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How to Become a Financial Advisor in India?

International College of Financial Planning

Soft Skills – The role of a financial advisor goes beyond reading numbers, interpreting them, and offering advice to clients. Communication skills are very important in this industry and in a diverse country like India proficiency in different languages is an added advantage. CFP ( Certified Financial Planner ).

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

Sara Grillo

Assuming we all agree that financial planning does not yet meet the standard for being considered a” profession”, what do you believe is required in order for that to happen? The debaters are: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. Robert will be on the “for” team.

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