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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. Department of Education before appearing for the CFP exam.

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This year’s Wild Crypto Debate

Sara Grillo

The idea centered on the concepts of simplicity, keeping total investment costs and taxes extremely low and developing a custom investment plan for each client using low-cost asset class and index funds. In early 2015, Scott sold his ownership interest in the firm. He started Firstmetric a few years later.

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Advice-only financial planners are stealing the show!

Sara Grillo

This interview with Cody Garrett, CFP, of Measure Twice Financial was mind-blowing. Cody decided to become an advice-only financial planner, avoiding managing assets for clients and focusing instead just on the service of financial planning because he feels that is where the greatest value of a financial advisor lies.

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Crypto – just a rock, or a good investment? (debate got wild)

Sara Grillo

Robert Wright, CFP Lee: The list of things Gary Gensler doesn’t own is probably very short. ” – Robert Wright, CFP For someone to be able to send payments overseas, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies help with that. – Josh Gonzalez, CFP Wright: This happens in pharma as well. Wright: So is cash.

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Does being a fiduciary financial advisor REALLY matter – or is it “meh?”

Sara Grillo

Kelly Nilsson, CFP®, CDFA®, JD Kelly’s journey in finance began in 1992, and for the first 17 years of her career she worked for financial marketing firms and insurance companies, during which time her clients were financial advisors. She obtained her CFP designation in 2003. Bogle and His Lifelong Battle to Serve Investors First.

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Should you die and go to hell before selling an annuity?

Sara Grillo

Mettler is a CFP® certificant (INSERT LINK WHEN AVAIL) and he says that even the CFP Board passed a fiduciary guideline. Macchia chimes in, saying he finds it ironic that the first module in the CFP program is risk management, which he interprets to be about insurance. They told him to read the FAQs (lol)! About Gary Mettler.

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This broker vs. financial advisor debate got ABSOLUTELY crazy!

Sara Grillo

A student of the industry, he also has the following designations: the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI), the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), the Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), the Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Matt Pruitt, CFP®, CFA®. Chris Randall.