If you're an investor shopping for a financial advisor, the dizzying array of credentials may seem daunting. You'll frequently run into advisors who have earned the chartered financial analyst ...

But upon passing, they get to join the more than 200,000 CFA charterholders worldwide who span 164 markets, according to the CFA Institute. The main benefit of working with a CFA ...

A series of proposals by the Competency Standards Commission could allow up to 10 continuing education (CE) hours to be ...

The number of financial advisors in an area can affect the quality and availability of service that clients may receive due to competition. Similarly, this competition can influence how long ...

The initial study results show that clients of CFP ® professionals are more likely to have detailed, regularly reviewed financial plans, maintain emergency funds and wills, and report living ...

while Fidelity and Northwestern Mutual added at least 250 CFP certificants in each of the past two years. Nearly 5,000 financial advisors and home office employees at Edward Jones now hold the ...

LPL Financial LLC (Nasdaq:LPLA) announced today that financial advisors Shane J. Prill, CFP ®, Vance E. Garwood, CFP ®, and Grant Garwood, CFP ®, have joined LPL Financial’s broker-dealer, Registered ...