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Mitchell K. Smith, President of Life & Executive Benefits, has been named one of the top Financial Security Professionals in New York-NYC on Forbes’ fourth annual Best-in-State list!

08/01/2024

With a proven track record of preserving clients’ wealth over the long term, Mitch exemplifies excellence in the insurance industry and has truly earned this recognition.

Forbes and SHOOK Research‘s 2024 Best-In-State list features 1,445 top financial security professionals from across the country, and we are incredibly proud to have Mitch recognized among them. SHOOK Research’s rankings are based on one simple notion: “Would we recommend these professionals to a family member or a friend?” SHOOK evaluated more than 17,011 professionals for consideration in its rankings published by Forbes, from which the ranked FSPs were considered. These advisors were filtered down from over 45,370 nominations based on SHOOK’s high quantitative and qualitative thresholds.

Please join us in congratulating Mitch on this well-deserved recognition! See the full list here.

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