Industry Awards honor and recognize financial advisors for outstanding achievements within the industry that have raised the bar by delivering superior solutions to clients each year. With reputation and trust a driving factor for the whole industry, Deborah Danielson, CFP®, MSFS, President of Danielson Financial Group of Las Vegas, NV has been able to lift this perception across the profession through her unwavering ethics, unique ideologies and actions. 

Deborah Danielson CFP®, MSFS, has been ranked by Barron's as one of America's Top Financial Advisors every year for the past eleven years.

Forbes Awards

According to Forbes, advisors are selected based on insights from SHOOK Research™, which compiles quantitative and qualitative data. Advisors are assessed on a variety of criteria, including years of experience and assets under management.

Forbes' rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, are the only advisor rankings with a focus on quality, including interviewing advisors by telephone and in-person.

Unlike other advisor rankings, SHOOK is not a “robo-ranker.” Numbers such as production and assets don’t tell the whole story, especially when much of the data is self-reported. SHOOK Research creates rankings of role models—advisors that are leading the way in offering best practices and providing a high-quality experience for clients. A focus on both quantitative and qualitative factors, including telephone and in-person meetings, is imperative.

Forbes Top 200 Women Advisors in 2017, 2018 & 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023***

Forbes Top Women Wealth Advisors Best-In-State in 2022, 2023***

Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisors in 2018 & 2019, 2020, 2021****

Forbes Top 200 Wealth Advisors in 2016, 2017 & 2018***

Barron's Awards

Barron’s Awards honors America's best financial advisors, organized by state. The rankings are based on data provided by over 4,000 of the nation's most productive advisors. Factors included in the rankings: assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work.

Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors in America, February 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022* 

Barron's Top 1,000 Financial Advisors in America, February 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2017*

Barron's Top 100 Financial Advisors in America, June 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016*

Registered Rep's Awards

Registered Rep. awards are based on assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic.

Registered Rep's Top 100 Independent Advisors, August 2008, 2009 & 2010**

Miscellaneous Industry Awards

*Rankings based on matrices including assets under management, revenue produced for the firm, regulatory record, quality of practice and philanthropic work.
**Rankings based on assets under management.
***The Forbes ranking of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience.
****The Forbes ranking of America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors with a minimum of seven years of experience and weighing factors like revenue trends, assets under management, compliance records, industry experience and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK receives a fee in exchange for rankings.

The Forbes Best-In-State Wealth Advisor ranking, developed by SHOOK Research, is based on in-person and telephone due diligence meetings and a ranking algorithm that includes: client retention, industry experience, review of compliance records, firm nominations; and quantitative criteria, including: assets under management and revenue generated for their firms. Portfolio performance is not a criterion due to varying client objectives and lack of audited data. Neither Forbes nor SHOOK Research receives a fee in exchange for rankings.