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How Marketing With The CFP Marks Reduces Client Acquisition Costs And Accelerates Revenue Growth

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In the context of financial advisors, surveys have shown that CFP certification serves as an important branding signal for consumers seeking the services of a qualified advisor. For instance, a 2015 study found that consumers had higher brand awareness of the CFP marks, even more than the well-known ChFC, CFA, CLU, and PFS designations.

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#FA Success Ep 314: Focusing On The Planning Work You Enjoy By Providing Outsourced Virtual CFP Services, With Sue Chesney

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My guest on today's podcast is Sue Chesney.

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#FA Success Ep 353: Driving Growth By Setting A Clear Vision Of What You Do Best In Your Business(es), With Brett Danko

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Brett is the Founder of Brett Danko Educational Center, a CFP Board Education and Exam Prep provider, and the CEO and Managing Partner for Main Street Financial Solutions, an independent RIA based in Newtown, Pennsylvania, that oversees almost $2 billion in assets under management for nearly 1,700 client households.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)

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Also in industry news this week: While the FPA is going full steam ahead on its federal and state lobbying efforts to regulate the title “financial planner”, CFP Board is more focused on increasing recognition of the CFP marks.

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#FA Success Ep 355: Scaling Worksite Financial Planning As An Employee Benefit For The Average Worker, With Brad Arends

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What's unique about Brad, though, is how he built a multi-billion-dollar advisory firm not by moving 'upmarket' to gather multi-millionaire clients, but instead leveraged his 401(k) retirement plan advisory firm to begin offering comprehensive financial planning to the employees of large companies as an added employee benefit, and in the process scaled (..)

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Exit Planning for Your Client’s Business – NAPFA Spring 2023 National Conference – San Diego, CA – 5/10-5/13.

Tobias Financial

Tobias Financial Advisors is proud to announce that our COO Edgar Collado, CEPA® and our Wealth Advisor Franklin Gay, CFP®, EA will serve as presenters at the NAPFA Spring 2023 National Conference in San Diego on May 13th, 2023. appeared first on www.tobiasfinancial.com.

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The Latest In Financial #AdvisorTech (May 2024)

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This month's edition kicks off with the news that self-directed retirement planning software provider NewRetirement has raised a $20M Series A round as the company demonstrates that its DIY tools really do turn a subset of consumers into bona fide prospects for financial advisors.