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The State of the Financial Services Industry

The Irrelevant Investor

Jason Zweig and Andrea Fuller pulled no punches yesterday in their piece, Looking for a Financial Planner? The TL:DR is that the company behind the CFP certification, a designation that ought to signal trust and competence to consumers, has let some people with a checkered history use their letters.

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Financial Planning Tips For Advisors with Special Needs Clients

BlueMind

Category: Client Relations Financial planning is difficult for anyone, and even more so for someone who is a special needs person or has such a family member. Throughout your career as a financial advisor, many opportunities may arise for you to take on special needs clients.

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What Do Financial Adviser Designations Mean? What are the Letters after a Name?

Carson Wealth

Translating from the secret language of financial planning, the sentence would read “Tammy specializes in insurance. She reviewed two types of annuity contracts often used for retirement and helped determine which one is the best fit for her client.” . Registration Standards for Financial Advisors.

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Integrated Diploma in Wealth Management: A Comprehensive Program for Aspiring Wealth Managers

International College of Financial Planning

Wealth management is an important aspect of the financial world that focuses on managing wealth to help individuals and families achieve their financial goals. Wealth management involves a range of financial services as an investment, finance, real estate, tax, and risk management.

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Begin Your Digital Marketing Journey with a Strong Advisor Website

eMoney Advisor

Today’s financial professional has a lot on their plate. In addition to working with clients, there’s so much that goes on behind the scenes. Not only the administrative work that comes from managing client accounts but also the aspects of keeping the business running and marketing to bring in new clients.

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Average Fees for Financial Advisors in 2023

Harness Wealth

The primary fee structures are: Fee-only : Advisors only receive payment from their clients for the services they provide, not receiving any commissions or other incentives from product providers. Besides the fees paid by clients, fee-based advisors may also receive commissions on certain financial products they sell.

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How Getting Women Into Financial Planning Can Benefit Everyone

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Once women achieve their CFP® certification, the rate of relinquishment is extremely low. In this regard, financial planning seems to differ from science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers where many women leave their jobs in their mid-thirties after a few years of experience on the job.” It can be a truly special role.