Lifecycle of an Advisor

Human Resources

Your home base for workforce development guidance

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Find Your Future Videos

Series highlighting the many rewarding roles in banking and wealth management

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Job Board

Post open positions and find additional hiring resources

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Online Training

Courses on interviewing and leveraging the benefits of a diverse workforce

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Certificate

• Core Concepts and Ethics for Fiduciary Advisors

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Course Bundle

• Community Bank Suite: Sales Skills – courses on building relationships, sales planning, managing client portfolios and more

Focused Online Training to Upskill Advisors

• Certificates
  • Asset Management
  • Fiduciary Principles and Ethics
  • Fiduciary Relationship Management
  • Fiduciary Risk and Compliance
  • Integrated Wealth Planning and Advice
  • Trust Administration
• Certificate Exam Prep
  • CTFA Exam Online Prep

DEI

A resource area for leading insights and tools to foster an equitable, inclusive workplace

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Wealth and Trust Schools

• Level I – designed for those just starting out or building their career, and covers all the fundamentals
• Level II – focused on fine-tuning existing skills with an introduction to more advanced trust concepts, and preparing advisors to earn their CTFA
• Advanced school – helps experienced advisors master advanced fiduciary-based concepts and complex client situations

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Nationally Recognized Professional Certifications

• The Certified Trust and Fiduciary Advisor (CTFA)
  The only wealth certification grounded in fiduciary principles. This designation goes beyond concepts, into practical application of prudent wealth management principles across all aspects of a client’s financial life.
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• Learning Opportunities with Continuing Education Credits
  • Wealth Management and Trust Conference
  • Presentations and podcasts, including the Wealth Management and Trust webinar series
  • Certificates, including one in BSA and AML Compliance, Health Savings Account (HSA) Expert Certificate – demonstrating focused client services skills in this niche area

Rewards and challenging experiences make a difference. Incorporate these training solutions into your offerings for emerging leaders.

• ABA-Wharton Emerging Leaders Certificates: strategy, engaging and motivating talent, and advanced leadership
• Emerging Leaders Forum
• ABA/IBA Women’s Leadership Symposium

Senior-Level Events

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit
• Annual Convention
• Conference for Community Bankers
• Stonier Graduate School of Banking
• Washington Summit
• Wealth Management and Trust Conference

Succession Planning Toolkit

Do you have a plan for who will next lead your team of advisors? This toolkit includes an easy-to-follow framework for identifying new leaders across the organization and managing critical staffing transitions.

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Retirement and Turnover

With a wave of baby boomers retiring, plus the normal rate of staff turnover, proactive planning is essential. ABA can help you think strategically about benefits and practices to successfully offboard staff.