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CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?

Nerd's Eye View

To meet this challenge, CFP Board’s Center For Financial Planning has engaged in fundraising for several years to fuel campaigns that have focused on building the advisor workforce of the future.

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Understanding the Role and Qualifications of a Financial Advisor

International College of Financial Planning

Their compensation often comes from (1) commissions on transactions based on advice provided or (2) fees for financial plan construction. Professional Certifications and Designations: Certifications are a means for advisors to demonstrate their expertise and reliability.

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Get a job as a Financial Paraplanner at an RIA firm and ignore the schmucky wirehouse and insurance jobs!

Sara Grillo

Fee-only advisor – This is an advisor that does not charge commissions and hence is believed to be more aligned with the client’s best interests. Paraplanners can also hold various designations such as the CFP® certification , ChFC, Enrolled Agent, CPA, etc. Fee-only advisors are bound to the fiduciary standard.