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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 20-21)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that CFP Board announced that it has crossed the milestone of 100,000 CFP professionals in the United States, and despite having just celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, just set a record high in the number of advisors sitting (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 7-8)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent survey found that clients across several countries who work with a CFP professional have better outcomes on a range of measures compared to those working with other advisors or no advisor at all, suggesting that the (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (Dec 17-18)

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Also in industry news this week: While the FPA is going full steam ahead on its federal and state lobbying efforts to regulate the title “financial planner”, CFP Board is more focused on increasing recognition of the CFP marks.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 17-18)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" – this week's edition kicks off with the news that a study from Cerulli Associates indicates a lack of fee transparency represents a significant hurdle for many investors when considering working with a financial advisor.

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

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Advisor Metrics, Cerulli Associates predicts that 37.5% (or nearly 110,000) of financial advisors will retire over the next 10 years. Beyond that, however, obligating financial planners to hire and train new advisors could create some unintended (and detrimental) consequences. In its most recent report on U.S.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 26-27)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a recent CFP Board survey indicates that consumers do not expect AI tools to replace human financial advisors, but rather supplement advisors' work.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (February 3-4)

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Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that a Morningstar survey has found that financial advisory clients are more likely to stick with their advisor for emotional reasons rather than investment returns alone.