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Lifecycle Financial Planning - Investment Policy Statements & Portfolio Risk

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Self-study

1.50 Credits

Member Price $59.00

Non-Member Price $79.00

Overview

Building an investment portfolio is a tough job. You have to balance the client’s financial goals with their personal financial situation and risk tolerance. This all starts with an investment policy statement (IPS). However, what does a good IPS look like? What does it consist of? And how has portfolio management changed in more recent times? Through case studies and real-world examples, we will explore how to create IPSs for clients, as well as how portfolio management has evolved over time.

Highlights

  • Elements of an IPS
  • Arithmetic vs. Geometric Rates of Return
  • Tax Situation & Tax Location
  • Prudent Person Concept
  • Standard of Living Risk
  • Portfolio Risk & Safe Withdrawal Rates
  • Summing it up

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of client financial needs.

Designed For

CPAs and financial advisors who want to know more about the fundamentals of portfolio management.

Objectives

  • Identify the core parts to an investment policy statement
  • Recall the difference between actual and perceived ability to take on risk
  • Recognize key findings in safe withdrawal rate (SWR) research

Preparation

None

Notice

This is a self-study/on demand course offered by a 3rd party vendor and will not be accessible in the My Upcoming CPE section of the ISCPA website. Course access information will be emailed directly to you by Peters Professional Education (PPE). The course expires one year from the purchase date.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC

DAVID R. PETERS, CPA, CFP, MST, CPCU, CLU

David Peters is the Founder and Owner of Peters Professional Education and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. He is also a financial advisor for Peters Financial, LLC. David has over twenty years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and 14 years in the insurance industry. David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years.
In addition to running his own professional education website, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, Kaplan, and Don Farmer Tax Seminars. He was a recipient of Surgent's Outstanding Discussion Leader award in 2019 and 2022, as well as the AICPA's Outstanding Facilitator Award in 2021 and 2023. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four masters degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA's Interim Report, SCACPA's CPA Report, and VSCPA's Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018, 2019, and 2020 Virginia CPA Ethics courses - a required course for all CPA's licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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