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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. As a result, in 1973, a group of 35 planners became the inaugural recipients of the CFP marks.

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

Nerd's Eye View

To meet this challenge, CFP Board’s Center For Financial Planning has engaged in fundraising for several years to fuel campaigns that have focused on building the advisor workforce of the future.

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Level Up Your Practice with AI: An Actionable Guide for NAIFA Members

NAIFA Advisor Today

The life insurance and financial services industry is evolving rapidly, and advisors who embrace technology have a competitive edge. Nick co-founded Xcela out of frustration with the slow, inconsistent, and outdated processes in securing life insurance policies.

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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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Transform client relationships by asking better questions

Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)

By Jamie McIntyre, CFP When you sell, it implies that the client’s main interest is you. Asking questions that are related to life insurance is not going below the surface. What clients want are solutions to help them achieve what they want out of life. They want solutions to their problems and to achieve their goals.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (October 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 a CFP Board ad campaign promoting a career in financial planning to high school and college students sparked an uproar in the planning community, as some advisors questioned whether the messages being sent in the ads – (..)

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (September 28–September 29)

Nerd's Eye View

Also in industry news this week: As brokerage firms have faced a wave of lawsuits regarding the low interest rates paid on cash sweep accounts, some legal experts believe that RIAs could also be targeted for legal action if they allow clients' uninvested cash to sit in a cash sweep account rather than investing it or moving it to a higher-yielding (..)