Empower Your Independence with The College
Enhance your advisory practice with specialized knowledge, strategic growth tools, and the support of an accredited institution dedicated to your success.
Our Differentiator? Empowerment.
Maintain Independence
Stay true to your entrepreneurial spirit and avoid M&A pressures.
Scale Your Business
Use our tools and resources to grow your advisory firm organically – and efficiently.
Strengthen Client Ties
Offer holistic planning services that meet the evolving needs of your clients.
Expand Your Expertise
Gain specialized knowledge through our professional designations and certifications.
Coming Soon
New Tax Planning Certified ProfessionalTM Program
Increase the value and breadth of your services by offering the advanced tax planning more clients, especially those of higher net worth, want from their financial advisors with the TPCPTM.
INDEPENDENCE AND GROWTH
RIA Thrival Guide
With an entrepreneurial spirit and the grit to withstand the challenges of a startup business, the most successful independent firms have found ways not only to survive, but also to thrive. Get practical tips and workbooks to help you grow at scale.
We have an obligation to [our clients] to make certain that we're giving them the very best product at the lowest cost that's going to get them the results that they deserve in their lives.
Cary Stamp
CFP®, AIF®, RICP®, CAP®, AEP®, CDFATM
The American College expands my opportunities through specialization, specifically the Retirement Income Certified Professional® designation, which allows us to help our clients in the retirement phase of their lives and assist them with a successful retirement.
Jack Schanne
CFP®, RICP®
[Cary] stresses how important it is to get professional education, to develop the knowledge that you really need to best do what we do, which is serve the clients and try to be the best fiduciaries we can for those clients.
Austin Kuyrkendall
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