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Choosing an Investment Advisor

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Organizations

CFA Institute

Chartered Financial Analyst Institute
(formerly Association for Investment Management and Research)
www.cfainstitute.org
Phone: (800) 247-8132 or (434) 951-5499, 6:00am-9:00pm EDT

The CFA Institute is a non-profit, global membership organization that awards the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation. It leads the investment industry by setting the highest standards of ethics and professional excellence and vigorously advocating fair and transparent capital markets.
SEC

Federal Government Securities and Exchange Commission
www.sec.gov
Phone: (202) 942-7040

The SEC is the US Federal Government's agency responsible for regulating the financial services industry.
CFP-BOARD

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
www.cfp-board.org
Phone: (888) CFP-MARK

CFP-BOARD is a private standards organization that offers the CFP (Certified Financial Planner) designation.

AIE

Alliance for Investor Education
www.investoreducation.org

AIE is dedicated to educating current and prospective investors of all ages.

 

Abbreviations

Here are definitions of some of the most commonly used acronyms and abbreviations.

AIE Alliance for Investor Education
AIMR Association for Investment Management and Research (now CFA Institute)
AMEX American Stock Exchange, in New York
CFA Chartered Financial Analyst
CFA Institute Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (formerly AIMR)
CFP Certified Financial Planner
CFP-Board Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
ChFC Chartered Financial Consultant
CIC Chartered Investment Council
CPA Chartered Professional Accountant
DCLA™ Douglas C. Lane & Associates
DJIA Dow Jones Industrial Average, a composite index of leading company stock prices
IMA Individually Managed Accounts
MMI Money Management Institute, a private organization supporting the IMA industry
NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, a stock exchange
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
S&P500 Standard and Poor’s composite index of the stock prices of 500 leading companies
SEC Securities and Exchange Commission

 

Terminology

More information about investment terminology and abbreviations can be found at a number of web sites, including the following:

www.investorwords.com

www.ameritrade.com/education/html/encyclopedia/.

 

Choosing an Investment Advisor

 

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