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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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Kitces & Carl Ep 159: When You Promised Early Clients Special Fees Or Minimums You Can No Longer Honor

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As such, new firms that start with low fees might make plans to raise fees quickly and, in the meantime, avoid promising clients that the fees will stay the same. And while new clients often come in at higher fees, early clients may still be paying well below the firm's current rates.

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

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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. So, in the late 1960s, a movement began to organize and promote best practices that would establish financial planning as a true profession.

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The Market For “Lemons” In Financial Advice: How Higher Standards Can Lower Costs And Increase Access To Advice

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Accordingly, advisor licensing could mean establishing a requirement involving a professional designation like the CFP certification for those who provide financial advice.

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Announcing More Webinars And IAR CE In 2024 And The State Of The (Nerd’s Eye View) Blog

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For most financial advisors, 2023 was a year of rebound and reinvestment, as markets bounced back from the turbulence of 2022, and expanded profit margins allowed advisory firms room to reinvest back into the services and value they're providing clients to make sure their retention stays strong in the future.

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Top Strategies for Registered Investment Advisor Marketing

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Key Highlights The financial advice world is changing. RIAs need to update their marketing plans to stay ahead. RIAs must understand and follow SEC marketing rules to meet their ethical and legal needs. They need to put in more effort to attract prospective clients looking for financial advice.