FINANCIAL PLANNER PROGRAMAT OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY

Make a Life. Make a Living. Make a Difference.

16 years & 48 Cohorts of Experience & Success

Financial Planner Program Main Contact Information

Our role is to ensure your educational experience is of the highest quality. We are here to listen to any questions or concerns,

as well as advise you on your options during your time in the program.

The FPP offices are located in Goodman Hall, Rooms 25 and 23. We are open: Monday - Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm

Fridays 9:00am-4:00pm

Main Line: 404.364.8376Email: fpp@oglethorpe.edu

Colleen D’AlessandroManager, Professional Programs

Why Pursue a Career as a Financial Advisor?

• Better management of personal and family financial situations.

• Voted as one of the nation’s top careers. (see packet for sources)

• Recognized as a national certification.• Aging baby boomers (started turning 60 in 2006).• Satisfaction by serving as both counselor and coach.

Why Become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Practitioner?

•You will do better work for your clients.

•As a CFP® practitioner, your expertise and credibility as a Financial Advisor is instantly communicated – both to potential

clients & to other advisors.

•Distinguishes you from the “herd” of Financial Advisors.

•Energize or revitalize your career.

•“Higher caliber” and/or broader range of clients available to you.

• Earnings likely to increase.

How to Become a CFP® Certificant7-Step Process:

1) Complete the OU CFP Board-Registered Education Program

2) Pass the CFP® Certification Examination

3) Meet the Experience Requirement (3 yrs full time relevant financial planning experience)

4) Have a bachelors degree

5) Adhere to the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Pass Background Check

6) Pay Certification Fees

7) Receive authorization to use the CFP®, CERTIFIED

FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and marks.

Apply for Challenge Status

Certain degrees and professional credentials fulfill the educational requirement and allow you to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - inactive license acceptable • Licensed attorney - inactive license acceptable • Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) • Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) • Ph.D. in business or economics• Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)

We have several students in program who could challenge but choose to go through all or part of our program. They typically realize that their knowledge is not extensive enough to handle the CFP ® Exam.

Bachelor’s Degree Requirement for CFP® Certification

NOTE: Effective from March 1, 2007, candidates for certification must have a bachelor's degree, in any discipline,

from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or universityin order to obtain CFP® certification.

The college degree requirement is a condition of initial certification; it is not a requirement to be eligible to take the CFP® Certification Examination and does not have to occur before sitting for the exam or fulfilling the work experience.

International Degrees

• International degrees may be substituted for a U.S. undergraduate degree if they receive equivalency from a third-party evaluation agency which is a member of National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.NACES.org.

• You will need to request a document-by-document evaluation. (source – www.cfp.net.become/education.asp)

Notes on the Experience RequirementThe CFP Board defines work experience as “the supervision,

direct support, teaching or personal delivery of all or part of the personal financial planning process to a client.”

Categories: Establishing relationship Gathering data

Analyzing financial statusDeveloping recommendationsImplementing recommendationsMonitoring plan execution

Standards: F/T time 3 years or P/T equivalent (2000 hours=1 yr F/T) 6 months must be gained within 12 months of

reporting Can be 10 years before or 5 years after exam date

For more information regarding the completion of the CFP® certification process, contact:

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.1425 K Street, NW, Suite 500

Washington, DC 20005

1-800-487-1497

www.CFP.net

Why Enroll in the Financial Planner Program at Oglethorpe University?

• Experience!! We’ve learned a lot in the last 17 years.• Success!! Oglethorpe FPP graduates taking the CFP® Exam

for the first time have a 80% pass rate. • Classroom advantages.• Our instructors are both experienced financial advisors &

committed instructors.• You have great colleagues in your classes who will enhance

your experience.

More Reasons to Choose Oglethorpe

• A peaceful oasis on Peachtree: easy to get to, safe, & easy/free parking.

• Flexible pace – slow down or accelerate.

• Finals are on Saturdays.

• Supplemental notebook to go along with each course.

Oglethorpe University Extras

• Weltner Library

• Sports Facilities

• Walk to Cafeteria - good food at a great price!

• Campus events: lectures, theater, art museum ,etc.

• One-stop shopping at OU Bookstore

Live Classroom Study Advantages

• Disciplined by classroom schedule.• Uses multiple learning style approach. • Small classes that offer much more “hands on” exercises,

testing, and interactive discussions.• Highly qualified instructors who practice in their fields. • Opportunity to create study groups.• Superior opportunity to build networking and friendships.

Oglethorpe Curriculum

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. Topic List for CFP® Certification Examination: (7 broad categories)

General Principles of Financial Planning (11%)Insurance Planning and Risk Management (14%)

Employee Benefits Planning (8%)Investment Planning (19%)Income Tax Planning (14%)Retirement Planning (19%)

Estate Planning (15%)

Subject to change in 2012

Oglethorpe Courses Current Cohorts

• Fundamentals of Financial Planning - 10 weeks• Retirement & Employee Benefits Planning - 11 weeks• Investment Planning - 11 weeks• Income Tax Planning - 11 weeks• Insurance Planning & Risk Management - 10 weeks• Estate Planning - 10 weeks

• Optional - Capstone/Case Studies – 3 weeks

Completion: 18 Months sequential / 11 Months Accelerated

Next Cohort Begins in April 2011

Required First Course: Fundamentals of Financial Planning

Begins April 14, 2011 - Completes June 16, 2011

Meets for 10 consecutive weeks

Thursday evenings from 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Final Exam Saturday, June 18

Review Courses

CFP Board maintains a list of review courses, offered by independent firms, designed to assist individuals in preparing for the CFP® Certification Examination. (go to www.cfp.net for more information).

Virtually all graduates of any CFP Board-Registered Education Program, including graduates of Oglethorpe’s program, take a review course.

Why? The review courses specifically target getting you ready for the exam & help to assimilate & reinforce the very broad amount of information that you have digested over the previous six courses.

Dodge H. Biaett, JD, CFP®, EA *Semi-Retired Financial Advisor & Consultant

Private Practice

Anthony Freeman, CFP® *Financial Advisor

UBS Financial Services

Steven H. Bontempi, Esq.Financial Planner

Strategic Financial Services

Charles Jackle, CFP® *Vice President – Financial Advisor

Morgan Stanley / Smith Barney

Dianne Martin, MA, MBA, CFP® *Certified Financial Planner

The Marin Group, Inc.

Gary Clement, CFP® *President

Clement Asset Management

John McCarthy, CFP® *First Vice President

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Nick Papas, MBA, CFP®

Independent Financial AdvisorAtlanta, GA

LaToya Parker, CFP®

President Infinity Financial, LLC

Bruce R. Starks, CPA, CFP® *Senior Vice President & Managing Director

Wells Fargo / Wachovia Trust

Jeff Purdon, MBA, CFP® *First Vice President

Robert W. Baird & Co.

Henry Spil, CPA, CFP®

Magellan Tax Consultants, LLC

Enrollment Process

1. Sign up Tonight!

2. Complete Application available in your Information Packet.

3. Sign up Tomorrow or in the near future - online or in the stop in our office.

2. Mail, deliver or fax application with $100 registration fee to the Oglethorpe Financial Planner Program Office in Goodman Hall.

*Fee waived if selecting Option #1.

Classes begins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14

Enrollment Process - Continued

• Contact Colleen D’Alessandro, in the FPP Office by phone or email with questions.

• Deadline? You will want to enroll as soon as possible so you can purchase your textbook from the publisher and have it for the first class.

• We would prefer to have your application by March 7, 2011.

• Upon acceptance into the Financial Planner Program, we will send you a welcome letter, a Student Handbook and a copy of your approved application.

• Manuals are distributed at the first class.

THANK YOU!