The American College of Financial Services
A nonprofit college that has served for nearly a century as the credentialing engine of financial services, defining and awarding the designations that turn advisors into recognized professionals.
Peer societies
Five societies The American College of Financial Services is read alongside.
CFPBS
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards
The standards-setting and certifying body for the CFP mark in the United States, defining education…
18 companies named
CI
CFA Institute
A global not-for-profit that administers the CFA charter and specialized certificates, sets industry…
SFSP
Society of Financial Service Professionals
A multidisciplinary membership community of credentialed financial professionals, built around continuing…
40 companies named
NAIFA
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
The grassroots advocacy and professional association for insurance and financial advisors, defending the…
40 companies named
FPA
Financial Planning Association
The membership community for CFP professionals and the broader financial planning field, built around…
47 companies named
Who backs ACFS
Every company The American College of Financial Services names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Jones logo | Corporate partner | ACC ACS A CDCC CFPBS +3 |
| J.P. Morgan Logo | Corporate partner | ASCA AFP GFOA MFA NVV +3 |
| Nationwide Logo | Corporate partner | AAI A CCC GPC GWHCC +3 |
| New York Life logo | Corporate partner | AMSN ASPN GACC IRI LRCC +3 |
| Northwestern Mutual Logo | Corporate partner | BMCC CRCC CFPBS L LRBA +3 |
| Prudential Logo | Corporate partner | AIP FSI IS IRI IWI +3 |
| State Farm Logo | Corporate partner | ACC CVCC CACC ELF ICC +3 |
| MassMutual Logo | Corporate partner | L NAIFA NEC PL SFSP |
| Guardian Logo | Corporate partner | KDA L NAIFA SFSP |
| Securian Financial Logo | Corporate partner | ASCU CUNA L NAFIC |
| thrivent Logo | Corporate partner | AACC CFPBS FCCC MPA |
| LPL Financial logo | Corporate partner | AGS CFPBS NASS |
| One America Financial Logo | Corporate partner | L |
| Cetera logo | Corporate partner | Only The American College of Financial Services, so far |
| Osaic logo | Corporate partner | Only The American College of Financial Services, so far |
| Penn Mutual Logo | Corporate partner | Only The American College of Financial Services, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
Our Partners in Philanthropy. Read September 27, 2026. Philanthropic partner tiers on the Support Our Mission page. Pacific Life Foundation omitted (foundation).
Top Corporate Partners. Read September 27, 2026. Corporate education partners logo wall.
Who backs The American College of Financial Services's peers, but not The American College of Financial Services
Companies named publicly by at least one of The American College of Financial Services's five peer societies, and not found in The American College of Financial Services's reviewed public records.
| Company | CFPBS | SFSP | NAIFA | FPA | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisor Solutions Inc. | Named | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| Advocate_Health_Advisors_logo | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Amerilife_Logo | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Ameritas-logo | Gold Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Calsurance | Named | SILVER SPONSORS | 2 of 4 | ||
| College for Financial Planning® — a Kaplan Company | Benefactors Circle | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| coventry_Logo | Gold Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Dalton | Named | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| Eagle_Life_Logo-Blue-2022 | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| EquiTrust | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Fairway Home Mortgage_logo__Horizontal_Green_NMLS | Silver Sponsors | Silver Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Group_2025_LG_Gallagher Affinity Formerly Known as Ryan Insurance Logo_1770742181-01 | SILVER SPONSORS | Feature Partners | 2 of 4 | ||
| HealthPlanOne-Primary-Logo | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| HoraceMann2 | Gold Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Insurance & Financial Media Network | Named | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| InsurTech Express | Named | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| Integrity-1 | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Kansas City Life Logo BEST | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Marshall_Stevens (1) | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| MutualofOmaha | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| OneAmerica_25 | Gold Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Principal logo | Gold Sponsors | Gold Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Real Wealth Marketing | Named | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| Security Mutual Life Logo-1 | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| SeniorMarketSales_Logo | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| The_Brokerage_Inc | Bronze Sponsors | Bronze Sponsors | 2 of 4 | ||
| Vanguard | Pinnacle Circle | Named | 2 of 4 | ||
| Absolute Capital Management | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| accupoint | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| accupoint | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Advyzon | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Allianz Life Insurance Company | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ALM Benefits Pro Logo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ALM Benefits Pro Logo | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Amada-logo | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Amada-logo | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| ash | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| AssetMark | Leaders Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| Axos Advisor Services | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ballentine Partners | Leaders Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| BIZEQUITY | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Boston Institute of Finance | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cambria Investment Management | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cambridge_50-Black-01 | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Cambridge_50-Black-01 | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| CeriFi Dalton Education | Benefactors Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| Charles Schwab | Visionary Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| CIA_logo | Supporting Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| commonwealth | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| commonwealth | Silver Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Dimensional Fund Advisors Logo | Supporting Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| e4insurance | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| e4insurance | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| eMoney Advisor | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Envestnet | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Equitable Foundation | Leaders Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| FCI Cyber | Buckler | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Federated Hermes | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Fidelity Foundation | Pinnacle Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| Finance Geeks | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Financial Behavior Keynote Group, LLC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| goRIA | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| JM BULLION | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| JMT Consulting | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Jump_Logo | Supporting Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| Key Wealth | Leaders Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| Kitces.com | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| libra | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Luthor | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Matson Money | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Merrill, A Bank of America Company | Chairs Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| messer-logo-hi-res | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| messer-logo-hi-res | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| midland | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| midland | Gold Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Morgan Stanley | Leaders Circle | 1 of 4 | |||
| Move Health | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| New logo for Finance of America | Cornerstone Partners | 1 of 4 | |||
| PSBLTY | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Reminder Media | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Reminder Media | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ritter | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ritter | Bronze Sponsors | 1 of 4 | |||
| Ryan Insurance Strategy Consultants | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Saturna Capital | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Seeds Investor | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| SEI Investments | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Silver Bridges Consulting | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Slant | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Snappy Kraken | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Soalma | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Stonewood | SILVER SPONSORS | 1 of 4 | |||
| Symmetry Partners | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| The College Funding Coach | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Prudential Insurance Company of North America | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| The Value Builder System | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| ThinkAdvisor | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| TIAA | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| UPRISE | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Vision and Hope Financial LLC | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Voyant | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| WealthCounsel | Named | 1 of 4 | |||
| Zocks | Named | 1 of 4 |
The outside view
A nonprofit college that has served for nearly a century as the credentialing engine of financial services, defining and awarding the designations that turn advisors into recognized professionals.
- Authority
- Preserve
- Inward
- Operational
Their shape
The Citadel
Led from the center, built to endure.
The Citadel runs on clarity and decisiveness, its direction held by a strong center the whole organization moves behind. Its gift is speed and coherence, its challenge is leaning too heavily on the few at the middle.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Guild.
Strengths
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