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How Marketing With The CFP Marks Reduces Client Acquisition Costs And Accelerates Revenue Growth

Nerd's Eye View

In the context of financial advisors, surveys have shown that CFP certification serves as an important branding signal for consumers seeking the services of a qualified advisor. For instance, a 2015 study found that consumers had higher brand awareness of the CFP marks, even more than the well-known ChFC, CFA, CLU, and PFS designations.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (April 29-30) 2023

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" — this week’s edition kicks off with the news that following previous guidance regarding obligations under Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) regarding account recommendations and conflicts of interest, the SEC released a new bulletin this week focusing on the duty (..)

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ABLE Accounts in Wisconsin: Key Things to Know for WI Residents

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

There are many types of accounts for individuals to employ as part of their saving and investment plan – IRAs, HSAs, FSAs, 529 plans, and more. However, there is one account that we haven’t covered before and doesn’t get a lot of attention when considering the alphabet soup of account types – an ABLE account.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (August 12-13)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that the Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth has launched an investigation into how investment firms are using artificial intelligence-enabled technologies, echoing concerns expressed by the SEC that these tools could be used (..)

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How to Open a Certificate of Deposit (CD) Account

Tobias Financial

Are you considering opening a certificate of deposit (CD) account? Our CEO, Marianela Collado , CPA/PFS, CFP®, CDS®, was recently quoted in MarketWatch sharing her insights on the process of opening a CD account.

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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. They seem to have frittered away their biggest advantage: The friction of setting up a new account. Let’s use Amazon as an example, but we could easily run the same exercise for all six of the behemoths. ~~~.

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Kitces & Carl Ep 135: Do Experienced Financial Planners Have A Professional Obligation To Create Job Opportunities For The Next Generation?

Nerd's Eye View

In other professional industries like accounting and law, the training and development of newly minted CPAs and attorneys are often provided by the largest firms who hire and train in bulk each year, knowing full well that many new hires will move on in just a few years.