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PFP Practice Center 

The AICPA’s PFP membership section brings you resources to start or grow your business to cover your clients' personal financial planning needs, that are greater than ever before. 

  • Has your firm struggled with how to efficiently add or expand into personal financial planning or wealth management services? 
  • Are you concerned that you will lose some of your clients to a firm who is offering traditional CPA services and personal financial planning? 
  • Is it difficult to answer your clients’ questions efficiently in this area? 
  • Do your partners not understand the value that adding these services can bring to your business?  

If any of the above questions resonate with you, the PFP Practice Center can help. Below is an overview of the main components that are addressed within the practice center. 

For your practice 

Professional Responsibilities: a valuable framework of standards and guidance in providing financial planning services, including the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and Statement of Responsibility in a PFP Practice

Practice Management: an array of resources on the challenges of and solutions to managing a PFP practice, including the results of the AICPA-Moss Adams CPA Financial Planner Study

Regulatory: navigate the minefield of federal and state registration, compliance guidelines and other regulatory issues

Technology: navigate the array of technology choices to run an efficient PFP practice, including hardware, CRM software and financial planning software

Fox Financial Planning Network:  a new program designed for the CPA practitioner to help you systematize and organize the planning process, administration and delivery of your financial planning or wealth management services.

For you, the practitioner 

Education: find all the resources you need for CPE and staying abreast the current PFP landscape, including web events, conferences, publications and recommended readings

Forefield Advisor: an education and client communication tool written by CPAs and attorneys in order to deliver clear, concise presentations, illustrations and articles to your clients

Networking Groups: share and gain knowledge and best practices with the best and brightest of your CPA financial planning peers

PFS Credential: a credential granted by the AICPA for CPA financial planners with extensive tax expertise and comprehensive knowledge of financial planning

Young/Emerging CPA Financial Planners: resources and community for students, educators, young and emerging professionals

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Professional Responsibilities

Overview An overview of the professional responsibilities and standards associated with personal financial planning services.
Published on May 22, 2013

Fiduciary Standard of Care

Overview Learn about the elements needed to be deemed a fiduciary.
Published on May 17, 2013

Fox Financial Planning Network for CPAs

Overview A new program designed for the CPA practitioner to help you systematize and organize the planning process, administration and delivery of your financial planning or wealth management services.
Published on May 08, 2013

White paper from Fox Financial Planning Network The Integrated Practice

Article The Integrated Practice highlights the need for financial advisors to create a financial advisory business that is optimally integrating workflows, technology solutions, practice management strategies and human capital to maximize firm efficiency to profitably deliver outstanding client service.
Published on May 08, 2013

Fox Financial Planning Network Pricing

Tools Fox Financial Planning Network Pricing
Published on May 08, 2013

Fox Financial Planning Network Program Details

Tools Learn how to provide CPAs in all business models and firm sizes with the step by step processes they need to effectively develop their PFP businesses via a holistic approach.
Published on May 03, 2013

Personal Financial Planning and Wealth Advisory Publications

Tools Publications relevant to personal financial planning and wealth advisory services.
Published on May 03, 2013

Young & Emerging CPA Financial Planners

Overview Learn why a career as a CPA financial planner or Personal Financial Specialist may be right for you!
Published on May 01, 2013

PFP Networking Groups

Overview PFP section membership gives CPA financial planners and most trusted advisers the opportunity to network with the best and brightest.  Learn and share best practices for technical strategies and practice management topics.
Published on April 30, 2013

529 Plans and Estate Planning Sample Presentation

Presentation A sample presentation from Forefield Advisor, a Web-based business development, education and client communication tool that enables financial professionals to deliver current and concise advice to clients.
Published on April 30, 2013

Practice Management Study Results, Tools and Resources

Overview Learn best practices of the most successful CPA financial planning practices.  Access practice guides, past web seminar recordings and marketing toolkits and white papers on organizational structure, staffing, succession planning and work/life balance.
Published on April 29, 2013

Young Emerging Financial Planner - Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ Good with numbers?  Enjoy interacting with people?  Like to have a positive impact on others?  Want to own your own business and gain financial independence? Have an interest in personal finance?  A career as a CPA financial planner or Personal Financial Specialist may be right for you!  In here, you will find answers
Published on April 02, 2013

Other Regulatory Resources

Link In addition to the information in the PFP Practice Center on registration and compliance issues for financial advisers, consider these other useful resources.
Published on March 07, 2013

Script for CPA During Tax Season

Tools Use this script with your tax clients to get them interested in having a discussion with you after tax season about working together on other areas of their finances.
Published on March 07, 2013

Registration and Compliance

Overview Investment Advisers, Investment Adviser Representatives, Broker-Dealers and Solicitors may be subject to certain SEC and state registration and compliance issues.
Published on March 06, 2013

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