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AAFM Designations and Logos Guidelines
Designation & Logos Guidelines of the American Academy of Financial Management
You shall act in good faith in all dealings with clients, disclose all relevant information, abstain from self-dealing and conflicts of interests, abide by your professional ethics such as State Boards and any other government regulation that you are subjected to by your profession. The board reserves the right to terminate licenses.
Each AAFM ® Designation below should be used in full on your business cards, web sites, promotional materials, and resumes. To preserve our trademarks, we should enforce the full use of the financial designation name.
Example: John Doe, MFP™ Master Financial Professional or MFP® Master Financial Planner
Example: John Lee, AAFM® Fellow
Example: John Lee, CWM®, AAFM ® Board Certified
Or on your resume: Awarded MFP charter as a Master financial professional
Example: John Doe, CWM ® , CPM ™, CAM ™, CMA ™, CTEP ™, CRA ™, MFP ™, CAM ™
Your AAFM ® license, charter and designation can be used on your website, resume, CV, and promotional materials.©
Please Review the following Information as it would apply to all members of our organization from a standpoint of good standing and character.
FINRA Rules 2210 or 2111. Relevant Bar Associations and AICPA can regulate lawyers and accountants; however, the IBANEZ and PEEL Supreme Court cases generally allow any members to use bone fide "Board Certifications and Designations" that require: education, experience, exams from accredited programs, ethics and continuing education.
Communications with the Public (NASD Rule 2210)
Communications with the public must:
be based on principles of fair dealing and not omit material information, particularly risk disclosure;
not make exaggerated, unwarranted, or misleading claims;
give the investor a sound basis for evaluating the facts in regard to any particular security, type of security, industry or service; and
not contain predictions or projections of investment results; and
identify the name of the member firm.
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