Well, I did it!
I just signed up for a one-year long course to earn the Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) designation.
At about $2,000 (for the 3-course advanced curriculum), this will mean about two hundred hours of coursework/studying plus passing 3 two-hour exams (with additional continuing education requirements for the rest of my career too). This is a big commitment, but one I am excited to make in order to better serve my existing and future clients for years to come.
Since its launch three years ago by the American College of Financial Services, the RICP® designation has become the must have designation for advisors specializing in securing their clients’ retirement income and all that involves. Since this particular area has become the bulk of my own financial practice over the last few years, it’s a natural extension of the Certified Financial Planner education that I completed in July 2000.
I’ll be joining over 2,100 dedicated professionals who already hold the designation (many are CFP’s, ChFC’s, CLU’s as well) and who are improving the future of the retirement income services industry.
Wish me luck… Mark