{"id":538,"date":"2018-07-04T17:04:10","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T17:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/?page_id=538"},"modified":"2025-07-08T14:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:48:25","slug":"home-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"538\" class=\"elementor elementor-538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae02f02 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"3475\" data-id=\"ae02f02\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-554fbde\" data-eae-slider=\"81066\" data-id=\"554fbde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5e7e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5e7e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972fcd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hero_slider\" data-id=\"972fcd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"hero_slider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slider-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slider loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-learning.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"slide-subtext\">Begin your AFC\u00ae Certification Preparation Journey <\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"slide-headline\">Explore the AFC\u00ae Learning System<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-description\">Check out the new AFC\u00ae Learning System, designed to help you prepare to pass the AFC Certification\u00ae Exam.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/education.afcpe.org\/afc-certification\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-262-of-1149-scaled.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"slide-subtext\">Now Available<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"slide-headline\">AFCPE Symposium Registration<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-description\">Early Bird Registration now open. Lock in the lowest rates of the year through September 30th.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/symposium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegister Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"slide-subtext\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"slide-headline\">Join or renew your AFCPE Membership<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-description\">Explore how AFCPE Membership can support your professional journey, no matter at what stage you are in.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AFCPE-Homepage-Slides-19.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"slide-subtext\">Podcast<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"slide-headline\">Subscribe to Real Money, Real Experts<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-description\">Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to your podcasts!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/real-money-real-experts-podcast\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen Now\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AFCPE-Homepage-Slides-1.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content-wrapper-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"slide-subtext\"><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"slide-headline\">Meet with an AFC\u00ae<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-description\">When you work with an AFC\u00ae professional you receive financial education and guidance specific to your unique situation and needs. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/findanafc.org\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFind an AFC\u00ae\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slider-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/AFCPE-symposium-learning.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Robb-McCormick-Photography-262-of-1149-scaled.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/8.jpg');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AFCPE-Homepage-Slides-19.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-slide-preview-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AFCPE-Homepage-Slides-1.png');\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934e7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"934e7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2><span>Are you passionate about helping people with their money so they can improve their lives? <br>If so,&nbsp;<em>you\u2019re in the right place.<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aff7e4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"38006\" data-id=\"aff7e4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a91b7a0\" data-eae-slider=\"24960\" data-id=\"a91b7a0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896e397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"896e397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card certification-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/certification-icon.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHighest Standards\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">2983<\/h2><h3 class=\"h2\"><strong>Certified\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Professionals\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Worldwide<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p>AFCPE certified professionals work in nonprofit organizations, banks\/credit unions, private practice, higher education, military, and government.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/find-an-afcpe-certified-professional\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tWork with an AFC\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae7333a\" data-eae-slider=\"17613\" data-id=\"ae7333a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be41ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"2be41ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card training-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/course-enrollment-icon.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEducation & Practice Rooted in Research\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">1589<\/h2><h3 class=\"h2\"><strong>AFC<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><h3 class=\"h2\"><strong>Candidates<\/strong><\/h3><p>Students, professionals, career changers, and volunteers from all backgrounds learning how to help others manage their money so they can improve their lives.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/certification-and-training\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tGet Certified\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-917c2ff\" data-eae-slider=\"55883\" data-id=\"917c2ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d4668f elementor-widget elementor-widget-card\" data-id=\"2d4668f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"card.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card membership-card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-icon\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/membership-icon.png');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Diverse & Inclusive Network\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"card-headline\"><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"h1\">2070<\/h2><h3 class=\"h2\"><strong>Devoted\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>AFCPE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Members<\/strong><\/h3><p>AFCPE<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Membership enhances your work and career by providing you with resources such as free professional development and a strong community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-block\"\n\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.afcpe.org\/membership\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tBecome a Member\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb6bd2c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-eae-slider=\"77484\" data-id=\"fb6bd2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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