Fixed Income Academy Bond School - Certified Fixed Income Practitioner Program
Learn the foundational knowledge necessary to evaluate investment options and strategies in a practical, straightforward way. Fixed Income Academy's Bond School is delivered on the New England College of Business (NECB) innovative learning management system, EPIC™. The Certified Fixed Income Practitioner (CFIP) certificate can be earned by completing all 16 bond school courses. Completing the program will give students the foundation they need to manage and oversee bond portfolios through courses in money supply, banking, fundamentals of credit analysis, how bonds come to market, market mechanics, investment policy structure, yield curves, and more. The Certified Fixed Income Practitioner Program prepares students to maximize investment knowledge in the bond markets. The program seeks to level the playing field for investing, analyzing and managing bond portfolios for all passive money management investors in short-term and long-term bonds.
What Our Students Are Saying
"I wanted to thank you for creating the Fixed Income Practitioner Program. I have been the Investment Officer for the County of Fresno since 2008. Our pool is just over $2B, but we are still basically a one-person operation. I don't have a lot of extra time during the day, so having the various sections broken down into shorter lessons allowed me to take the courses when time was available. The problem was that the material was so useful and engaging that I ended up spending a few hours each night going through the program at home. The videos are clear and concise and the links to resources in the 'required reading' and 'suggested reading' sections are invaluable. I use those links in my investment process and for continued research.
Once again thank you for having had the foresight to develop a comprehensive training program that fits into busy work schedules."
Sincerely,
Mark Bray, Investment Officer, Fresno County, California
"I love class! It has really helped me understand our conference presentations much better. Thank you so much for making this opportunity available."
Vickie Oliver
Chief Deputy Treasurer
Mohave County, Arizona
"Not only did I enjoy Bond School, the municipal bond course helped me work through some of the public disclosure issues I happened to be working on."
Laura Parisi, C.P.A., CCMT
City Treasurer
City of Laguna Beach, California
Benefits
Advantages of FIL Bond School and the CFIP Program:
- Leading-edge curriculum taught by experienced bond investors, market and academic experts
- Eligible for recertification credits for commonly held designations
- Flexible, outsourced educational solution to educate your investment team, elected officials, pool participants, board members, oversight committee, and auditors
- Training that prepares professionals for a 21st century career in institutional investing
- On-demand, online learning, at your convenience
Program Details
NECB and FIA Bond School's Certified Fixed Income Practitioner Program is designed to educate investment teams, board members, oversight committees, auditors, elected officials and investment professionals on bond market fundamentals, yield curves, indices, benchmarks and more.
Impacting Your Financial Future
Across the board, working with more informed managers, clients and stakeholders saves businesses time and money. Tightened financial monitoring and stronger guidelines require a better understanding of regulatory issues, which are critical to being a prudent investor. Stocks and bonds are affected by crucial real world events from earthquakes in Japan and Haiti to floods in Louisiana to volcanic ash in Europe. While environmental factors shape the world, the well-educated business professional can help protect vital business interests from becoming another victim of natural and man-made disasters.
Certified professionals are assets at any level when investing, overseeing, regulating or monitoring institutional fixed income portfolios, including:
- State & Local Government Treasurers and Investment Departments
- Corporate Treasury Departments
- Bank Portfolio Managers
- Credit Union Managers
- Elected Officials
- Board Members
- Regulators
- Policymakers
- Oversight Committees
- Auditors
- Underwriters
- Traders
- Salespeople
- Analysts
Lifelong Learning
NECB students obtaining Certified Fixed Income Practitioner credentials are strong candidates for success in multiple investment areas. Students will enjoy the real world value with on-demand, easy access to review information when you need it, and save time and money by reducing travel expenses and time out of office while earning a certificate in an ever-evolving financial field.
Fixed Income Academy is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.
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