Why you should work with a CFP®?
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One of the benefits of working with us is our ability to provide clear, easily understood explanations of financial products and services. The personalized program that we can provide is a roadmap to working toward a more secure financial future.
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“Certified Financial Planner” – what does that title really mean? When you
search for a financial advisor, it means everything. Let me explain why the
CFP® designation is so important.
Today, the financial world is full of credentials and designations. Some are
respected, some aren’t. The CFP® designation is easily the most respected. You
really have to earn it. (There are some financial credentials simply conveyed to
people after the completion of a glorified sales course. The CFP® designation is
not one of them.)
It denotes education. To become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner,
you have to study financial planning at a college or university (or at the very
least, through an educational program) that offers a comprehensive financial
planning curriculum. You also have to pass a 10-hour exam administered over
two days (kind of like a bar exam) which covers financial planning, tax
planning, employee benefits and retirement planning, estate planning,
investment management and insurance topics.
It reflects ethical and experiential standards. Before you can be certified as a
CFP®, you must pass a strict ethics review and agree to work by the CFP Board's
Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility. As a CFP® practitioner, you must
put the interests of the client first, and act “fairly and diligently” when
providing financial planning advice and services. Those services must be based
on the client’s needs, and delivered with objectivity and integrity. You must
also have at least three years of experience working within the financial
planning field before you can even earn the CFP® certification.
You must maintain these standards. As a CFP® certificant, you have to berecertified every two years. That requires at least 30 hours of continuing education, so that you may stay informed of the latest developments affecting the financial planning profession. Two of those 30+ hours must be spent studying the CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility or
Financial Planning Practice Standards.
This is why the CFP® designation is so respected. Knowing all this, would you
settle for any less qualified financial advisor? I doubt it.
The critical difference. Many people today call themselves “financial
planners” without having this kind of experience and knowledge. Many of them
work with a sales-based mentality. Often, they will suggest an investment
product as a financial solution. Quite often, they get a nice commission off the
sale of that product.
On the other hand, CFP® practitioners know that investments are simply
components in an overall financial plan, not financial solutions in themselves.
We have the education and experience to create integrated financial plans
using not only investments, but also strategies for tax reduction, wealth
accumulation, wealth preservation and tax-efficient wealth transfer. We have
the knowledge to plan for the long-term goals of our clients, and the
experience to implement, oversee and revise these plans through the years.
Choose a CFP®. If you are searching for financial planning advice, you should
first see a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner.
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