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CFP Board’s Fee Increase For Workforce Development: More Advisors Or Just More Sales Churn?

Nerd's Eye View

Insurance companies and broker-dealers in the business of manufacturing products and hiring advisors to sell them often dominate career fairs and job boards, frequently drawing in graduates of CFP Board-approved education programs.

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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

In the mid-20th century, the first phone call for a person who needed guidance on saving or planning for retirement was likely to be to a stockbroker or a mutual fund or insurance salesperson.

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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. The biggest problem is that warranties are treated as insurance, and every insurance claim involves pushback. 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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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

In the early days when financial advisors were first and foremost salespeople for insurance and investments products, the reality is that "advisor training and education" wasn't really about finance or advice… it was mostly just about learning how the company's products worked and how to effectively sell them to consumers.

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Ladder Life Insurance Review – November 2022

Good Financial Cents

If you’re looking for a simple life insurance policy that you can obtain quickly and for the lowest possible premium cost, you need to check out Ladder Life. If you need more life insurance coverage, once you have a policy in place, you can increase the death benefit. Ladder Life Insurance. Ads by Money. Ladder Life Products.

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Announcing Expanded IAR CE And Price Updates And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

Nerd's Eye View

Combined with the continued availability of CE credit for CFP certification, CPA and EA licenses, and various Investment & Wealth Institute (IWI) and American College designations, Kitces Premier Members have a wide variety of opportunities to fulfill their CE requirements.

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Starting a Home Renovation? Don’t Ignore These Key Insurance Risks

Darrow Wealth Management

And when something goes wrong, many homeowners are surprised to learn of gaps in their insurance coverage or their contractor’s. Addressing insurance risks before starting a home remodeling project Updating your homeowners insurance before starting work One key risk to address before starting a home construction project is insurance.