There has never been a more relevant or crucial time to get a professional designation than right now. The financial services industry is changing once again and like it or not, the fiduciary standard is here to stay. Now is your chance to stay one step ahead by gaining the fiduciary knowledge needed to protect yourself, your practice, and your clients. Register for this course today and become a Certified Financial Fiduciary® (CFF).

It's no longer enough to just say you are a fiduciary or that you always put your client's best interests first.  Not knowing what a fiduciary is, what triggers fiduciary responsibility, what is and is not considered investment advice, and what disclosures are needed when providing investment advice for a fee could be detrimental to an advisor's practice. It could also result in fines, lawsuits, and/or inability to get paid for their services. 

This course aims to eliminate that possibility by providing comprehensive training on the fiduciary standards and what it means to be a fiduciary in general, as well as how it affects insurance agents and their agencies and financial advisors and their practices. Additionally, this course covers practice or agency management by discussing what is required in terms of providing illustrations and proposals that demonstrate impartial conduct and best interest standards, as well as the documentation needed to meet the fiduciary requirements and how long these documents must be stored.

Moreover, clients are beginning to ask if the agent or advisor that they are working with is acting as a fiduciary. We believe that it will soon become the expected standard. 

Certified Financial Fiduciary® Certification Training Benefits

Certified Financial Fiduciary® is a professional designation for financial professionals, namely, those who have successfully completed a rigorous certification process established by the National Association of Certified Financial Fiduciaries (NACFF), and who agree to uphold the highest moral, ethical, and fiduciary standards of service when providing advice to potential or existing clients.

Financial professionals who have earned the Certified Financial Fiduciary® designation can immediately and clearly demonstrate how they practice a fundamental obligation to always put their client's best interests first. Additionally, Certified Financial Fiduciary® designees are bound by a code of conduct that holds them to the highest standards of professionalism in the financial services industry.

The certification mark coupled with the information and processes taught in the course makes it easy for a financial professional to quickly demonstrate the added value and security they bring to potential and existing clients.

 WHAT YOU WILL GET OUT OF THE COURSE

• Become a Certified Financial Fiduciary® designee
• Have a sound financial planning or investment advisory practice based on comprehensive policies and procedures
• Strong familiarity with the fiduciary standards and how it affects your practice
• Understand the basis for, and benefits of, creating fiduciary standards of excellence in your practice
• Identify the different types of fiduciary status and when an individual or organization might have fiduciary liability
• Separate yourself from your competition
• Grow your practice built on good faith, care, and loyalty to your client’s best interest
• Gain Instant Credibility and Increase your value to existing and prospective clients
• Easily demonstrate that you always put your client's best interest first

PROVIDED WITH THE COURSE

• Live instructor-led training
• Course handbook
• CFF examination