FPA Tampa Bay - Designations Key

AAI

Accredited Advisor in Insurance
Insurance Institute of America

AAMS

Accredited Asset Management Specialist
College for Financial Planning

ABA

Accredited Business Accountant
Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation

ACFRE

Advanced Certified Fundraising Executive
CFRE International

AEP

Accredited Estate Planner
National Association of Estate Planners & Council

AIF

Accredited Investment Fiduciary
Fiduciary 360

AIFA

Accredited Investment Fiduciary Analyst
Fiduciary 360

ATA

Accredited Tax Advisor
Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation

ATP

Accredited Tax Preparer
Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation

C3DWP

Certified 3 Dimensional Wealth Practitioner
3 Dimensional Wealth

CAP

Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy
The American College

CDFA

Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts

CASL

Chartered Advisor for Senior Living
The American College

CEP

Certified Estate Planner
National Institute of Certified Estate Planners

CFA

Chartered Financial Analyst
Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

CFE

Certified Fraud Examiner
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

CFP

Certified Financial Planner
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.

CFRE

Certified Fund Raising Executive
CFRE International

CFS

Certified Funds Specialist
Institute of Business and Finance

ChFC

Chartered Financial Consultant
The American College

CIMA

Certified Investment Management Analyst
Investment Management Consultants Association

CLC

Certified Life Coach
Coach Training Alliance

CLTC

Certified Long Term Care
Corporation for Long Term Care Certification, Inc.

CLU

Chartered Life Underwriter
The American College

CPA

Certified Public Accountant
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

CPCU

Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter
Insurance Institute of America

CRPC

Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor
College for Financial Planning

CSA

Certified Senior Advisor
College for Financial Planning

CSPG

Certified Specialist in Planned Giving
American Institute for Philanthropic Studies

CTFA

Certified Trust and Financial Advisor©
Institute of Certified Bankers

CWC

Certified Wealth Consultant
The Heritage Institute

CWS

Certified Wealth Strategist
Cannon Financial Institute

Enrolled Agent
Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Treasury

FCPA

Forensic Certified Public Accountant
Forensic CPA Society

FAHP

Fellow, Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

Juris Doctorate
higher learning institutions

LLM

Masters of Laws
higher learning institutions

LUTCF

Fellow, Life Underwriters Training Council
The American College

MBA

Masters in Business Administration
higher learning institutions

MSFS

Master of Science in Financial Services
higher learning institutions

PhD

Doctorate
higher learning institutions

PFS

Personal Financial Strategist
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

PMP

Project Management Professional
Project Management Institute

REBC

Registered Employee Benefits Consultant
The American College

RFC

Registered Financial Consultant
International Association of Registered Financial Consultants

RHU

Registered Health Underwriter
The American College

RIA

Registered Investment Advisor
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

USTCP

United States Tax Court Practitioner
U.S. Tax Court