R.J. Shook

R.J. Shook is Co-Founder, President, Senior Forbes Contributor to Forbes. As the world’s only Advisor research organization that focuses on the quality of the Advisor and extensive due diligence, rankings are published in multiple feature stories in Forbes and other publications. He founded Winner’s Circle in 2000 and provided Wealth Advisor rankings to Barron’s (News Corp. acquired Winner’s Circle in 2008).

SHOOK Research’s philanthropy includes a ranking of America’s Top Givers in Forbes magazine; the rankings helped raise over $300 million. SHOOK’s national events have broken fund-raising records by raising over $3 million for: Susan G. Komen, Children’s Cancer Research Fund and Make-A-Wish. After graduating Babson College, Shook spent his Wall Street career with Prudential Securities as a financial advisor, then research. He’s written 10 books, including six of his popular Winner’s Circle series. He lives in Boca Raton, FL with his wife and three kids.