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FPA Unveils Cybersecurity Certification Program

Wealth Management

The organization has completely rebuilt its cybersecurity certification program, originally introduced in 2020, given regulatory changes in the past five years.

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50th Anniversary Of The CFP Marks: The Journey, Current State Of CFP Board, And Growing The Financial Planning Profession

Nerd's Eye View

The rising popularity of CFP certification was thanks in large part to CFP Board's setting of rigorous educational and examination requirements that established a high bar of competency for those who wished to use the CFP marks.

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Best Practices For Running A Financial Planning Internship Program (And Creating A More Productive Outlook)

Nerd's Eye View

But when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in 2020, many firms shut their offices and went fully remote, which forced them to either rapidly reconfigure their internship programs or – as was more commonly the case – to suspend their internships or end them entirely.

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How Amazon Become Ordinary

The Big Picture

I’ve been an Amazon customer since my college roommate gave me a gift certificate in 1998. Amazon was never going to maintain a 50% market share of online retailing growth forever; I suspect 2020 accelerated the growth of its retail competitors’ online businesses substantially.

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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Accordingly, in 2020 the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) introduced a Model Rule for the first-ever CE obligation for Investment Adviser Representatives (IARs) to maintain their Series 65 license after initially obtaining it.

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CFP Misconduct Research (And The Challenge Of Counting How Many Financial Advisors There Really Are)

Nerd's Eye View

In fact, according to industry research, there were only about 292,000 financial advisors in total as of 2020, meaning it’s possible that less than half of the individuals used in the study were actually financial advisors. Previous research by Derek Tharp et al.

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CFP Misconduct Research And The Challenge Of Counting How Many Financial Advisors There Really Are

Nerd's Eye View

In fact, according to industry research, there were only about 292,000 financial advisors in total as of 2020, meaning it’s possible that less than half of the individuals used in the study were actually financial advisors. Previous research by Derek Tharp et al.

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