Greene Consulting recently hosted a forum with some of the best market level leaders we know in the wealth management industry to discuss some of the key opportunities and challenges facing financial services firms.  These leaders who come from a variety of firms from small to large, have a unique perspective with true, “street-level knowledge”…

For over a decade, financial services firms have been working to drive the adoption and consistent implementation of financial planning by their advisors.  While literally millions of dollars are spent by firms each year in the acquisition of the planning software and all the related infrastructure and support that comes along with a financial planning…

Greene Consulting, a leading financial services education and consulting firm, and the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, one of the top business schools in the country, announces a new start date for the next Live Instructor-Led Certified Financial Planner™ Certification Education Online class. The next class begins on Wednesday, February 24, 2016, at…

One of the great benefits of the CFP® Certification is the number of doors it opens in terms of a career path. While the traditional financial planner is what most people associate with a CFP® Certificant, there are many jobs in the financial services industry you’ll see certificants working in. Below we’ve listed a few…

In an effort to help our CFP educational program students and prospective students maintain awareness surrounding CFP Board updates and changes, we will periodically provide important news and resource updates. Most recently, the CFP Board has announced that they are changing their policy on the number of times you can attempt to take the CFP…

A lot of people ask me how the new CFP Board Certification Education requirements will impact the actual exam. And the answer is that the new Financial Plan Development course requirement and the changes to the CFP Board exam are two separate events. How could the CFP Board possibly give a test in March 2012…

The University of Georgia, one of our excellent CFP® Certification Education Program partners, was recently profiled in an article by Financial Planning magazine!  The article is about the top 10 CFP® Education programs in the country and we’re honored to be listed with the other UGA programs.  This demonstrates that the hard work put in…

The CFP Board recently released a document showing earning trends for certified financial planners.   It is no surprise that 2008 had a negative impact upon earnings.  What is surprising, however, is that the post-certification impact upon earnings for those persons newly acquiring their certification appears to have continued expanding.  This is good news for those…

The CFP Board hosted its annual conference last week for directors of CFP registered education programs. Here are some of the highlights: The CFP Board is currently promoting a public awareness campaign to educate the public about the value of utilizing certified financial planner professionals.  To view their latest TV Ad spot, click the following…

Financial Plan Development Course The CFP Board is adding a new component to the educational component of CFP® Certification.  Beginning in 2012, the new Financial Plan Development course will become required of all educational providers.  The purpose of the new course, as stated by the CFP Board, is “… to require the financial planning student…