Tools to help financial planners become more effective Psychology of Financial Planning: Practitioner's Toolkit is a practical, hands-on companion resource to the authors' Psychology of Financial Planning. It brings assessments, reflection and exercises that helps the financial planner better understand their own biases and behaviors as well as those of their clients. The Practitioner's Toolkit includes exercise related to all of the learning objectives in the Psychology of Financial Planning that are found on the CFP(R) Exam. This Practitioner's Toolkit offers a collection of tools designed to expand on aspects of the companion book, including assessments and exercises financial planners can use with their clients. It guides readers through the application of concepts explored in the Psychology of Financial Planning and encourages discussion and sharing with clients and members of planning firms. Readers will also find: Tools and strategies to assist the financial planner in understanding client and planner attitudes, values, and biases, Explorations of multicultural competence, behavioral finance, and helping client's navigate crisis events across a broad range of circumstances and financial planning clients, Exercises that focus on resolving common sources of money conflict, avenues to get the client to take action, client goal-setting, and principles of effective communication and facilitating change. Designed for current and aspiring financial planning professionals and educators in financial planning across roles and business models, The Psychology of Financial Planning: Practitioner's Toolkit is a must-have on bookshelves of practitioners from firms large and small.

Psychology of Financial Planning: The Practitioner's Guide to Money and Behavior In PSYCHOLOGY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING: The Practitioner's Guide to Money and Behavior, distinguished authors Drs. Brad Klontz, CFP(R), Charles Chaffin, and Ted Klontz deliver a comprehensive overview of the psychological factors that impact the financial planning client. Designed for both professional and academic audiences, PSYCHOLOGY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING is written for those with 30 years in practice as well as those just beginning their journey. With a focus on how psychology can be applied to real-world financial planning scenarios, PSYCHOLOGY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING provides a much-needed toolbox for practicing financial planners who know that understanding their client's psychology is critical to their ability to be effective. The PSYCHOLOGY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING is also a much-needed resource for academic institutions who now need to educate their students in the CFP Board's newest category of learning objectives: psychology of financial planning. Topics include: Why we are bad with money Client and planner attitudes, values, & biases Financial flashpoints, money scripts, and financial behaviors Behavioral finance Sources of money conflict Principles of counseling Multicultural competence in financial planning General principles of effective communication Helping clients navigate crisis events Assessment in financial planning Ethical considerations in the psychology of financial planning Getting clients to take action Integrating financial psychology into the financial planning process PSYCHOLOGY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING goes beyond just theory to show how practitioners can use psychology to better serve their clients. The accompanying workbook provides exercises, scripts, and workshop activities for firms and practitioners who are dedicated to engaging and implementing the content in meaningful ways.

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