No Conferences, No Problem: Online CE Courses Expanded At myStockOptions
20 May 2020
While states are finally starting to reopen after the pandemic shutdowns, the return of traditional conferences, seminars, and chapter meetings for equity comp pros and financial advisors are still a long way off. If you need continuing education (CE) credits for your professional certifications, online courses and events are the way to go for the foreseeable future.
myStockOptions.com is there for you. We have expanded the valuable offerings in our Learning Center, which offers CE credits for:
- Certified Equity Professionals (CEPs)
- Certified Financial Planners (CFPs)
- Certified Private Wealth Advisors (CPWAs)
- Certified Investment Management Analysts (CIMAs)
A new course and exam on taxation and tax reporting for equity compensation builds on the previously established programs about financial planning, stock options, restricted stock/RSUs, employee stock purchase plans, and SEC law.
CEPs Can Get All Of Their CE Credits, CFPs Most Of Them
The programs in the myStockOptions Learning Center now offer:
- 35 continuing education credits for CEPs (over 100% of the total requirement)
- 18 continuing education credits for CFPs (60% of the total requirement)
- 18 continuing education credits for CPWAs and CIMAs (45% of the total requirement)
The Learning Center offers engaging online self-study programs that busy professionals can take at their convenience to obtain necessary CE credits. Each course features podcasts, articles, FAQs, and videos from myStockOptions.com. They are woven into a dynamic, interactive learning tool that teaches the topics in a memorable way. The answer key for each exam also links to relevant content on the site for further reading and learning.
The Learning Center now has seven separate online self-study courses and exams:
- Incentive Stock Options: Course of Study and Exam (not available for CFP credit)
Our CE courses add a lot of value to the content at myStockOptions.com, which has a big following among financial advisors, stock comp professionals, and stock plan participants. The value of our CE courses as efficient educational tools has also led some major financial institutions to use our Learning Center for internal training and their in-house certification programs.
CPE For Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)
Many states have a process for CPAs to self-determine whether a program qualifies as acceptable continuing education. For example, Massachusetts, which does not have a registration requirement for CPE programs, allows CPAs to self-determine and self-report their continuing education activities. CPAs are encouraged to take our courses and exams and determine whether they comply with their states' rules for CPE credits. (myStockOptions.com is not registered with NASBA or any state boards of accountancy.)
CE For CFA Charterholders
Chartered Financial Analysts (CFAs) are encouraged to take our courses and exams and include them when they self-document their continuing professional development in the online CE tracker on the CFA Institute website.
More CE At myNQDC.com
A sibling website of myStockOptions.com, myNQDC.com is the leading online resource of educational content on nonqualified deferred compensation (NQDC) for both NQDC professionals and NQDC plan participants. The continuing education programs in the website's Learning Center focus on two areas of nonqualified deferred compensation: Basics & Taxes and Enrollment & Distribution. Each program offers a comprehensive course of educational content and a rigorous 30-question exam. To take the exam, professionals must certify that they have read the content. They can earn credits only by achieving a passing score in the exam.
The courses and exams at myNQDC.com offer:
- 6 Professional Achievement in Continuing Education (PACE) credit hours for Chartered Life Underwriters and for Chartered Financial Consultants
- 12 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) hours for credentialed members of The American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries
- 6 CE credits for CFPs
Alert: If you haven't yet seen the popular Forbes blog of our editor-in-chief Bruce Brumberg, you can catch up at the link and see what we've been up to during the pandemic vacation.
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