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Outsized Outcomes For You. For Society.
200K
Students have completed at least one of The College’s professional designation, certification, or graduate degree courses.
17K+
Students currently enrolled as of December 2025.
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Higher growth in earnings is one of the outcomes College designees experienced over a three-year period compared to advisors with no designations, according to FUSE Research Network.
By using behavioral finance to keep clients in a plan…that's how we're specializing. That's how we're talking to our clients, and a lot of that came from our education at The American College of Financial Services.
Scott Winslow, MSFS, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, AEP®, CCFC
After selling my business of 22 years, I went back to school and chose a new career path. The College’s Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) designation program gave me all the answers I needed to speak the language of other professionals and members of the nonprofit community.
Dominique Langerman, MPA, CAP®
The College’s Tax Planning Certified Professional® (TPCP®) Program gave me in-depth knowledge to help individual clients and private foundations reduce their tax burdens. The designation provides great confidence to clients, and most of them stick with me for their tax planning year after year.
Philip Wu, EA, NSSA®, CTRS, TPCP®, AFSP, CETF®
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
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®
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®
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Insights and Resources for What’s Happening Now
Insights
A Look Ahead at the Financial Services Firms of the Future
As many experts have suggested, we believe the future of financial advice lies not in human insight or technology alone — but in leveraging the best of both worlds.
January 22, 2026
Podcasts
How AI Can Jump Advisor Productivity
Eric Ludwig, PhD, CFP®, RICP®, and Liam Hanlon of Jump AI discuss artificial intelligence in the role it can play in helping advisors provide clients with a more human experience.
January 22, 2026
Insights
Molding the Next Generation of Financial Services
The American College Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality (CEEE) is helping shape the future by providing opportunities for students through the CEEE NextGen Program.
January 16, 2026
Insights
AI Adoption Concerns in Financial Planning
During fall 2025, I presented at several conferences about artificial intelligence (AI) and retirement planning.
January 15, 2026
Insights
From Perception to Practice: Making the Transition to Financial Services
As the financial services industry stands on the edge of a generational shift, conversations about talent, training, and job expectations are becoming difficult to ignore.
January 07, 2026
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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.