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SPONSOR  \nThe Center for Financial Planning would like to thank  \nOur research partner for their research and report and for making an in-kind contribution of services to the Center for Financial Planning  \nOur Signature Sponsor for support of this research  \nAnd our Center Founding Sponsors for their support of the Center and its work  \nLead Founding Sponsor  \nFounding Sponsors  \nWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY GROUP  \nThe CFP Board Center for Financial Planning is grateful to members of its Workforce Development Advisory Group for their contributions to this publication.  \nMark Tibergien – Chair  \nChief Executive Officer Pershing Advisor Solutions  \nMegan Carpenter  \nChief Executive Officer and Co-Founder FiComm Partners  \nKate Healy  \nManaging Director, Generation Next TD Ameritrade Institutional  \nKathleen Sindell  \nConsultant, Author, CFP® Chair and Adjunct Full-Professor, Finance University of Maryland, UMUC  \nYusuf Abugideiri, CFP® Partner and Senior Financial Planner Yeske Buie  \nLuke Dean  \nFinancial Planning Program Director Utah Valley University  \nAlan Moore, CFP® Co-Founder  \nXY Planning Network  \nConnie Thanasoulis  \nCareer Coach, Author, Speaker and Adjunct Professor SixFigureStart®  \nAudra Bohannon  \nSenior Partner  \nKorn Ferry Hay Group  \nRoy Diliberto, CFP® Founder  \nRTD Financial Advisors, Inc  \nPaul Shane  \nSenior Director,  \nTalent Acquisition & Onboarding Northwestern Mutual  \nMark Wernig, CFP® Portfolio Manager Dowling & Yahnke  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nCFP Board Center for Financial Planning’s Workforce Development Advisory Group Members ..............3  \nIntroduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6  \nExecutive Summary 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Paths......................................................................................................................................................... 15  \nAn Overview of Functional Groups in Financial Advisory Firms................................................................................. 18  \nInvestment Functional Group Career Path .............................................................................................................................. 19  \nOperations Functional Group Career Path .............................................................................................................................20  \n2 Climbing the Five Rungs of The Financial Planning Career Ladder .................................................................... 22  \nPositions on the Financial Planning Career Path................................................................................................................. 23  \nPromotions on the Financial 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