Has anyone worked as a freelance Financial Planner in their spare time?

When I finish school I was planning on doing a little part time work serving as a financial planner and as an accountant doing 20-30 hours a month so I can use my my apartment etc. as a tax write off. Has anyone on this board done this to make a little extra spare cash? What were your experiences? How long did it take you to get to something around 4-6 clients per month. Thanks!

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Indeed. I definitely plan on being fee-only and receiving certifications from two Financial Planner associations.

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Accounting and bookkeeping is one thing, financial planning is another. You can provide bookkeeping and accounting services relatively easily. Don't claim your a CPA though. Financial planning is more difficult to do since you usually will need to satisy a bunch of regulations, depending on your state.

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Oh, I would never claim that I was a CPA. I was planning on doing quickbooks work for all of my artists friends in SF. Easy work.. Thanks for the feedback guys!

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I know someone in undergrad who started her own QB business on the side. Took her only a few months to get a steady clientele (4-6). Then again, she used her husband's IT business to hep her get the clients....

 

While browsing around I found this

http://www.napfa.org/

They have learning materials for sale, in addition to this I know that there is a series of books published that are case studies. When I find them I will post.

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