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CFA or CFP?

A Wealth of Common Sense

A Wealth of Common Sense --> A Wealth of Common Sense Home About Invest with Ben My Books Animal Spirits Podcast Speaking --> CFA or CFP? I’m thinking of doing CFA Level 1 a month after I graduate before starting the CFP path. Even though you’re studying markets in school I would still focus on getting your CFP first.

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Social media don’ts: What financial advisors should avoid

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Carla Brown, FPFS, CFP For financial advisors, social media can get you in front of people you might otherwise not meet as well as keep you at the top of mind with your clients. Some types of social media content, however, could work against the image you want to portray to attract and keep clients.

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Quinn Signals Another Wave in the Great Advisor Tech Acceleration

Wealth Management

He said the application adhered to the established tenets of the CFP curriculum. One of our [college-age] testers in interviews told us: ‘Acorns [the robo advisor] and my neobank are the players but Quinn is the coach,’” explained Markowitz.

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Why Gen 2 Advisors Are a Flight Risk

Wealth Management

The newly minted CFP, who had worked as a personal finance instructor with the U.S. It was a family business, so we did it the right way so we could have Thanksgiving together still,” Cohen said during a media roundtable in New York. Dann Ryan: Promises don't cut it. Coast Guard Academy, said things began well.

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Regulation requires us to lead with advice, not products  

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Jamie McIntyre, CFP It was pretty clear from the regulator that they didn’t want product to be the focus of what a financial planner or financial advisor led with. And that’s gone across into our social media communications. Lead with advice and understanding them and what it is they really need.

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What Does an IPO Mean for Stock Options? What Happens to Employees When a Company Goes Public

Darrow Wealth Management

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Turn Off TV – Emperor Media Has No Clothes!

Investing Caffeine

Much like the fairy tale, when it comes to pointing out the many shortcomings of the financial media, I have no problem yelling, The Emperor Media has no clothes! Media Spreads Fear and Misinformation Mark Twain famously stated, If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (F.U.D.)