2015 Retirement Designation Guide Released

PITTSBURGH - April 6, 2015 - PRLog -- Pittsburgh, PA: Sharon Pivirotto, Managing Director of Financial Service Standards, a division of fi360, Inc and owner of the 401kbestpractices.com blog has released the Retirement Plan Professional’s Designation & Certification Guide, updated for 2015. This guide helps qualified plan sales and service professionals review and compare 24 different retirement-focused designation and certification programs.

According to Sharon Pivirotto, “With so many valuable programs available to choose from, this guide simplifies the process of identifying what’s out there and how each program compares on subject matter, costs, length of time to complete and a variety of other key points.”

The guide was originally published in 2007 with only 13 retirement focused credentials identified and updated in 2012 to reflect the addition of 11 new programs for a total of 24 programs. With the most recent update, the number of programs has not changed although two programs that are no longer offered have been replaced by two new programs for advisors to consider.

For details about what was updated and changed, and to download a copy of the 2015 Retirement Plan Professional’s Designation & Certification Guide, visit www.401kbestpractices.com/2015-retirement-designation-guide/

About Financial Service Standards: Financial Service Standards, a division of fi360, Inc (http://www.fi360.com/). was founded in 2005 by Sharon Pivirotto, PPC™, AIFA® and Donald Settina, PPC™, CFP®, AIFA® and was acquired by fi360 in 2013.  FSS developed and teaches the 401k Service Training Program™ for financial professionals—a training program that culminates in the Professional Plan Consultant™ (PPC™) designation.

About 401kbestpractices.com:  The Retirement Plan Professional’s Designation & Certification Guide is being released on www.401kbestpractices.com, a website developed by Sharon Pivirotto to help financial advisors looking to specialize in the 401k market find strategies, best practices, and resources that will help them grow a successful and compliant 401k plan practice.