CFP Board

The standard-setting group is mulling increasing continuing education requirements and requiring that CFP aspirants have certain types of financial planning-related experiences, among other changes.

The criticism from the largest brokerages, investment banks and asset managers runs the other way from that of planners who argue the guidelines are insufficient.

The revamped digital campaign, "Quite Possibly the Perfect Job," features new versions of static ads that appear on social media.

The CFP Board of Standards' new "Quite Possibly the Perfect Job" digital campaign targets college and college-bound high school students. Many professionals felt the ads, which depict young people doing anything but working, "missed the mark."

Essential free services play a critical role for clients, financial advisors' careers and industry recruiting. But only if practitioners avoid some pitfalls, experts say.

Terri Kallsen of Rise Growth Partners is currently a member of the CFP Board's board of directors and chair of the finance and investment committee.

Misconduct categories, new sanction factors and tweaks to the oversight procedure finish a process that started in 2016, General Counsel Leo Rydzewski said.

LeCount Davis was the first African American to earn wealth management's "gold standard" of certifications. Today he's helping others do the same.

Though more women are entering the industry, gender bias and other historical barriers remain.

Employees at Ballentine Partners, a multifamily office and RIA, say their firm can be an example of how small or midsized independent firms can advance on DEI.