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Be An Expert Financial Educator

Get CFEd^® & AFEd certifications

Getting clients shouldn't be so difficult

It’s very frustrating when you want to be different and have a path to success, but you’re stuck with no clients to serve.

You were designed to make a difference.

Never worry about getting Clients again

You'll have an opportunity to get in front of more clients
You'll see yourself differently in your own mind as well as by those of your peers
and clients
Enjoy a work-life balance with the flexibility of the schedule you set and deserve
You'll be one of a few distinguished financial educators

We understand how it feels to be lost in the mix and just another salesperson

Testimonials

I was working with a group and wasn’t planning to talk about the Heartland Institute at all. After talking with the Director of an organization, I thought it was the “right time”. He was so interested that we ended up having a 2‐hour meeting about financial literacy and the Certified Financial Educator designation. Out of that meeting, he invited me to speak on a monthly or quarterly basis. This will be a life‐long relationship.

Keep the focus and just talk to people about what you do. Building the relationship is key. Bring up HIFE, and you will go far.

Heartland has changed my 15‐year business. For the past years and with the slow‐down in the economy, there have been more downs than ups. My production went up $111K from last fall to now. The most I had closed before getting the Certified Financial Educator designation was $15K.

I started with church, and they believe in my relationship with the nonprofit. They trusted me and that fact that I had a registered designation from a National Non-Profit, this has been a complete game changer!

Here’s how it works:

Apply for certification
Purchase your study material for certification
Pass the exam
Get the designation to distinguish yourself in your industry
Create a never-ending pipeline of people to serve

Get Certified

Most financial professionals really want to make a difference, but the never-ending chore of having to find clients makes them doubt this will ever happen. By becoming a Certified Financial Educator, you’ll have the opportunity to make a greater impact by helping an endless number of families create wealth for generations to come.

The minimum requirements to qualify for the CFEd® is 3-years experience in financial services.

Have less than 3 years or new to the industry? Don’t worry you can apply for the AFEd certification.

For the CFEd^®, it will be 15 hours to study and you’ll have 4 hours to take the exam (160 questions). For the AFEd, it will be 5 hours of study and you’ll have 1 hour to take the exam (50 questions).

Once you apply, you’ll know within two business days max that you qualify for the program.

Once you’ve been accepted and purchased the program you will receive your study material within 1 business day.

Once you’ve studied and taken the exam you’ll know
within 1 business day that you’ve passed!

Your investment is:

$1500 for CFEd^®
$495 for AFEd

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The Heartland Institute of Financial Education (HIFE) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which is specifically dedicated to the promotion of financial literacy through financial education. HIFE accomplishes this certifying Financial Professionals who view themselves as Educators that want to make a difference.