Dodging ridicule and winning 'wary' support, the College For Financial Planning will accredit advisors who learn to convince investors to take their advice seriously
After Covid-19 chased investors out of the market at the exact wrong time, the Kaplan-owned company made its move to advance managing emotions as a sanctioned skill in financial planning -- despite too many letters in the alphabet soup already
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The College for Financial Planning
Top Executive: John Sears
