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CFA vs. CFP

A Wealth of Common Sense

171 withHarvey Schwartz) you and Josh mention how wealth management has drastically changed over the last~20 years specifically citing that CFP candidacies are at record highs whileCFA candidacies are at record lows. Here’s a question from a podcast listener: On a recent episode of TCAF (Ep.

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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? Posted July 17, 2025 by Ben Carlson A reader asks: I’m in my last year studying financial econ and looking to get into advising or wealth management.

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CFP Board Holds AI Working Group, Hires New Tech Head

Wealth Management

The group is the latest sign of the Board’s focus on AI; last month, it released an AI-assisted test prep course and unveiled compliance checklists for advisors using Gen AI earlier this year.

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Quinn Signals Another Wave in the Great Advisor Tech Acceleration

Wealth Management

My co-founder and I knew that if we could apply AI—and by that I really mean machine learning—we could help the wealth management industry scale to new markets and demographics, there is such an untapped demand, especially among the mass affluent,” said Markowitz. “We now Pontera).

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Focused on the Future: Kevin Keller on the Evolution of Advice, Capturing Next Gen Talent and AI’s Place in Planning

Wealth Management

CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller discusses the shift to holistic financial planning, efforts to increase diversity in the profession and AI’s impact on financial services.

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Why Gen 2 Advisors Are a Flight Risk

Wealth Management

Related: Innovative CPA Group Launches RIA To Capture Client Wealth Management Demand “It’s a relationship business,” he said. The newly minted CFP, who had worked as a personal finance instructor with the U.S. Instead, he bought out his stake and started his own RIA, CD Wealth Management, based in Dallas. “It

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CFP Board Launches AI-Driven Exam Prep Tool

Wealth Management

The CFP Board has ramped up its exam prep offering to those pursuing the designation with AI that adjusts to a test takers knowledge level and areas of need.

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