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Back to School: Debt and Cash Flow Management

Many families “blow the budget” at “back to school time”, pressured by sons and daughters for elite sports camps, music lessons, sports equipment and uniforms, the latest trends in shoes and clothing, and school supplies of every sort. Help your back-to-school clients prepare for a more responsible future—and some important financial literacy with their children—by helping to set realistic expectations and identifying actions to manage debt and stay on track with financial goals. We’ll even help your learning budgets: Enrol in Debt and Cash Flow Management by August 20 and save $200.

"I took this course because I wanted to include debt management in my business service portfolio. A lot of small businesses are really just self-employed individuals with their business start-up funds coming from personal loans and credit. The course provided a lot of knowledge on various types of personal debt, how to categorize and group monthly expenses and payments, and the various products available for dealing with debt unification. In addition, the course provides access to tools for calculating repayment schedules and interest. A good course for anyone dealing with personal finances."
– Melissa L., BC

Debt and Cash Flow Management

Investment & Retirement

By: Stephanie Holmes-Winton

PROGRAM: Investment and Retirement Services Specialist

This course is designed especially for financial advisors who want to specialize in helping clients develop strong personal net worth statements by managing debt and establishing a savings process.

WHY IS THIS COURSE TIMELY?

Debt is a large problem in many households. Wealth advisors need to see where the debt lies, how to help the client use debt in a healthy manner in order to accumulate, grow and preserve wealth.

CONTENT DESCRIPTION AND KEY CONCEPTS:

This course focuses on the relationship an advisor has with a client who is contemplating taking on debt or is struggling with debt. The student will learn how to help the client set realistic expectations, prepare sample client service agreements, identify actions the client must focus on, discuss back up plans for short-term changes and help the client keep on track.

CERTIFIED SKILLSETS:

The student will know how to:

Integrate debt & cash flow data collection in to traditional planning approach.
Determine the types of debt and the facts about that debt which need to be collected.
How to manage credit as part of a financial plan and determine how the different types of debt can impact credit scores.
The effects of credit on a client's financial agility.
How to assess probable credit worthiness prior to referring to lending professionals.
Work with home owners to determine risk of amortizations over 25 years, and identify what's best – fixed vs. variable rates, determine down payments, appropriate use of personal loans, when consolidation loans make sense.
Construct a cash flow management plan.
How to include All-In-One's as part of the financial review process.
How to reduce client exposure to the real risks of increasing interest rates.

KNOWLEDGE BUREAU TOOLS INCLUDED:

EverGreen Explanatory Notes
Knowledge Bureau Calculators
- Debt Reduction Solutions Calculator

MARKS ALLOCATION:

Quizzes	50%
Case Studies	25%
Final Exam	25%
Passing Grade	60%
Honours Achievement	90%

Back to School: Debt and Cash Flow Management

Debt and Cash Flow Management

PROGRAM: Investment and Retirement Services Specialist

CONTENT DESCRIPTION AND KEY CONCEPTS:

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