, virtual and in-person interviews to measure best practices,
client retention, industry experience, credentials, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and
quantitative criteria, such as assets under management, sales figures, and revenue generated for their firms.
Investment performance is not a criterion because client objectives and risk tolerances vary, and these
professionals rarely have audited performance reports. Individuals must carefully choose the right FSP for their
own situation and perform their own due diligence. SHOOK’s research and rankings provide opinions intended to
help individuals choose the right FSP and are not indicative of future performance or representative of any one
client’s experience. Past performance is not an indication of future results. For more information, please see
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