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

Nerd's Eye View

Insurance companies and broker-dealers in the business of manufacturing products and hiring advisors to sell them often dominate career fairs and job boards, frequently drawing in graduates of CFP Board-approved education programs.

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The Market For “Lemons” In Financial Advice: How Higher Standards Can Lower Costs And Increase Access To Advice

Nerd's Eye View

In fact, even a relatively modest shift to a higher-trust environment (which may be achieved by enacting higher standards) that just partially reduces the incredibly high client acquisition costs of financial advisors could more than offset the entire cost of fiduciary liability insurance from those higher standards!

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Announcing Expanded IAR CE And Price Updates And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Combined with the continued availability of CE credit for CFP certification, CPA and EA licenses, and various Investment & Wealth Institute (IWI) and American College designations, Kitces Premier Members have a wide variety of opportunities to fulfill their CE requirements.

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

Carson Wealth

So much of our world is filled with abbreviations surrounding insurance and investment products, processes, education and accomplishments. . Translating from the secret language of financial planning, the sentence would read “Tammy specializes in insurance. Professional Certifications for Financial Advisors.

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21 High Paying Medical Jobs Without A Degree To Explore

Clever Girl Finance

Educational requirements: High school diploma or your GED and a patient care technician certificate. If you want to be a paramedic, then training, passing exams, and getting licensed as a paramedic is required. You might also be required to conduct healths coaching sessions and pass a certification exam.

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How to Become a Financial Planner

International College of Financial Planning

This article will discuss the basics of financial planning , the education and certifications required to become a financial planner, and how to develop your financial planning skills and network. Education and Certifications for Becoming a Financial Planner Are you interested in becoming a financial planner?

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Hurricane and Natural Disaster Preparedness

Your Richest Life

Have the Appropriate Insurance. Homeowners insurance covers many disasters, but it doesn’t always cover everything. Make sure you know what your insurance policy covers, as well as what it doesn’t. No one wants to think about their home being destroyed or their birth certificates being washed away in a flood.

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