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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Accordingly, in 2020 the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) introduced a Model Rule for the first-ever CE obligation for Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs) to maintain their Series 65 license after initially obtaining it.

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Title Protection For (CFP) Financial Planners And The FPA’s Two About-Faces

Nerd's Eye View

This summer, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced a new multi-year advocacy goal to pursue legal recognition for the title of "Financial Planner", as a means for bona fide financial planners to distinguish themselves and their services from others (who may use the title but don't actually do financial planning), to help consumers understand (..)

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Why useless financial advisor rankings lists should be put to rest!

Sara Grillo

What about ethics? What about ethics, client focus, transparency of fees and business practices, professional licenses and credentials, absence of conflicts of interest, objectivity, promotion of fairness to client, amount of attention paid to the end clients, responsiveness to client needs. 6 October, 2021). Pavia, Jim.

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Will I Have To Become A Fiduciary

Tucker Advisors

When advisors are not fiduciaries, they follow what is called the “suitability” requirement, which is basically an ethical call to follow the same prioritization of interests. 16, 2021, “provides RIA firms with two options as relates to IRA rollovers: Provide only general investment education regarding rollovers. Sources: 1.

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What is up with these crypto ETFs??? (& more 2023 trends)

Sara Grillo

According to Bak, assets don’t care about the ethics of their investors. In October of 2021, ProShares was successful in bringing the first futures-based ETFs to market. He holds Series 7 and 65 Securities Licenses in addition to a Life & Health Insurance License.

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Rich vs. Wealthy: What’s the Difference?

Good Financial Cents

In fact, a 2021 Global Wealth Report from Credit Suisse showed that there were 21,951,000 millionaires in the United States that year. million in net worth that was required to be considered wealthy in 2021, which just goes to show how relative this term really is. million dollars or more in 2022. That’s down from the $2.6

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 23-24)

Nerd's Eye View

Though in recognizing that the path toward regulation is likely to be a long one, as a starting point, the FPA has simply pledged to begin exploring how to pursue Title Protection, what kind of licensing or regulation it might entail, and whether it should be done at the state or Federal level.