5 Full Days | 3.1 CEUs | 31 CFP® CEUs |
If you have three or more years of experience as a financial advisor, earning the Retirement Management Analyst (RMA) credential would demonstrate to your clients and business partners that you have mastered the retirement planning advisory process. Based on the RMA Body of Knowledge, this program focuses on the skills and tools needed to assist clients with investment accumulation, and more importantly, income protection and distribution throughout the retirement years.
Program DescriptionKey concepts and practical application of retirement income planning and management are taught so that attendees can better construct portfolios to support retirement income and distribution. The course is designed around the seven chapters in The Retirement Management Analyst (RMA) Designation: Curriculum Book for RMA Candidates:
Requirements to sit for the RMA exam:Candidates for the RMA examination are accepted on the basis of prior education, experience, and ethics requirements. The RMA designation is an advanced designation focused specifically on the issues of retirement income planning and retirement management. It is assumed that candidates already have a solid understanding of basic retirement planning and investment principles. RMA candidates have demonstrated knowledge and experience in their practical application. We would look for at least three (3) or more year of experience as a financial advisor working with clients on retirement and non-retirement portfolios, or comparable experience in the financial services industry directly involved in the retirement and investments business. Holding various FINRA registrations, e.g. series 7, 24, 63, 65, or 66, as well as other designations, e.g. CFA, CFP, will all be considered as evidence of prerequisite knowledge. Check the Investments & Wealth Institute's website for more information: https://investmentsandwealth.org/rma RMA candidates are required to:Complete the RMA application and certify that the information in the application is accurate, agree to the Investments & Wealth Institute Code of Professional Responsibility and that they have not been fined or sanctioned from practicing in the financial services field by any state or federal government or regulatory authority, or by any industry self-regulatory body or by any employer. Testing:If interested in the RMA designation, you may take the exam at the end of this program. Please register for the exam and pay the $395 exam fee by visiting the Investments & Wealth Institute's website at: https://investmentsandwealth.org/rma AudienceThis course is designed for financial professionals including asset managers, licensed agents and representatives of brokers/dealers, registered investment advisors, and certified advisors. DeliveryAny of the executive education programs offered by the Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education (HCEEE) can be delivered to your organization at your location Please contact us for more information. Program FeeProgram fee varies based on the size of your group and includes tuition, instructional materials and lunch. Please contact us for more information. Program MaterialsParticipants are responsible for providing their own textbooks. Textbooks are not included in the program fee. The following textbooks are required for the Retirement Management Analyst Program:
Recommended HotelsCourtyard Fort Lauderdale Plantation Renaissance Fort Lauderdale-Plantation Hotel Sheraton Suites Plantation InstructorFrançois Gadenne, RMA François is co-founder, Chairman and Executive Director of the Retirement Income Industry Association, (RIIA). For more than 30 years, François has led teams that build successful technology solutions for the financial industry. His background combines a history of entrepreneurship, line experience at financial service organizations, and corporate strategy consulting. As an entrepreneur he co-founded Retirement Engineering, Inc. (REI), a Research & Development company with novel, protected designs for insurance and investment products that solve retirement income issues for the millions of "baby-boomers" now approaching retirement. François is a co-inventor on patents issued and pending relating to this and earlier businesses. He also co-founded Rational Investors, an independent provider of investment education and advice products for the Defined Contribution market. François grew the business to become one of the top three players in its niche. He then completed the successful sale of the company to Standard & Poor's. In terms of working within the financial services sector, François served as general manager of S&P's Retirement Services group for two years. He also worked for nearly ten years at the Bank of Boston (now Bank of America), including The Private Bank. He is a Retirement Management AnalystSM (2010), a Chartered Financial Analyst (1995), a member of the CFA Institute and a Lecturer at Boston University's School of Management, MS in Investment Management Program. He also earned the Certificate in Director Education (2008). He is a graduate of the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris and earned an MBA degree from J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Course CustomizationUsing core programs, we can customize the material to fit your corporate training needs. With our extensive resources and program facilitators, we will design a program that is tailored to fit your specified objectives and requirements. Contact InformationFor additional program information, please contact us at: Hudson Center of Entrepreneurship and Executive Education
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