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“I became an AFC® to give opportunities to clients that want financial change. My work requires professional development and to implement methods that promote that social change. I feel that AFCPE® sets high standards for professionals to achieve.”

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“With this designation I'm able to provide not only the fundamentals of money management, but I'm also able to coach and encourage my clients so they can build assets and grown in their financial life.”

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#FridayFollow: A New Program and a Fated Career
#FridayFollow: A New Program and a Fated Career

Jing Jian Xiao, PhD is a professor and researcher in consumer economics and personal finance at the University of Rhode Island (URI). His university was recently approved as an AFCPE® Registered Education Program, meaning that their program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements to prepare students to sit for the AFC®...

March 27, 2020

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State Employees’ Credit Union Awarded AFCPE® 2019 Setting the Standard Award
State Employees’ Credit Union Awarded AFCPE® 2019 Setting the Standard Award

December 26, 2019

Innovation & Impact: AFCPE Members are Positively Impacting Economic Security in their Communities
Innovation & Impact: AFCPE Members are Positively Impacting Economic Security in their Communities

December 10, 2019

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