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How To Determine The ‘Best’ CFP Education Program (For You): 2025 Update

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To earn the CFP marks, candidates must fulfill four key requirements: Education (holding a bachelor's degree and completing the required coursework through a CFP Board registered program), Exam (passing the 170-question CFP exam), Experience (gaining hands-on experience providing financial advice to the public), and Ethics (acting as a fiduciary).

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

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As a result, in 1973, a group of 35 planners became the inaugural recipients of the CFP marks. 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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Announcing IAR Ethics CE Day And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

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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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Adviser links: exciting plans

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Podcasts Daniel Crosby talks with Michael Kitces about automation and the future of financial advice. kitces.com) Brendan Frazier talks with Samantha Lamas and Danielle Labotka about why clients hire and fire their financial advisers. smokestack.beehiiv.com) The first rule of financial advice is 'do no harm.'

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Rebuilding The Kitces Members Section And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

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Which is surprising to some, given that a decade ago, the emergence of so-called "robo-advisors" was supposed to displace human financial advisors and compress advisory fees. In reality, though, the robos struggled to gain traction, and the human financial advice business just continues to grow.

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#FA Success Ep 384: Growing An Advisor Career From (Bank) Assistant To Partner While Also Growing A Family, With Hannah Provost

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So, whether you're interested in learning about entering the financial advice industry as a career changer, how to build a partnership with a more senior advisor, or how to maintain work-life balance while advancing in your career, then we hope you enjoy this episode of the Financial Advisor Success podcast, with Hannah Provost.

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

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Financial advisors have had to navigate many challenges in 2022, from an inflationary environment, the likes of which we have not experienced in decades, to weak stock and bond market performance. All in pursuit of our mission: Making Financial Advicers Better, And More Successful.

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