The team at Prosperity has the credentials and fiduciary status that you should seek in an advisor. We continually seek to hone our skills and have been sought out as subject-matter professionals.
This certification marks identify professionals who have met the high standards of competency and ethics established by the CFP Board.
“Although many professionals may call themselves “financial planners,” CFP® professionals have completed extensive training and experience requirements and are held to rigorous ethical standards.They understand all the complexities of the changing financial climate and will make recommendations in your best interest.No matter where you are in life, you’ll find confidence in working with a CFP® professional to evaluate your finances and develop a comprehensive plan for your financial future.”
— Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.
Why choose a CFP® professional
A CFA® designation is a badge of distinction. It represents a deep knowledge of all things investing, a commitment to ethics, and a passion for always putting investors first. All of which make our members unparalleled professionals who are fully engaged in raising the standards of the investment management industry.
Advisors who have earned the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) designation are able to immediately show that they are interest in and working towards the best interests of their clients.They have gone through training, met the qualifications and pass the exam allowing the use of the AIF® designation.
The AIF® designation coupled with the knowledge and processes taught in the course make it easy for an advisor to quickly show the added value they bring to prospective and existing clients.
IDFA is the premier national organization dedicated to the certification, education and promotion of the use of financial professionals in the divorce arena.
Founded in 1993, IDFA provides specialized training to accounting, financial, and legal professionals in the field of pre-divorce financial planning. Over the years, we have certified more than 5,000 professionals in the US and Canada as Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® (CDFA®) professionals.
The Institute provides comprehensive training using a variety of knowledge and skill-building techniques. CDFA candidates learn how to help their clients with financial issues that will affect the rest of their lives, including:
- Personal vs. marital property
- Valuing and dividing property
- Retirement assets and pensions
- Spousal and child support
- Splitting the house
- Tax problems and solutions
- Expert witness testimony
- Tax law and financial issues affecting divorce.
A chartered advisor in philanthropy focuses on different strategies than a certified financial planner or investment advisor. With a CAP, the main intent is to help you develop a plan for philanthropic giving, based on your individual financial situation and goals.
This credential is for professional advisors who want to effectively engage more business owners. Through the process of Exit Planning (the Value Acceleration Methodology™), owners can build more valuable companies, have stronger personal financial plans, and align their personal goals. Earning CEPA doesn't change your expertise, it enhances your ability to engage business owners and have value-added conversations around growth and exit.
A CPA is a licensed professional who has passed an examination administered by a state's Board of Accountancy. State CPA exams are created under guidelines issued by The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The Uniform CPA Exam can only be taken by accountants who already have professional experience in the field and a bachelor's degree.
This credential program provides the technical knowledge and skills retirement plan professionals need to implement and administer defined contribution (DC) retirement plans. The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries (ASPPA) - along with ASEA, NAPA, NTSA, and PSCA - comprise the American Retirement Association, the premier national organization for retirement plan professionals in the industry.