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CFA® Designation: To obtain the Chartered Financial Analyst® ("CFA®") certification, candidates must meet requirements in the areas of education, examination and professional conduct.  The education requirement can be met with one of the following: a bachelor’s (or equivalent) degree; four years of qualified, professional work experience; or a combination of college and work experience that totals at least four years.  Candidates must complete a graduate-level self-study program that includes curricula in the areas of ethics and professional standards, investment tools, asset classes, portfolio management and wealth planning, and they must successfully pass three course exams.  Chartered Financial Analyst® charter holders agree to abide by the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct and its Candidate Responsibility Statement.

AAMS® Designation: Accredited Asset Management Specialist® (“AAMS®”) is a professional designation awarded by the College for Financial Planning to financial professionals who successfully complete a self-study program, pass an exam, and agree to comply with a code of ethics.  The self-study program covers several topics, such as the asset management process; investors, policy and change; risk, return and investment performance; asset allocation and selection; investment strategies; and taxation of investment products.  It also covers investment opportunities for individual retirement; investment considerations for small business owners; executive compensation and benefit plans; insurance products for investment clients; estate planning; and regulatory and ethical issues.  Students follow the course online and typically complete the program in 9 to 11 weeks.  To earn the qualification, students must then pass a final exam.

AIF® Designation: Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (“AIF®”) is a professional designation awarded by the Center for Fiduciary Studies.  The program covers topics regarding: sound investment management process grounded in industry best practices, understanding the basis for and benefits of fiduciary standards of excellence, identifying when an individual or organization may be deemed to have fiduciary status, identifying the legal standards that require fiduciaries to prudently manage investment decisions.  One of the following combinations of education, industry experience, and/or professional development is required to meet the experience requirement for the credential: Relevant experience is that which has been accrued in a non-clerical role within the financial services (or a related) industry: Either a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience; a bachelor’s degree (or higher); and a professional credential, or a minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience; a bachelor’s degree (or higher) or a professional credential, or a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience.  The remaining requirements are for candidates to enroll in and complete the AIF® training, pass the AIF® examination, and satisfy the Code of Ethics and Conduct Standards. Designees must accrue a minimum of six hours of continuing education, annually.