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Certified Financial Behavior Specialist (FBS)

Designation Essentials
Status Currently offered and recognized by the issuing organization
Issuing Organization Financial Psychology Institute
Qualification and Training Requirements
Prerequisites

Candidates must have:

  • bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institute of higher learning;
  • certificate in Financial Psychology & Behavioral Finance or related field; and
  • two letters of recommendation from professionals who are familiar with financial psychology or financial therapy and with the candidate’s work.
Designation Training Requirements

None
Designation Exam Type

None
Continuing Education Requirements

20 hours of CE every two years
Verification and Complaints
Online Designation Resource

Online at Find an FBS
Investor Complaint Process

Submit complaints via email to [email protected] or mail to Financial Psychology Institute c/o Brenda Anderson, PO Box 1072, La Grange Park, IL 60526.

 
Published List of Disciplined Designees

Online at FBS Certificant Holders Currently Under Suspension