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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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Fox Financial Planning Network Pricing

Tools :  Fox Financial Planning Network Pricing
Published on May 14, 2012

2011 CPAs Guide to Technology in a PFP Practice

Guide :  A look at the essential technology components of the efficient personal financial planning firm. The goal here is to briefly discuss the tools you will need. In order to facilitate the discussion, we’ll break the components down into two main categories: general office productivity tools and industry specific tools.
Published on February 17, 2012

The Technological Components of a Successful PFP Practice

Overview :  Because personal financial planning firms vary greatly in size and in their business approach, it is important to understand that there is no "one size fits all" technology solution. On the contrary, the technology needs of a firm will be
Published on February 17, 2012

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 January 31, 2012

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 January 30, 2012

Fox Financial Planning Network Pricing

Tools :  Fox Financial Planning Network Pricing Details.
Published on January 16, 2012

PFP Practice Center

Toolkit :  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
Published on January 13, 2012

Workflow System Guide for CPAs

Whitepaper :  Use this guide to develop a workflow system for your financial advisory firm.
Published on January 13, 2012

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 January 13, 2012

PFP State Society Contact List

Directory :  The resources in the PFP Emerging Professionals Outreach Toolkit will help CPA financial planners initiate communication with universities and state societies and prepare for and execute an outreach event to future CPAs.  This document contains a list of state CPA societies with a link to each website and information about
Published on September 27, 2011

Other Regulatory Resources

Link :  In addition to the information in the PFP Practic Center on registration and compliance issues for financial advisers, consider these other useful resources.
Published on July 01, 2011

The Basics of Providing Investment Advice

Guide :  Learn the basics of providing investment advice, including the the definition of Investment Adviser and SEC and state registration requirements.
Published on July 01, 2011

State Society Connections

Overview :  Connect with your state society of CPAs.
Published on June 16, 2011

General Office Productivity ToolsNote-taking Software

Overview :  Learn about note-taking software for notes that are client-related and for notes that are not.
Published on April 27, 2011

General Office Productivity ToolsCustomer Relationship Management Software

Overview :  Learn about the costs and benefits of industry-specific customer relationship management software for personal financial planners versus generic software.
Published on April 27, 2011

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