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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of QUALIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS
 
[For Immediate Distribution - Confirmation is Not Required]


LOCAL ADVISOR AWARDED DESIGNATION
 

(Beverly Hills, CA) Local Financial Planner, ________________________________ has been awarded professional designation as a Qualified Financial Planner (QFP)*.  This action was taken by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of QUALIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS (IAQFP), a not-for-profit professional business league organization established in January 2003. 

The coveted QFP designation is awarded to duly credentialed Financial Planners who meet rigorous education, examination, experience, and ethics requirements, and who at all time adhere to the IAQFP – Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct.  The organization’s mission is to help the public easily verify and find a QFP, and to support QFP’s in their efforts of advising & helping people through use of the integrative perspective that is so fundamental to the discipline and methodology of Financial Planning.” 

A Qualified Financial Planner must maintain very high professional and ethical standards, in addition to maintaining 30 hours of continuing education, covering all Financial Planning subject matter, every two years.  According to the organization’s Chairperson, Paul M. League, QFP “In a society and economy of rapid change it is essential that a Financial Planner be engaged in a continuous quest for knowledge and skills in order to integrate that information in the best way to properly serve the public.” 

________________________ has been engaged in Financial Planning since _____ and is locally associated with (or employed by) the firm of ___________________________ (you may add "and resides at ___________).  Individuals interested in learning more about personal Financial Planning services may call ________________ and request a free information packet.  It is also the firm’s policy to offer a no-obligation interview to individuals wishing to consider using their professional services.
 

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of QUALIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS (IAQFP)
P.O. Box 7007, Beverly Hills, CA  90212 (website:  www.IAQFP.org)

*The Qualified Financial Planner (QFP) designation is issued by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of QUALIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS (IAQFP), and serves as the single, universal identifier of Financial Planning. The QFP is granted to experienced Financial Planning professionals who have completed IAQFP approved education, exam, ethics and experience criteria who agree to at all times adhere to the IAQFP - Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct, QFP Usage Requirements, and continuing education requirements. You may verify or locate a QFP using the QFP Verification Registry of Qualified Financial Planners at www.IAQFP.org/qfp_registry.html, or by calling 1.877.346.3037.

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