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This class is one of 12  in a plan fulfilling 2026 NASAA IAR CE requirements with all LIVE classes. IARs can join anytime and complete all 12 required classes LIVE in six months...   more

NASAA stopped reviewing new class submissions on January 23, while it transitions to a new database. Professional; Responsibility IAR CE approval by NASAA form this class is delayed until NASAA reviews restart in March.   

This class offers financial professionals a detailed road map to delivering insights clients are more likely to hear, understand, and act on amid financial stress. 

Wealth management/financial planning is  collaborative. Financial Counseling is designed to help professionals maximize the effectiveness of collaboration via a knowledge base and Seven Essential Counseling Skills. One skill in particular, Insights, the ability to impart your message, receives too little attention but is crucial in shaping client perspectives and delivering your technical expertise in advice they can implement. At this class, you learn how to improve client financial planning outcomes by:

• maximizing receptivity with clients so your message is more likely to be heard.
• understanding how cognitive psychology and choice architecture affects client decisions.
• boosting retention of what's most important 
• applying behavioral finance principles to optimize a message's impact.
• leaning into psychological principles proven to strengthen relationships and increase the power of your advice.

Participants learn how framing, contrast, anchoring, and social proof influence client perception of risk, return, and long-term outcomes. 

The class emphasizes translating market data into real-life meaning that aligns with client goals and values. 

By the end of the program, advisers will be better equipped to communicate expertise in ways that strengthen trust, improve client outcomes, and reinforce fiduciary responsibility, and you learn ways to:   

Maximize client receptivity before delivering advice. Apply CURE to open a window for effective guidance.

Recognize how market fear distorts client risk perception. Identify availability bias driving short-term investor reactions.

Use contrast to reframe market narratives constructively. Position data to counter emotionally charged market headlines.

Translate market data into client‑relevant meaning. Convert percentages into outcomes clients emotionally understand.

Frame numbers to increase persuasion and retention. Use comparison and real-life benefits to guide decisions.

Anchor key concepts clients should remember long‑term. Create verbal anchors that survive beyond the meeting.

Focus attention on the most consequential advice. Use primacy and recency to strengthen message impact.

Emotionally tag advice to client life goals. Link investment decisions to personal values and outcomes.

Leverage social proof without pressuring clients. Use norms and success stories to legitimize prudent choices.

Integrate insights ethically into fiduciary conversations. Deliver expertise without triggering defensiveness or resistance.