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R06 - Financial Planning Practice

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Please note that our R06 material has now been updated.  The R06 download material for the 2012/13 syllabus (examined post 1st Sept) is now available by clicking on the "Buy Now" button below.  CDs are no longer available.

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Size: 9 modules, approximately 4 1/2 hours of material
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The key areas of each module is shown below.


Module 1 (16 minutes)
R06 and exam technique
Structure of the Diploma exam | Exam preparation | 6 golden rules for the exam
Module 2 (25 minutes)
Establishing and maintaining the basis of the client relationship
The six ISO 22222 financial planning standards | adviser responsibilities | terms of business | the five principal remuneration methods | conflicts of interest | working with other professionals
Module 3 (28 minutes)
Establishing the client’s aims, objectives and risk profile
Establishing the client’s ojectives | six steps of the investment planning process | risk and volatility | standard deviations and sharpe ratios | establishing a client’s risk profile: psychometric risk profiling and stochastic modelling

Module 4 (31 minutes)
Fact Finding
Establishing the client’s circumstances: personal details, income, expenditure, assets and existing policies | identifying inconsistencies
Module 5 (39 minutes)
Synthesising and analysing client data
Compounding and discounting | analysing and summarising client data: cash flow statements, net asset statements, risk assessment, income and CGT position, lifetime cash flow, investments, estate and IHT | prioritising needs

Module 6 (19 minutes)
Formulating the financial plan (stage 1)
Planning for surplus or deficit income | debt planning | protection planning | risks and limitations of each option
Module 7 (48 minutes)
Formulating the financial plan (stage 2)
Formulating plans: investments, education, pensions, estate and IHT planning | risks and limitations of each option

Module 8 (30 minutes)
Formulating the financial plan (stage 3)

Planning issues: marriage, divorce, death, redundancy | long term sickness and care | function and format of the financial plan | monitoring and reviewing the client’s objectives and plans

Module 9 (16 minutes)
Crammer Module
The summaries from the previous modules