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Communication with the Financial Planning Client 2 Credits

Jan 28, 2025, 12:30 PM ET

Communication with the Financial Planning Client 2 Credits

Engagement Letters, Meetings, Oral and Written Communications

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Jan 28, 2025, 12:30 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • Define communication and interpersonal skills in financial planning engagements
  • Analyze interpersonal communication techniques: active listening, questioning, clarification, and silence
  • Explore non-verbal strategies like body language and emotional cues
  • Discuss the significance of the engagement letter and effective presentation methods
  • Examine the role of data gathering and information documents in financial planning
  • Explain diverse communication techniques for understanding and identifying client objectives, as well as maintaining ongoing client engagement

Course Overview

This CPE course will review the importance of good communication skills during the first three steps of the financial planning process. 

We will discuss effective ways financial planners can utilize interpersonal communication strategies to collect data and information from clients, listen to clients and understand their needs, and prepare clear documents that are clear and specific to the engagement. 

Effectively communicating with customers is essential to the success of any business. Adapting to the different communication styles and emotions of customers will help you build customer relationships through better customer conversations. Improving conversations with customers enables efficient, high-quality client service.

Key Topics Covered: 

  • Communication - Definition
  • The occurrence of communication 
  • Communication styles
  • Planners as counselors 
  • Applying communication techniques to the financial planning process

This CPE webinar by Warren Bergstein will address oral communications, written communications, and more especially questionnaires and engagement letters to make all parties in agreement with the parameters and goals of the parties.

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

Live Webinar Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Finance for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Corporate Finance for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 2 CPE Eligible
Finance for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2 CPD Eligible
Finance for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 2 CPE Eligible
Professional Development for Personal Financial Planner (PFP) 2 CE Eligible
Finance for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Finance for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) 2 CE Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2 CPD Eligible
Finance for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 2 CPE Eligible
General finance principles and financial concepts for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 2 CE Eligible
Professional Development for Designated Financial Services Advisor (DFSA) 2 CE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2 CPD Eligible
License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 2 CPE Approved
Finance for CPA in Canada 2 CPD Eligible
Corporate Finance for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 2 CPE Eligible
Finance for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 2 CPD Eligible
Finance for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 2 CPE Eligible
Professional Development for Personal Financial Planner (PFP) 2 CE Eligible
Finance for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Finance for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 2 CPE Eligible
Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) 2 CE Eligible
General finance principles and financial concepts for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 2 CE Eligible
CPA - Ireland 2 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 2 CPD Eligible
Finance for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 2 CPE Eligible
Professional Development for Designated Financial Services Advisor (DFSA) 2 CE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 2 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credits

2

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study
Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Warren Bergstein
Warren Bergstein , CPA, AEP©

Partner, Adelman Katz & Mond LLP

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More than forty years of practice in tax planning, estate and trust administration and planning, personal financial planning and accounting have given Warren an extraordinarily deep understanding of personal finance. At his New York City firm, Adelman, Katz & Mond LLP, his clients, who include primarily high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and sole proprietors, benefit from his particular expertise in tax law, its applications and implications for individuals. Warren is an adjunct professor of accounting and taxation at Long Island University, New Jersey City University, and Rutgers Business School. He has spoken at the Institute of Management Accountants, both the New York and Long Island chapters of Financial Planning Association, the New York State Society of CPAs, New York University, and Lorman Educational Services. In addition, he is an accomplished author, and has regularly contributed to publications the experts rely on, like Marshall Loeb's Money Guide, Taxation for Accountants, and The CPA Journal. Warren has been very active in professional organizations, and has frequently been elected as president, board member or committee chair. Warren is a fan of local sports teams.  He also likes to read biographies and books on current events. He and his wife, Susan, live in Langhorne, PA. They have two children, Sam and Robin, and a granddaughter, Reily

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