KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Carl Richards

We’re beyond excited to announce Carl Richards—creator and host of the popular Behavior Gap Radio podcast—as our 2025 Keynote Speaker! Carl isn’t just a Certified Financial Planner™; he’s the mastermind behind a thriving advisory firm he built and sold, and he’s electrified audiences from Sydney to Cape Town, London to Toronto, and every major financial hub in between. His bestselling books The Behavior Gap and The One-Page Financial Plan have been translated into more than ten languages—and they continue to change the way people think about money around the world!

Carl will be signing his books during the Symposium!                                                             Sponsored by:



MEMBERS

Early Bird Registration: $224 (available until July 31)
Regular Registration: $279 (available until October 15)
Late Registration: $349

NONMEMBERS:

Early Bird Registration: $324 (available until July 31)
Regular Registration: $379 (available until October 15)
Late Registration: $449

STUDENTS: $30

REGISTER NOW


We’re celebrating our 25th Anniversary in style aboard the Charleston Princess! Join us Thursday evening for a sunset dinner cruise on the harbor—complete with gourmet cuisine, live music, and memories to last another quarter-century. Dinner and three drink tickets are included with the Symposium registration.  Attendees can bring a guest for an additional fee.

Sponsored by:



Charleston Marriott
170 Lockwood Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29403

Group Rate $285/night
Last date to book at the group rate: October 6, 2025

**There are no more rooms available for Wednesday, November 5 at the group rate.  You will need to make two separate reservations if you are planning to arrive on Wednesday.  If you do this, please EMAIL us and let us know so that we can coordinate with the hotel to keep you in the same room for all nights you reserve.**

Call 843.723.3000 if you need to reserve a room for Wednesday night.  Otherwise, use the link below to reserve your room for Thursday - Saturday nights.

RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY


Thursday, November 6

11:00am Registration
11:00am Ethics (Lunch provided)
1:00pm Break 
1:15pm Super CE
1:15pm Democratizing Access to the Private Markets

2:15pm Break
2:30pm Empowering the Female Investor
3:20pm Break
3:30pm From AI Assistant to AI Strategist: Transforming Your Financial Practice with Strategic Thought Partnership
4:30pm Check-In Hotel
5:30pm Depart for Dinner Cruise
6:00pm 25th Anniversary Dinner Cruise
9:00pm Return to Hotel

Friday, November 7

7:00am Breakfast and Sponsor Time
8:00am The Future Is Now: Rebuilding Portfolios for a New Market Era
8:50am Break and Sponsor Time
9:00am The Asymmetric Risk Advantage: Leveraging
Inefficient Markets for Smarter Outcomes
 
9:50am Break
10:10am Your Money: Reimagining Wealth Through Simple Sketches
11:10pm Lunch, Book Signing and Sponsor Time
12:30pm SECURE 2.0: What’s In, What’s Next, and What It Means for You
1:20pm Break and Sponsor Time
1:30pm KPIs and HPFs: A Deep Dive into the Business
Metrics of High Performing Firms

2:20pm Break and Sponsor Time
2:30pm Behavioral Finance Concepts; Not Rational, Not Irrational, Just Normal – Tackling Behavioral Biases as Investors
3:20pm Adjourn

*agenda subject to change without notice



SUPER CE:

  • South Carolina* 16/3 credit hours
  • Georgia* 18/3 credit hours
  • North Carolina* 16/4 credit hours
  • CFP** 10 CE Credits (No CFP Ethics)
  • IWI (CIMA,CPWA, RMA) 10 General
  • IAR*** 6 credit hours (Product and Practices) and 6 credit hours (Ethics and Professional Responsibility)

Additional registration required for Super CE before 2:00pm on October 31 - NO EXCEPTIONS!

Electronic Exam: The link to the electronic exam will be provided at the end of the live webinar. Exam will be accessible between November 7th, 2025 to November 13th, 2025. Pass/Fail will be displayed immediately upon completion. (Unlimited retakes available/unless receiving IAR only Two retakes available)

Super CE Sponsored by: 

CFP ETHICS:

  • Two hours of CFP Ethics



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