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The Importance of a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) for Your Financial Planning

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Unlike the average investor or other financial professionals, a CFP is a licensed expert in areas like estate planning, taxes, retirement, insurance, and investment planning. Equally important for sustaining their license is the professional conduct of the CFP, which is subjected to great scrutiny by the Board.

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Transcript: Gretchen Morgenson

The Big Picture

It had been prevented, had been barred from that before because of this fiduciary duty idea and also because of the opacity of these instruments. Or should this be kept out of private asset allocators’ hands? The Labor Department under Donald Trump did open the door for private equity to get into 401(k)s.

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