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World Recognized Certifications

AAFM ® Global Industry Recognition

AAFM ® has over 10 Certifications that are globally recognized. Certifications in Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Wealth Management, Risk Management, and Economics. The AAFM ® Board of Standards or Related Accrediation, Education, and Diplomatic Agreements have been recognized listed, disclosed, or in alliances with the following institutions, governmental organizations or agencies.

• US Dept of Labor Occupational Handbook, Registry , Websites, and brochures
• DOE - The US Department of Educational Ref. Registry
• Member - Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs
• AACSB International Member - AAFM Recognized the AACSB in 2003
• NOCA National Organization for Competency Assurance - AAFM - IBS International Board of Standards is a:  Certifying Organ. Member.
• NBEA National Business Education Association
• AABFS Arab Academy of Banking and Financial Sciences
• Top 300 Careers: Your Complete Guideboook to Major Jobs in Every Field
• ACBSP Accreditation Prof. Member Articulation Alliance
• UN - United Nations Civil Society Registry
• ISBE International Society Business Education
• The RIA's Compliance Solution Book: Answers for the Critical Questions By Elayne Robertson Demby
• CIF Conferencia Internacional de Finanzas
• RSOF Royal Society of Fellows Board of Standards
• China Banking Association and SETC Government Agency
• Bahamas West Indies Government University System
• Black enterprise, Volume 38, Issues 1-5
• UAE Financial Markets and Stock Markets & Dubai - UAE Quality Group
• The European EU - Quality Framework Institute via Training Alliances
• Directory of global professional accounting and business certifications By Lal Balkaran
• The Online LLM Graduate Law School Program
• IBA International Business Management Academy
• ANSI American National Standards Institute - AAFM IBS International Board of Standards is a: Prof. Member
• International Institute of Prof. Analysts
• IIFM Indian Finance Institute
• CFA/Institute - Co-Existence Trademark Agreement Signed by CFA Assoc. Gen. Counsel and Exhibit 18 CFA/Vision 2012
• Tax-aware investment management: the essential guide By Douglas S. Rogers 
• CFP Board - Co-Existence Trademark Agreement and Approved for CFP/Continuing Education
• American Investments Summits
• TJSL Law School - Master of Laws Program
• TWEN - Westlaw - Course Distribution and Support
• Thomson Reuters - Course Distribution and Global Support
• WSJ Wall Street Journal Reference Guide Lists AAFM ® Designations along with outlining our AAFM ® graduate education requirements
• BISYS and Dearborn Kaplan Education
• Financial Education Authority Websites and Reference Guides
• Egyptian Investment Institute
• India Presidential Authorities - Pos. Est. 2009
• Wealth Management Standards Council China
• The China International Finance Forum
• CFA Institute Recognition of AAFM for PDU Credits
• Tax and Estate Planning Law Society
• World News Directory
• Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators
• Getting Started in Finding a Financial Advisor By Charles A. Jaffe, Chuck Jaffe
• Insurance Designations Handbook
• Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases By Inc Icon Group International
• The Human Resources Desk Reference
• Dirctory of Global Business Certifications - Wiley Publications
• 100 Fastest Growing Careers
• The Bankers Handbook - Elsevier Academic Press
• Green Careers - Handbook
• ACCE African Economists Association
• Careers in Financial Forensics
• AAFM ® As seen in the 2010 Forbes and Investopedia Financial Dictionary:
• Wall Street Journal Financial Designation Guide
• Career OneStep - Dept. Of Labor USA - AAFM
• Jones International University
• Top Business Schools in Latin American and EGADE
• US Government Handbooks
• Changing Faces: America's Wealth Advisors By James M. Robinson
• Green Careers
• The Internet guide for Finance by Roy A. Wiggins
• The Truth about Money By Ric Edelman
• Business and Finance Professional Associations: American Economic Association, American Homeowner Preservation
• Pocket guide to essential human services  by: Frederic G. Reamer
• The United States Congress - Government and northeast Asia: hearing before the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Ninth Congress, first session, May 26, 2005, Volumes 8-16
• Career opportunities in banking, finance, and insurance By Thomas P. Fitch
• International Certification Council Accreditation
• New Accountant’s Guide to Certifications - By James G Swearingen, Ph.D., CPA, Professor of Accounting at Weber State University, Ronald M. Mano, Ph.D., CPA, CFE, Professor of Accounting and former Department Chair at Weber State University and Sandra Swearingen, CPA, Assistant Professor at Weber State University www.newaccountantusa.com/Guide-to-Certifications.pdf

U.S. Economics Data

• Business Data and Statistics USA.gov

Provides data and statistics on banking, earnings, economic analysis, trade, and more.

• Business Data & Statistics SBA.gov

Includes data on General Business Statistics, Consumer Statistics, Demographics, Economic Indicators, Employment Statistics, Income Statistics, Money & Interest Rates, Production & Sales Statistics, Trade Statistics, and Statistics for Specific Industries.

• Federal Reserve System

• Economic Research & Data -- Data releases include Bank Assets and Liabilities, Bank Structure Data, Business Finance, Dealer Financing Terms, Exchange Rates and International Data, Flow of Funds Accounts, Household Finance, Industrial Activity, Interest Rates, Money Stock, and Reserve Balances and Other.
• The Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF) -- The survey data include information on families’ balance sheets, pensions, income, and demographic characteristics.

• FEDSTAT

Links to statistics and information from more than 100 agencies in the U.S. Federal Government.

• Resources for Economists on the Internet (REF)

Includes web site links to U.S. Macro and Regional Data; Other U.S. Data; World and Non-U.S. Data; Finance and Financial Markets; Journal Data and Program Archive, Dictionaries; Glossaries, & Encyclopedia; and many more.

• Statistical Sites on the World Wide Web

Includes links to Principal U.S. Federal Statistical Agencies:

• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Census Bureau
• Economic Research Service
• Energy Information Administration
• National Agricultural Statistics Service
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Statistics of Income (IRS)

International Economics Data

• Country Statistical Yearbooks

Provides links to country statistical yearbooks or similar collections (census, "facts and figures," etc.) for 143 countries worldwide.

• Data / The World Bank

• National Statistical Agencies of Other Countries and International Organizations

From the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• UNdata

A searchable statistical database provided by the United Nations Statistics Division.

• United Nations

Broad range of macroeconomic and social indicators. Particularly useful are:

• Social Indicators
• Demographic Yearbook
• UN Human Development Reports
• UN Regional Commissions

Journals and Working Papers

• Economics

Economics is a pathbreaking journal that adopts an open source approach to publication, viewing research as a cooperative enterprise between authors, editors, referees, and readers.

• IDEAS

IDEAS is the largest bibliographic database dedicated to Economics and available freely on the Internet.

• The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community. Searchable for NBER Working Papers & Publications, Data, and Activities (Programs).

• Scholars' Bank

Scholars' Bank is the open AAFMss repository for the intellectual work of faculty, students and staff at the University of Oregon. Open AAFMss journals, student projects, theses, dissertations, pre and post-print articles, instructional resources and university archival material are all candidates for deposit.

• Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN)

The SSRN is a searchable archive of downloadable research papers in economics and other fields.

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