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If you just get your licenses, you learn about the industry only at a very high level. When you get [a designation from The College], you start realizing what these tools you have can actually be used for.
Ryan Swenson, RICP®
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The College’s education has been like body armor for me. It gave me the knowledge and confidence to work with more up-market clients and higher-net-worth individuals. I’ll absolutely be a lifelong learner.
Terry Parham, Jr., MSFP®, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, RICP®, WMCP®
Founder and Wealth Advisor, Innovative Wealth Building
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, to fund their own retirements.
Irv Rosenzweig, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CRPS®, AEP®, AIF®
By using behavioral finance to keep clients in a plan…that's how we're specializing. That's how we're talking to 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
Compared to other online programs, The College’s was by far the most interactive and thought-provoking one I’ve seen. I cannot begin to express the gratitude I have for the generosity of The College and for allowing me and others this opportunity to learn.
Blake Rausch, CLF®
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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