Doug Spooler Achieves Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) Designation

Doug Spooler, a financial representative and insurance professional with Farmers Insurance, has officially earned the Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designation, conferred by The American College of Financial Services. The ChFC® designation is an industry-recognized mark of excellence that demonstrates a financial advisor’s breadth and depth of knowledge in the most important areas of financial planning. This education spans insurance, taxation, retirement, estate planning, behavioral finance, non-traditional family structures, small business planning, and more. To earn the credential, Spooler successfully completed eight rigorous, graduate-level courses, each concluding with comprehensive exams. These courses use case studies and real-world scenarios to prepare advisors to meet the challenges faced by today’s families and business owners. “Earning the ChFC® was important to me because my clients deserve more than cookie-cutter advice. This designation reflects my commitment to helping families and business owners make smart, tax-efficient financial decisions that will benefit them for generations,” said Spooler. Through the ChFC®, Spooler joins an elite group of financial professionals qualified to assist clients in developing comprehensive financial plans suited to both their financial and personal needs. Founded in 1927, The American College of Financial Services is the nation’s largest nonprofit educational institution devoted to financial services. Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the College has nearly 100 years of academic excellence and has educated more than 200,000 financial professionals. Its mission is to deliver applied financial knowledge and education, promote lifelong learning, and advocate for ethical standards for the benefit of society.