Kaplan College's Online Certificate in Financial Planning is First to Fulfill the Requirements for the Registered Financial Consultant Designation.Education, Finance & Business EditorsNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2001 Offered by the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants; Kaplan College financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against graduates automatically qualify as Registered Financial Consultants; IARFC IARFC International Association of Registered Financial Consultants Membership and Application Fees Waived Kaplan College, a regionally accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. provider of online education in business, IT, and financial planning, and the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC) have announced that the Kaplan College online Certificate in Financial Planning will be recognized by IARFC as instantly fulfilling the education prerequisite for its prestigious Registered Financial Consultant (RFC (Request For Comments) A document that describes the specifications for a recommended technology. Although the word "request" is in the title, if the specification is ratified, it becomes a standards document. ) designation. It is the only certificate program to do so, and as a result, all Kaplan College financial planning graduates will automatically qualify as Registered Financial Consultants. As part of this arrangement, the initial RFC membership and application fees for Kaplan graduates will be absorbed. "This is a huge win for our students, as it means they will graduate with a recognized industry designation and membership in a key financial planning organization," said Keith Fevurly, Executive Director, Kaplan College Financial Planning Education Program. "Previously, this designation was reserved for professionals who had already earned another relevant professional degree, and had met the seven IARFC membership requirements. IARFC has determined that Kaplan College's Certificate in Financial Planning is a comprehensive qualification on its own." As IARFC members, Kaplan College graduates will have access to IARFC's Client Referral System as well as numerous networking opportunities. Graduates will also receive informative industry publications, including The Register, a monthly financial newsletter for practitioners; Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Advisor magazine; and Financial Insider, a consumer financial newsletter. First-year IARFC membership costs will be absorbed for Kaplan College graduates. Graduates who remain in good standing with the IARFC will have the option of renewing their memberships after that. "The RFC designation is granted to financial planners who are dedicated to pursuing their careers with the utmost in integrity and professionalism," said Edwin P. Morrow Edwin Porch Morrow (November 28, 1877 – June 15, 1935) was a Republican Governor of Kentucky from 1919 – 1923. He was the Republican candidate for governor in 1915, but lost by 471 votes to Augustus O. Stanley. Stanley was replaced mid-term by James D. , CLU (language) CLU - (CLUster) An object-oriented programming language developed at MIT by Liskov et al in 1974-1975. CLU is an object-oriented language of the Pascal family designed to support data abstraction, similar to Alphard. , ChFC, CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming. 2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes. 3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference). (TM), RFC the association's president. "The IARFC is confident that the graduates of Kaplan College's Certificate in Financial Planning meet our stringent requirements. We look forward to working with Kaplan College to maintain the high standards of the financial planning profession." About Kaplan College: Kaplan College (www.kaplancollege.edu) is accredited to offer bachelor, associate, and certificate programs in business and information technology both online and at its Davenport, Iowa campus. Kaplan College's online Certificate in Financial Planning program is the only fully online education program that satisfies the educational requirements necessary to achieve the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER Certified Financial Planner (CFP) A person who has passed examinations accredited by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, showing that the person is able to manage a client's banking, estate, insurance, investment, and tax affairs. (TM) certification. Financial planning graduates also immediately qualify as Registered Financial Consultants. Kaplan College is part of The Kaplan Colleges group of institutions, a division of Kaplan, Inc. Kaplan, Inc. (www.kaplan.com) is a premier provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses. The company has five operating units: Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions; SCORE! Learning, Inc.; The Kaplan Colleges; Kaplan Professional; and Quest Education. Dearborn Financial Publishing, a Kaplan Professional company, is a well-known provider of reference material for financial advisors. Kaplan is a subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : WPO WPO Women Presidents' Organization (New York, NY) WPO World Packaging Organization WPO World Powerlifting Organization WPO Werkplek Onderzoek (Netherlands) ). About IARFC: The primary purpose of the IARFC is to provide the public with a pool of well-qualified practitioners from which to choose a personal advisor. The organization issues the prestigious Registered Financial Consultant designation to financial planners who meet seven stringent qualifications and maintain proficiency through strenuous continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). . The IARFC provides this screening, and makes these advisors available to the public through its website: www.iarfc.org. The association partners with other organizations in the areas of professional education and in supporting the advisors who help the public "to wisely save, spend, invest, insure and plan for the future." Please note: Kaplan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO). |
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