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Top Compliance Challenges Financial Advisors Face

BlueMind

Category: Compliance. The Significance Of Financial Compliance Financial compliance requires all actions, procedures, guidelines, and business culture to abide by the rules and regulations set by the regulatory authorities of the financial market. Related: Compliance and Automation – An Ideal Unison!

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

A $100 increase in the CFP annual certification fee spurred an industry outcry, leading many to question whether the designation is worth it or not. There are more than 92,000 CFP® certificants, as per the CFP Board’s 2022 measure. Is it time to say “FU” to your CFP designation? Are they getting a raw deal?

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Should the CFP Board police financial advisor “bad apples”? The debate continues! (Part Two)

Sara Grillo

In Part Two of our two part series on the CFP Board, the heated debate continues. We’ll discuss these questions: The CFP Board has specifically stated that it wants the CFP® mark to be a requirement for anyone who practices financial planning. What do you believe the CFP Board’s role should be in the future?

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

Carson Wealth

The first step in the competency stairway is regulatory compliance. . The securities industry weaves the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and state securities commissioners into a regulatory quilt, also requiring stockbrokers and their registered agents to pass registration exams and complete annual compliance training.

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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

Paraplanners can also hold various designations such as the CFP® certification , ChFC, Enrolled Agent, CPA, etc. One source interviewed for this article feels that a CFP® certificant who is a virtual paraplanner shouldn’t be charging less than $75/hour, which may then scale up with experience.

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Flat fee advisor list by state

Sara Grillo

Sara Grillo did not interview all the hundreds of thousands of advisors out there, Sara Grillo conducted research using Google and posted on social media. Also, nothing in this podcast or blog can be interpreted as legal or compliance advice. For advice on such matters, contact a legal or compliance advisor.

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What does a financial advisor do? (day in the life of a financial advisor)

Sara Grillo

Judson Meinhart, CFP®, BFA . Admittedly I spend 30 minutes a day on social media, Twitter and LinkedIn, but focused on deliberately interacting and not just scrolling. Check emails, social media to respond: 15 minutes. Work on outstanding compliance tasks: 1 hour. So please subscribe!