Find out if the world of financial planning is for you.
Did you know? Financial planning is one of America’s top careers.
Choosing a career can be intimidating, and it can be even harder to explore interests without declaring a major. Even if you’re enrolled in your CFP® program right now, you might still wonder… Is this the career for me?
Whether you love numbers, want to help people live their best lives, or find fulfillment in working on teams, financial planning may be your ideal career path.
What Makes Financial Planning a Top 100 Profession?
Median salary: $87,850
Unemployment rate: 0.4%
Number of jobs: 11,600
*According to US News
But we want to help you find out for sure — with the FPA Virtual Externship!
Considering the financial planning profession?
You’re not alone. There are so many great reasons to become a financial planner or receive the CFP® designation. Even if you decide that a CFP® mark isn’t what you want to pursue, you may still find what many other people find: that financial planning can serve you well in other disciplines, and can make you a more well-rounded and desirable candidate when you enter the workforce.
- Helping People 83%
- Work/Life Balance 58%
- Path to Entrepreneurship 45%
- Technical Analysis 34%
- Demand for Jobs 26%
- Starting Salary 23%
Internships and continuing education: Reimagined.
Instead of working with just one firm or mentor, you get to peek behind the curtain and see over 25 firms and experts at work, and do the work yourself.
You’ll also get access to over 20 deliverables and processes from these experts, so you can see exactly how you’d want to work in your career.
Plus, for those working toward their CFP® designation, the Externship now offers 180 CFP® Board experience hours upon proof of completion. (That’s 20 more hours than last year, and is now enough to fulfill most schools’ internship requirements!)
We created the FPA Virtual Externship for YOU.
Our goal with this externship is to support students and those who are entirely new to financial planning with unique insights into the profession.
No experience necessary. All are welcome.
You’ll get the opportunity to see how financial planning is applied in diverse financial planning firms, and with diverse clientele, so you can really decide if this career is for you.
New This Year!
Get access to real client meetings and follow along with Hannah Moore, CFP® as she works with clients and navigates questions, unknowns, and relationships.
This will show you just what a planner’s work looks like, and how you can make an impact with this career!
Decide if financial planning is right for you
You’re undecided — and you’re definitely not alone. In fact, 30% of externs were undecided before the externship!