Exam Prep

Episode 20 – Conquer Your Exam Anxiety with Dr. Bianca Busch | Strategies for CFP® Exam Success!

In this episode, Dr. Bianca Busch, founder of The College Psychologist, dives into the challenges of test anxiety and shares actionable strategies to overcome it—especially for those preparing for the CFP® exam. With her background in psychiatry at the University of Chicago and Harvard's Boston Children's Hospital,...

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Episode 19 – How to Use ChatGPT to Help You Pass the CFP® Exam

🔥 Unlock the power of AI 🤖 in CFP® exam prep with a deep dive into ChatGPT. Explore how this advanced language model from OpenAI revolutionizes studying by generating human-like responses through deep learning. Discover the breadth of ChatGPT's knowledge, honed from vast internet text, providing accurate insights across various topics. While...

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Episode 2 – Insurance

In this episode, Sev talks about many of major areas within the insurance module that could be tested on the CFP® exam. Life insurance, dividend payout options, MECs, annuity taxation and homeowners insurance are all topics that are reviewed and discussed.

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Episode 1 – General Principles

In this episode, Sev talks about many of the major areas within the General Principles module that could be tested on the CFP® exam. Education planning, retirement planning and mortgage calculations are explained, along with the Federal Reserve, the financial planning process, the standards of conduct and code of ethics.

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Episode 18 – CPA passes the CFP® exam on his first try

John Chenoweth is a Tax Director who holds a Certified Public Account license and Certified Financial Planner® designation. In this episode, John explains why changes in the accountancy world drove him to pursue the CFP® designation. He also explains how he used his background as a CPA to get a...

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Episode 17 – How to Pass the CFP® Exam on Your 1st Try

This teacher turned Planner shares her success studying strategy. After 14 years as a teacher, Sasha Decker made a major career change and began working in financial services for a nationwide trust company. In her capacity as a CFP® professional, Sasha evaluates a client’s estate, insurance, tax, investment, giving, retirement, trust, and...

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Episode 16 – Allison Ewing: Overcoming Test Anxiety

You’ve studied hard and sacrificed but test anxiety may be holding you back from passing the CFP® exam. Listen to this podcast with Allison Ewing of Inspired Life Tapping (inspiredlifetapping.com) to learn why you have test anxiety and most importantly, how to overcome it. Allison is a...

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Episode 15 | Social Security Explained by Two Social Security Experts

In this episode, Sev and Social Security expert guests Marc Kiner, NSSA and Jim Blair discuss Social Security, Disability, Retirement, Government Pension Offset (GPO), Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), the CFP® Exam and more. Marc Kiner and Jim Blair are the co-founders of Premier Social Security Consulting where they provide customized consulting...

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