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SIFMA Accuses CFP Board of Acting As 'De Facto' Regulator

Wealth Management

In a newly released white paper, the organization recommended that the Board allow certificants at SEC- and FINRA-registered firms to be considered compliant with CFP rules.

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Weekend Reading For Financial Planners (November 2–3)

Nerd's Eye View

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that SIFMA, which represents broker-dealers, investment banks, and asset managers, released a white paper that argues that CFP Board "increasingly functions as a de facto private regulator for CFP certificants" and proposes that CFP (..)

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#FA Success Ep 315: Learning Business Development By Consistently Being Seen Where Your Ideal Clients Are, With Lisa Brown

Nerd's Eye View

What's unique about Lisa, though, is how, by digging deeper into an existing firm niche focus of Coca-Cola employees and talking extensively with employees there about their common needs and issues that affected their financial goals, she began to write white papers for them, which was so successful in building her reputation and expertise – (..)

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FARE helps Black financial professionals thrive

Nationwide Financial

According to a Nationwide Retirement Institute® Diverse Markets White Paper, decades of research show that Black consumers tend to express higher levels of generalized distrust than whites.

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How Getting Women Into Financial Planning Can Benefit Everyone

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

Making More Room for Women in the Financial Planning Profession The CFP Board’s Women’s Initiative wrote a white paper titled Making More Room for Women in the Financial Planning Profession. This finding, in addition to many more included in the paper, mirrors my own experience.

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What is the Difference Between a 401k and an IRA?

Walkner Condon Financial Advisors

For the sake of keeping this a blog post vs. an all-out white paper, I decided to pick a few of the common topics that come up frequently in my conversations. Mitch DeWitt, CFP®, MBA. Some 401(k) plans will offer the ability to take a loan from the account and pay it back, with interest. IRAs do not allow this. ABOUT THE AUTHOR.

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Financial Advisor Landing Page Examples and Best Practices

FMG

On the financial advisor landing page of Simon Quick Advisors , they have included white papers to drive more leads, and the benefits of the guide are stated above. Spell it out for them in a way that is easy to digest so that they can see what they will be receiving by giving out their name, email address, etc.