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Clients recognize your commitment to learning is a commitment to serving them with excellence. They pick professionals they trust.
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The proof is with your peers who say a College designation helped them secure 13% higher earnings than professionals with no designations.1
Meet Client Needs
Clients have many complexities — and 74% of College designees say their education notably improved their client conversations.1
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The College opens opportunities to engage. Nearly one in five advisors and agents are College designees.
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How Knowledge Can Power Your Growth
You need a lifelong learning partner with a proven track record of excellence and programs that give you tools for success with clients and in your career. See how specialized designations can expand your opportunities.
If you just get your licenses, you learn about the industry only at a very high level. When you get your RICP® [or another designation from The College], you start realizing what these tools you have can actually be used for.
Ryan Swenson, RICP®
Financial Advisor and Chief Growth Officer, Cary Stamp & Co.
Once I began [the CLU® Program], I immediately realized the value of the content. It gave me the confidence to communicate complex concepts to clients in a meaningful way.
Jason Austell, MSFS, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CASL®, RICP®, AEP®, CAP®, ChSNC®
Financial Planner, MassMutual Carolinas
The CAP® designation helped me understand the landscape of the nonprofit sector, the unique challenges, and how me and my clients could contribute with dollars and actions.
Andrew Tudor, CFP®, CAP®
Chief Wealth Coach, Alchemist Wealth
The WMCP® served as the catalyst to building out a healthy, sustainable, and growing goal-based consulting and wealth management firm.
Padric Scott, WMCP®, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, CCFC, AEP®, CAP®
Founder & CEO, CrossRoad Wealth Management Group
Every single time an advisor asks me if the RICP® Program is a good investment, the answer is YES! It continues to serve me, even years later, on a daily basis.
Kristin Shea, RICP®
Business Development Coach, Triad Partners
The knowledge I gained from the ChSNC® program has been invaluable. It provided me with the tools to help more individuals and families and meet and grow a network of professionals in the special needs space.
Mindy Neira, ChSNC®, CFP®
Principal and Wealth Manager, Modera Wealth Management
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1 FUSE Research Network. The American College of Financial Services Designation Outcomes Study. 2024. Based on reported three-year period.