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

Nerd's Eye View

But these positions are often tenuous for new advisors, with extremely high failure rates, driven in large part by compensation that is reliant primarily on commissions from product sales.

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Training Resources And Programs To Help New CFPs Gain Real-World Expertise: The Small-Firm Guide To Associate Advisor Development

Nerd's Eye View

Training programs for new financial advisors have traditionally followed a sales-focused, sink-or-swim approach that primarily paid on commission for product sales. While some of these programs still exist, the role of an associate advisor has evolved alongside the broader financial planning profession.

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How Amazon Become Ordinary

The Big Picture

I’ve been an Amazon customer since my college roommate gave me a gift certificate in 1998. Thirds party sales : the proliferation of third-party sales as opposed to Amazon as your retailer has led to a general degradation of quality. For the past 20 years, they have been the default choice for consumption.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 135: Do Experienced Financial Planners Have A Professional Obligation To Create Job Opportunities For The Next Generation?

Nerd's Eye View

On a smaller scale, meanwhile, several firms have implemented residency programs designed to offer meaningful work experience to young planners fresh out of school who are able to take on entry-level work, meet their experience requirements for their CFP certification, and then leave after 2 or 3 years.

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5 Financially strong stocks with high Piotroski score of 9 to add in your watchlist

Trade Brains

They have steady sales, profits, good cash flow, and a strong position in the market. It is widely used by value investors to identify attractive investment opportunities. A low Piotroski score indicates weaker financial health and potential risks. Financially strong stocks belong to companies with healthy finances. per share, up by 3.38

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Why Wealth Management Isn’t What It Used to Be

International College of Financial Planning

Where CFP® Really Comes In This is where the Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) certification makes a real difference. It’s not just a certification. But it’s also profoundly human. And honestly, most advisors don’t get trained for that. Its a whole new way of thinking.

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2 Stocks to buy now for an upside of up to 24%; Recommended by Trade Brains portal – June 17

Trade Brains

It achieved record domestic sugar sales of 5.9 The company also reported an all-time high average sales realization of Rs 38/kg. Domestic sales rose by 22%, from 1.1 Lakh MT in Q4 FY25, while export sales doubled to 0.1 Retail sales grew 6.4% EBITDA came in at Rs 544 crore, and PAT at Rs 387 crore. LMT in FY24.

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