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How to Become a Financial Advisor or Financial Planner in India?

International College of Financial Planning

When it comes to choosing a financial planner, it’s important to choose the right fit for you. Do the research of the available advisors – the first step is to find a financial planner who will help you plan your finances. A planner should be able to answer any question that you may have regarding his services.

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The Importance of a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) for Your Financial Planning

WiserAdvisor

As an individual or business owner, you have a unique set of circumstances, goals, and risk tolerance that are each necessary to consider when creating a successful financial plan. This is where a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) can step in. What is a Certified Financial Planner? 4,000 hours) as an apprentice.

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The Market For “Lemons” In Financial Advice: How Higher Standards Can Lower Costs And Increase Access To Advice

Nerd's Eye View

The financial advisory industry is not immune to the same problems faced in Akerlof’s used-car market. In his paper, Akerlof suggests three strategies that could be used to counteract the effects of quality uncertainty and increase consumer confidence: licensing, quality guarantees, and branding.

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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. If a financial service professional represents an insurance company, they must be legally appointed by that company as an agent.

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Title Protection For (CFP) Financial Planners And The FPA’s Two About-Faces

Nerd's Eye View

But a lawsuit to block the rule ultimately led to it (and the associated Title Protection for "financial planner") being vacated… by the FPA. even as the CFP Board has announced its own Competency Standards Commission to raise their own standards regarding who can use the Certified Financial Planner title?

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (July 23-24)

Nerd's Eye View

Though in recognizing that the path toward regulation is likely to be a long one, as a starting point, the FPA has simply pledged to begin exploring how to pursue Title Protection, what kind of licensing or regulation it might entail, and whether it should be done at the state or Federal level.

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

Sara Grillo

Salaske: Yeah, I don’t agree with the CFP Board becoming any type of regulator whatsoever over financial advisors, financial planners, whatever you wanna call us in the advice space. Wright: Well, and to respond to that, if I may.

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