Associated Financial Consultants & Investor Services, the independent financial services and employee benefits firm based in Fort Lauderdale, has been named a 2026 Best of Florida® Regional Winner in the Financial Advisors category of Guide to Florida's annual readers' poll. It marks our fifth straight year of Best of Florida® recognition, following honors in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Five straight years doesn't happen by accident. It happens because our clients, partners, and neighbors keep taking the time to vote for us, and we don't take that lightly.
The selection process starts with a nomination on the Best of Florida website. Voting stays open year-round, with hundreds of thousands of votes cast, and the process wraps up with the Best of Florida Keepsake.
Winners are chosen through a combination of reader votes and editor input, then vetted through several ranking sites, Better Business Bureau complaint reports, and voting pattern analysis. Honorees are recognized across hundreds of categories in three tiers: Best of Florida, Best of Florida Regional Winners, and Honorable Mentions, with the number of honorees in each tier depending on the size of the category.
About Associated
Founded in 1972, Associated has grown from a family business into an independent financial services and employee benefits firm serving individuals, families, and businesses across Florida. We pair a family-centered approach with institutional-level resources to build financial strategies around each client's goals.
Our work spans wealth management, corporate retirement plans, group health and employee benefits, advanced planning, and sports and entertainment. Whatever the need, the goal is the same: personal service from people who know you.
Five consecutive years of Best of Florida® recognition, from 2022 through 2026, push us to keep raising the bar for our clients and our community.
To see the full list of 2026 Best of Florida® winners, visit www.GUIDEtoFLORIDA.com/best-of.
The 2026 Best of Florida award issued by The Guide to Florida on 8/27/2026 for the 7/31/25 to 7/31/26 time period was awarded to Financial Advisors at the Best of Florida Regional Winner level. The financial professional was nominated for the recognition. All financial professionals in the state of Florida are eligible to be nominated with a yearlong nomination and voting period. The public can cast one vote per day with the top 3 vote receivers being honored. No fee was paid for the nomination, receipt, or promotion of the award. Third-party ratings are no guarantee of future investment success and do not ensure that a client or prospective client will experience a higher level of performance or results. These ratings should not be construed as an endorsement of the advisor by any client nor are they representative of any one client's evaluation.