{"id":8214,"date":"2019-05-21T13:38:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T17:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=8214"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:26:36","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:26:36","slug":"what-does-a-financial-advisors-senior-designation-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/what-does-a-financial-advisors-senior-designation-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does A Financial Advisor\u2019s Senior Designation Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6049 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"When you\u2019re considering working with a financial professional, how do you pick the right person? Do you choose someone with an impressive-sounding title\/designation that makes it seem like they have expertise helping people just like you, such as \u201csenior specialist\u201d if you\u2019re a senior citizen?While a designation like that might inspire confidence, before you work with anyone, you may be surprised to learn what really goes into getting these designations. It might not mean what you think it means.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/iStock-941194586.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re considering working with a financial professional, how do you pick the right person? Do you choose someone with an impressive-sounding title\/designation that makes it seem like they have expertise helping people just like you, such as \u201csenior specialist\u201d if you\u2019re a senior citizen?<\/p>\n<p>While a designation like that might inspire confidence, before you work with anyone, you may be surprised to learn what really goes into getting these designations. It might not mean what you think it means. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/what-does-a-financial-advisors-senior-designation-mean\/#more-8214\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re considering working with a financial professional, how do you pick the right person? Do you choose someone with an impressive-sounding title\/designation that makes it seem like they have expertise helping people just like you, such as \u201csenior specialist\u201d if you\u2019re a senior citizen? While a designation like that might inspire confidence, before you work with anyone, you may be surprised to learn what really goes into getting these designations. 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