Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™
AIFA®, Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™:
Bradford Creger earned the AIFA® designation in November 2004. The Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst™ (AIFA®) designation was created in 1999 and is awarded by The Center for Fiduciary Studies. A “fiduciary” is someone who is managing the assets of another person and stands in a special relationship of trust, confidence, and/or legal responsibility. A fiduciary is required by law to always act in the best interests of their client, beneficiary, or retirement plan participant. AIFA® Designees have acquired a thorough knowledge of fiduciary responsibility and can be an invaluable resource to investment fiduciaries and individual investors alike.
Those who earn the AIFA® designation, the next level of fiduciary expertise, successfully completed a specialized program after earning the AIF® designation. The AIFA® designation represents a thorough knowledge of and ability to apply the fiduciary Practices. AIFA® designees have a reputation in the industry for the ability to implement a prudent process into their own investment practices as well as being able to assist others in implementing proper policies and procedures. AIFA® designees are qualified to conduct independent CEFEX fiduciary reviews for nonprofit endowments and foundations, ERISA retirement plans, private family trusts and high net worth individuals.
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