Graduate Certificate in

Financial Life Planning

Golden Gate University's innovative, research-based program is designed to equip financial planners with the tools necessary to become effective change agents for clients. Research in psychology and behavioral finance offers insight in how to facilitate positive change in the lives of clients. This is the new frontier for financial planners.

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San Francisco
Hybrid

1,050 /unit

9 Total Units

Students survey the landscape and meet the innovators who have been developing the tools and perspectives of financial life planning over the past 20 years. This certificate provides the knowledge to apply the insights that they have developed in fields such as financial therapy, coaching, positive psychology, therapeutic interviewing, and behavioral finance.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The Graduate Certificate in Financial Life Planning requires the completion of three courses, plus any necessary prerequisite courses. Before the certificate courses can be completed, prerequisites must be satisfied through transfer of equivalent coursework or by taking the courses at Golden Gate University.

FINANCE AND ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT

Andrea Anthony, Chair of Finance & Economics
Manish Arora, Adjunct Professor
Louis Barajas, Adjunct Professor
Nicholas Bergan, Adjunct Professor
Roman Bogomazov, Adjunct Professor
Scott Buchanan, Senior Adjunct Professor
Elissa Buie, Adjunct Professor
Katherine Chen, Adjunct Professor
Yvette Hollingsworth Clark, Adjunct Professor
Gregg Clarke, Adjunct Professor
Saundra Davis, Adjunct Professor
Vincent Deluard, Adjunct Professor
Marty Dirks, Adjunct Professor
Peter C. Freeman, Senior Adjunct Professor
Philip Friedman, Professor
Fernando Garcia, Adjunct Professor
Robert Gigliotti, Adjunct Professor
Kacy Gott, Adjunct Professor
Lewis Gridley, Adjunct Professor
Mohsin Hafeez, Adjunct Professor
Steve Hawkey, Professor
William Hermann, Senior Adjunct Faculty
Davin Hsieh, Adjunct Professor
Todd Jensen, Adjunct Professor
Todd A. Jensen, Senior Adjunct Professor
Elizabeth Jetton, Adjunct Professor
Giancarl Johnson, Adjunct Professor
David Kaczorowski, Academic Program Manager
Robert Kagan, Senior Adjunct Professor
Rick Kahler, Adjunct Professor

Margaret Kim, Adjunct Professor
Randall S. Lee, Adjunct Professor
Richard Lehman, Adjunct Professor
Richard Leonhardt, Adjunct Professor
Peter Lou, Distinguished Adjunct Professor
Darius Malekpour, Adjunct Professor
Thomas McAlone, Adjunct Professor
Martin Medeiros, Senior Adjunct Professor
Randy Merk, Adjunct Professor
Ashley Murphy, Adjunct Professor
Brian Pon, Adjunct Professor
Harry Portolos, Senior Adjunct Professor
Martin Pring, Adjunct Professor
Henry "Hank" Pruden, Professor
Ross Richardson, Adjunct Professor
William C. Sarsfield, Senior Adjunct Faculty
Robert Scannell, Adjunct Professor
Larry Schimka, Adjunct Professor
Shahbaz Shahbazi, Adjunct Professor
Raj Sharma, Adjunct Professor
Hamid Shomali, Professor
Lawrence A. Souza, Senior Adjunct Professor
Brett Villaume, Adjunct Professor
Mark Walsh, Adjunct Professor
Douglas Weinstein, Adjunct Professor
Jon P. Yankee, Adjunct Professor
Dr. David Yeske, Director of Financial Planning
Iana Zemniakova, Adjunct Professor
John Zott, Adjunct Professor

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