product Past Events

2Nov
2025

MQ Community Implementation Experience

Up to 15.5 CE per the CFP Board
Up to 12 IAR CE credits per NASAA

The MQ Group Implementation Experience supports MQ Partners as they incorporate Money Quotient tools in their practice. Through the classroom curriculum, Group Communication Workshops, MQ Study Team, and client meetings, participants will have the opportunity to hone their skills with MQ Tools.

 

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28Oct
2025

From Scripts to Stories: Understanding the Narratives That Drive Clients

1.0 CE per the CFP Board

Clients don’t just bring balance sheets and goals into your office — they bring stories built on their own personal experiences.  Join us as we explore the building blocks of money scripts, and how these scripts weave together into money stories. Using insights from narrative therapy to illustrate how clients create coherence in their financial lives, you will leave this webinar with tools to recognize the role of stories in client resistance  and learn how to foster more meaningful, collaborative conversations about money.

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18Oct
2025

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MI for Advisors: Motivational Interviewing Bootcamp

Up to 15.0 CFP CE accepted by the CFP Board.

Up to 12.0 AFC CEU accepted by AFCPE.

Join MQ’s Financial Behavior Specialist Derek Hagen, CFA, CFP®, CFT™, FBS®, CIPM as he leads students through an eight-week course. MI for Advisors: Motivational Interviewing Bootcamp is a comprehensive course designed to equip financial professionals with the skills and techniques of Motivational Interviewing (MI), an evidence-based communication method that helps clients find the motivation to make positive decisions and achieve their objectives.

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16Sep
2025

2025 MQ Gathering – Minneapolis, MN

Registration is now CLOSED. Please email us if you would like to attend!

In today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world, the role of financial professionals is more critical — and more challenging — than ever. The MQ Gathering is an immersive, think tank–style conference designed specifically for financial professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of the human dimensions of their work in chaotic environments.

 

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21Aug
2025

Communicating with Clarity and Compassion: Insights from Nonviolent Communication

1.0 CE accepted by the CFP Board (*please see below)

How can we speak in ways that foster understanding instead of defensiveness? What does it mean to truly listen—to ourselves and to others? Join us as we explore the core principles of Nonviolent Communication, how language can escalate or de-escalate conflict (without changing the message), practical strategies to help clients (and ourselves) navigate emotionally charged conversations, and more!

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5Aug
2025

Legacy of the Self: Using Client Biography to Guide Meaningful Estate Planning

1.0 CE accepted by the CFP Board

Behind every estate plan is a story: a biography shaped by childhood experiences, educational milestones, career paths, relationships, and life lessons. Join us as we explore how financial professionals can guide clients in connecting their personal histories to their estate planning decisions, turning an estate plan into a powerful expression of purpose, meaning, and legacy.

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22Jul
2025

Money Scripts: The Core Beliefs Driving Your Clients’ Behavior

1.0 CE accepted by the CFP Board

Money scripts are frequently formed in childhood, shaped by experience, and reinforced by biases like negativity bias and confirmation bias. Join us as we explore how these core financial beliefs influence client behavior, decision-making, and resistance to change. You’ll learn why giving more information isn’t always enough, how to recognize when scripts are at play, and how to gently help clients investigate whether those beliefs are serving them—or holding them back.

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10Jul
2025

Navigating VUCA: Helping Clients Thrive Amid Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity

1.0 CE accepted by the CFP Board

In a world increasingly defined by rapid change, unpredictability, and information overload, your clients are not just navigating financial uncertainty — they’re living in a VUCA environment: volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. These conditions don’t just challenge financial plans; they test emotional resilience, decision-making clarity, and personal well-being. Join us to learn how financial planners can better support clients facing the psychological and emotional toll of a VUCA world.

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24Jun
2025

Motivational Interviewing for Financial Professionals: A Hands-On Workshop

4.5 CFP CE accepted by the CFP Board.
Advisors and financial professionals often encounter clients who seem resistant to change; however, that resistance is often ambivalence. Motivational Interviewing (MI) offers a client-centered approach that enhances engagement, deepens conversations, and strengthens motivation for action. In this interactive, four-hour workshop, Derek Hagen will guide you through the core principles and techniques of MI, with a focus on real-world application.

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10Jun
2025

The Future of Retirement: Breaking the Mold of Traditional Planning

1.0 CE accepted by the CFP Board 

Retirement is no longer a one-size-fits-all concept. Some may face a mismatch between their expectations and the realities of retirement, struggling to adjust to a new phase of life without the right tools, strategies, or conversations to guide them. In this webinar, we will explore how retirement planning is shifting from a purely financial goal to a more holistic, multi-dimensional experience. We will also discuss the history of retirement and the evolution of society’s perception of this life stage, shedding light on how it has transformed over time and what the future might hold.

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