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

Carson Wealth

I could also be fairly sure that Tammy is a licensed insurance agent and that she has access to sophisticated software tools and may or may not engage in financial planning. In this blog, we’ll break down industry jargon, share what various credentials indicate and explain why the financial services industry is so regulated. .

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Why useless financial advisor rankings lists should be put to rest!

Sara Grillo

There are other nonsense financial advisor rankings such as Forbes and CNBC that I rip apart here too. I’m keeping a running tally of these BS advisor ranking lists and please let me know if there are any I am missing, I’ll put them on my hit list. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant.

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List of Financial Advisors for small accounts

Sara Grillo

I created this list of financial advisors for small accounts (less than $300,000 in assets) because there are alot of schmucks out there hawking crap products to people with portfolio of this size, and I don’t think it’s fair. I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. 56 Capital Partners www.56capitalpartners.com

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What is up with these crypto ETFs??? (& more 2023 trends)

Sara Grillo

I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I have a newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.” I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Are we in a market regime shift?

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Will I Have To Become A Fiduciary

Tucker Advisors

By Sam Deleo Tucker Advisors Senior Content Specialist/Editor. If you’re a financial advisor, you have likely heard about the Department of Labor’s recent fiduciary rules. The word “fiduciary” refers to any advisors who must legally prioritize their clients’ interests above of their own. The client? Sources: 1.

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

Sara Grillo

I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. I have a newsletter in which I talk about financial advisor lead generation topics which is best described as “fun and irreverent.” . I am an irreverent and fun marketing consultant for financial advisors. Get ready for a rumble, folks!

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Should you cancel your CFP designation?

Sara Grillo

Get ready for a ride as we examine it from all angles: regulatory, ethically, intellectually, etc. The debaters include: Robert Wright, CFP®, a financial consultant with Advocacy Wealth Management. I am a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor marketing consultant. So please subscribe!

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