Skip to main content

Wealth Advisor Program 2.0

Topic

General Principles of Financial Planning

Program ID

322238

Hours

8

Format

Self-Study / Traditional course (50+minutes)

Complexity

Intermediate

Description

This program focuses on the specific needs of the high-net-worth (HNW) clients and covers the following core areas through 5 modules: Human and Family Dynamics, Asset Allocation and Technical Design, Alternative Investments, and Behavioral Finance.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the two tenets of the financial planning process • Compare and contrast different planning approaches and methodologies used by advisors as part of the plan step in the planning process • Describe fundamental components of an investment policy and its importance in governing the client relationship. • Compare and contrast various methods of client portfolio construction, including the tradeoffs between common investment vehicles, asset allocation options, and risk management techniques. • Describe various behavioral biases based on existing beliefs and how they may impact financial decision-making and behavior. • Define real assets (real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources) • Review the historical risk and return of private real assets vs. comparable public options • Differentiate between the different types of private credit investments • Describe the various roles of private credit in a diversified portfolio