LIVE IAR, CFP, CIMA CE and CPA CPE Credit

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 4 p.m. ET

This class is approved as CPA CPE, CFP, CIMA, and  IAR Ethics CE  (NASAA Course ID# C28381). NASAA's $3 per class filing fee is included with membership ($60 quarterly). The class is part of a simple, low-cost CE plan enabling IARs to complete their 12 credit 2026 NASAA IAR CE requirements in six months in 12 live classes. It is approved for CFP/CIMA CE and CPA CPE., .   

NASAA Preemption Risk Explained In An Ethics IAR CE Class examines the role of state securities regulation in protecting investors and supporting ethical advisory practices.  Advisors learn how blue-sky laws, state licensing, and offering reviews apply to private placements, alternative investments, and digital assets. 

This class analyzes how current federal preemption proposals could weaken investor safeguards and shift liability risk onto advisers. 

NASAA Preemption Risk Explained In An Ethics IAR CE Class examines the role of state securities regulation in protecting investors and supporting ethical advisory practices.  Advisors learn how blue-sky laws, state licensing, and offering reviews apply to private placements, alternative investments, and digital assets. 

The class analyzes how current federal preemption proposals could weaken investor safeguards and shift much more liability risk onto advisers. 

Participants gain practical due-diligence and client-communication strategies to uphold fiduciary duty during this period of regulatory change. Designed for IARs, CFPs, CPAs, and fiduciaries, the class emphasizes real-world implications of NASAA preemption in today's unusual regulatory environment. You learn to:

Understand why state securities regulation first came about and including the origin of blue-sky laws and investor protection.
Explain NASAA's role in coordinating state regulators. Describe how states harmonize oversight without surrendering authority.
Identify which advisers fall under state jurisdiction. Distinguish state versus federal registration obligations.
Apply state oversight to private and alternative offerings. Evaluate registration, disclosure, and exemption requirements.
Assess anti-fraud authority in exempt offerings. Recognize continued state enforcement despite federal exemptions.
Evaluate regulatory gaps in crypto and digital assets. Identify where state oversight may be sole protection.
Analyze federal preemption proposals affecting advisors. Explain CLARITY Act and similar legislative risks.
Assess due-diligence risk if state oversight erodes. Adjust advisory practices under reduced regulatory protection.
Integrate fiduciary duty amid regulatory uncertainty. Apply duty of care and loyalty to higher-risk assets.
Implement client education and advocacy steps. Communicate regulatory risk and investor protections clearly. 

To earn 1 IAR CE credit-hour, you must attend for at least 50 minutes. CPAs are required to answer three polls during the class.  IARs must answer one of the polls but A4A asks IARs to fill in all three.   You answers to the polls are not graded. 

Who Should Attend:
IARs, CFPs, CIMAs, CPAs, CPA/PFSs, and other financial practitioners.      

Cost:
Free to Advisors4Advisors members ($60/Qtr).

Credit Details: 1 hour
Submitted for IAR CE.
Field of Study: Ethics
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Course Level: Basics
Course Delivery Method: LIVE

Approved CE/CPE Provider:
Advisors4Advisors is approved as a provider of IAR CE by the North American Securities Administrators Association.

Advisors4Advisors is approved by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a Quality Assurance Service (QAS) Self-Study Provider, enabling CPA financial planners to earn CPE credit on-demand via webinars on A4A, as well as on live webinars. 

State boards of accountancy retain final authority on course acceptance. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors at www.nasbaregistry.org.

Advisors4Advisors is approved as a CE sponsor by CFP Board, and by Investments & Wealth Institute, enabling credit for CFP®, CIMA®, and CPWA® professionals. This class may not be approved for credit by CFP Board or IWI.  

For information regarding administrative policies, such as refunds, cancellations and complaints, mail [email protected].

CE Submission & Approval Status

Organization Status Course ID
CFP Board Pending Review
IWI / CIMA Pending Review
NASAA Approved
 C28381 
NASBA Pending Review
 -
Approved – Course has been fully approved
Pending Review – Submitted and awaiting review
To Be Submitted – Not yet submitted
Not Approved – Course is not approved for CE

Credit Requirements (Live Attendance)

To earn credit for a live class, CPAs must respond to three unscored polls, and IARs must respond to at least one poll during the program. No exam is required for live attendance.

Who Should Attend

IARs, CFP® professionals, EAs, CFAs, CPA financial planners, CPA/PFSs, CIMAs, CLUs, ChFCs, and other professionals seeking a deeper understanding of how economic conditions influence investment decisions and disciplined portfolio strategies.

Cost

Free to Advisors4Advisors members ($60/quarter)

CPE / CE Credit

  • Credit Hours: 1 hour

  • Field of Study: Economics

  • Course Level: Overview

Prerequisites

None

Advanced Preparation

None

Delivery Method

Group Internet-Based (Live webinar and on-demand replay)

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