Financial Planner Certification

Managing money is a tricky business, managing other people’s money is not just tricky, it is a lot more challenging and difficult. Financial planning is one of the fastest-growing professions in the world and with a huge demand-supply gap in India, youngsters planning a career in financial planning have a bright future and can take advantage of many opportunities in the financial services industry. Financial planning is a corporate career track, even for those who run their own financial planning business and are not associated with a bank or investment firm. This course is suitable for people who have good communication skills, strong people skills and problem solving skills. Opportunities for financial planners are expected to grow faster than average in the future. Some of the opportunities present to them are specialists, columnists, seminars and talks, books and teaching and training. There are several universities and private institutes offering financial planning certificate courses. Some of the institutes that offer these courses are:

• BLB Institute of Financial Markets, New Delhi
• ASSETS Education Training Research, New Delhi
• International College for Financial Planning, New Delhi
• RNIS College of Financial Planning, Chandigarh
• The Indian Institute of Financial Planning, New Delhi
• Stratagem Financial school, Hyderabad