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TPCP™

Tax Planning Certified Professional™

Get specialized, comprehensive knowledge in tax planning to fuel your financial advice and save $500 before 12/31!

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Retirement Income Certified Professional®

Build holistic plans with extensive, intensive knowledge on Social Security, Medicare, long-term care, income products, strategies, and more.

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Ace your exam the first time with a program whose pass rates remain above the national average.

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Develop comprehensive risk management plans with expertise in the practical, legal, and ethical aspects of life insurance strategy and product.

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Help clients achieve their highest philanthropic aspirations with expertise in taxation, fundraising, purposeful planning, family dynamics, psychology, and more.

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The Beacon for the Financial Services Profession

Client needs are changing. Markets are shifting. The industry is evolving. Since 1927, The American College of Financial Services has leaned into its mission to deliver applied financial knowledge and catalyze change.

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Your Life's Work

Each day, you help clients understand financial markets and the issues that matter. Thousands of your peers partner on their path to success with us. You can too. 

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Why Become a TPCP™

80%

Of investors believe their advisors should be focused on minimizing their tax obligations.1

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Of consumers with at least $250,000 in investable assets want help with tax and retirement planning.2

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Of independent advisors say advanced tax planning is a significant knowledge gap for them.3

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Join the Vanguard of Tax-Informed Planners

Our TPCP™ Program delivers comprehensive tax planning knowledge to best advise individuals and businesses owners across their lifespan from the foremost minds in the industry today. Get started now and save $500 on the must-have designation with promo code TAXPLAN24.

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One thing all your clients have in common is they’d like to pay as little tax as possible. Even if you don’t think you’re doing tax planning, you’re often making decisions that have meaningful tax impacts on their lives. There was only one institution that could deliver this knowledge on the right scale to me, and that’s The College.

Jeffrey Levine

CFP®, CPA/PFS, ChFC®, RICP®, CWS, AIF, BFA™

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The CPA and the lawyer can’t do this alone, and we’re missing a leg of the table if the financial advisor is not tax-savvy and questioning what strategies can be used and how things are being reported.

Alan Gassman

JD, LLM, AEP®

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The strength of The College’s curriculum is what drew me to it, and it’s what allowed me to expand my opportunities and accelerate my career through that knowledge.

Heather Welsh

CFP®, AEP®, MSFS

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The College has always been there for me, with some of the top thought leaders in the business as part of their curriculum. I don't know how else I could have gotten a world-class education in specialized financial planning knowledge without a distance learning partner like them.

Scott Winslow

MSFS, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, AEP®, CCFC

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The College’s education has been like body armor for me. I’ll absolutely be a lifelong learner.

Terry Parham, MSFP, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, WMCP®

Co-Founder and Financial Planner, Innovative Wealth Building

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What I learned at The American College of Financial Services gave me the confidence and knowledge to get creative with helping business owners and others in need of succession planning fund their own retirements.

Irv Rosenzweig, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CRPS®, AEP®, AIF®

Executive Business Consultant, Diversified LLC

Kristin Kartisek
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When I’m talking to someone who wants to be a part of our team, it definitely sets them apart if they have a designation or degree from The College. We have developed our own career progression, and enrolling in a College program is a huge part of that.

Kristen Kartisek, MBA, CLU®

Director, Senior Recruiter, Sequoia Financial Group

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The American College of Financial Services is the citadel of knowledge. Applied knowledge is power, and it’s allowed me to explain complex issues in a way clients and their advisors can understand.

Mickey Rosenzweig, CLU®, ChFC®, AEP®

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1 Orion Study. 2021.

2 Herbers and Company Service Market Growth Study. 2023.

3 RIA Growth and Specialized Knowledge Survey. The American College of Financial Services. 2022.