The Best IAR CE Based On Quality And Lowest Price 

My blog posts almost always emphasize that Advisors4Advisors (A4A) is "the best IAR CE provider." Why? Because it happens to be the truth. But we are also the lowest cost IAR CE provider. The two things can indeed be true at once.

You see, A4A's blog employs an organic, natural, search engine strategy to attract readers, and truth works effectively in organic search engine rankings. What I am about to say is the truth, which should boost our rankings in Google search results.  While one provider offers a 12-hour IAR CE bundle for as little $70, their content is very different from A4A classes. That's the truth! But A4A costs even less.  

Other CE Platforms Can Feel Like A Test Of Endurance

First, let's talk quality, and then price. If you’ve slogged through CE courses from other providers, you know you're likely to experience:

• recycled PowerPoint decks
• regurgitations of basics and nothing new
• laborious detail with little practical value
• a veiled sales pitch 

A low-priced online IAR CE program gives you 12 credits for as little as $70 a year. But at what cost to your brain and integrity? These programs lack fresh data, compelling instructors, or useful perspectives on today’s market. They meet the letter of NASAA's requirement, but not its spirit. In contrast, the best IAR CE provider's economic updates will energize you—not put you to sleep.

The Real Cost Of Foregoing The Best IAR CE Providers

The real of cost of foregoing classes from the best IAR CE providers must account for your time. Spending your time on an economic update from the best IAR CE provider is a very different experience from check-the-box solutions offered by other approved IAR CE sponsors. Unlike other IAR CE courses, Advisors4Advisors CE classes are informed by real-time data and market analysis. 

Here's the truth: If you choose the lowest cost solution 12 hour IAR CE online course instead of A4A, you'll save $170 over the next year. That's the financial math. But are you wasting 12 hours of your time? 

You can pay $60 a quarter for the next year for the best IAR CE provider and you'll be able to fulfill your IAR CE requirement by choosing from a large selection of about 30 timely, practical classes on A4A. Or, you can save $170 and spend 12 hours learning about an evergreen topic of little real value. But let's say you are really a cheapskate. 

A4A Is Also The Lowest-Cost IAR CE   

Let's say you don't want to pay $240 a year, even if it is the best best IAR CE bundle online.  You could actually get away with taking all 12 IAR CE credits on Advisors4Advisors in a single quarter every year, for just $60!  While you you won't be getting our content throughout the year, the $60 is less than any 12-credit online IAR CE bundle we can find!  Plus, you are able to choose from our large selection of high-quality and timely topics.  That makes A4A the best IAR CE provider for its price as well as its lowest cost.  Let's get specific.

Evidence A4A Truly Is The Best IAR CE Provider

Take the latest class by Fritz Meyer as an example of what you get for paying $15 more monthly than the cheapest IAR CE 12-hour program currently advertised online.  

Fritz's course is updated monthly since 2011. Its lasting power speaks to its enduring value. The monthly class reflects live conditions in the economy and markets. Classes are like a live lab for financial professionals. Participants aren’t simply absorbing theory; they’re applying economic principles to real-time data in an interactive class. You’re not just getting the facts—you’re learning how to apply them in your advisory practice.

The No. 1 learning objective (LO) at this month's update from Fritz Meyer is that the latest economic data is weaker. That's not been an LO in any recent classes. Making this the top LO demonstrates how the course provides financial professionals with timely evidence-based updates on U.S. economic conditions and stock market trends monthly. Fritz Meyer analyzes PMI data, employment trends, consumer spending, GDP forecasts, inflation, and other key indicators. providing insight into the likely impact on client portfolios.

The August 19, 2025 class emphasizes long-term growth patterns, the wealth effect from baby boomers, and the role of earnings expectations in supporting high equity valuations. It also explores the role of American exceptionalism in U.S. vs. international equity performance and the implications of federal debt and deficits.

The learning objectives are practical, the pace engaging, and the insight immediately actionable. That’s why his class represents the best IAR CE 2025 economic update in practice. 

Best IAR CE Provider Best Practices  

Each Advisors4Advisors class is structured around 10 learning objectives (LOs) designed not just to meet CE requirements, but to help advisors internalize a process of critical thinking, data interpretation, and evidence-based decision making. The 10 LOs are the subject of the 10 multiple choice questions for earning CFP, CIMA, CPA and IAR CE credit for the class.  

A4A designs on-demand courses to make the IAR CE assessment easy to pass. NASAA, the IAR CE regulator, doesn't care if we make the tests easy. Interestingly, NASAA always refers to it as a scored "assessment" to distinguish it from an exam. The IAR CE assessment can be presented as an essay, drag-and-drop/matching exercise, or multiple choice questions. And you must score at least 70% to pass.  A4A guarantees you'll pass our assessments if you pay attention to the instructor. These practices set a new standard for the best IAR CE providers.  

A4A classes may often feel like college lab classes because of their emphasis on observation and replication. Fritz Meyer leads advisors through a rigorous examination of economic indicators monthly—GDP growth, inflation, Fed policy, earnings expectations—using original charts and source data from government and Wall Street research. The aim is to empower professionals to apply the same process independently, so they can form and defend their own investment forecasts with clients and stakeholders. Returning to the same data sources and analytical frameworks every month enables mastering a financial economic discipline.

The same can be said for classes on portfolio design by Craig Israelsen, Ph.D.  He consistently applies the same financial discipline, which is steeped in modern portfolio theory.  Craig Turner's  class on AI for FAs is similar. The class is focused around the recurring quarterly update to a book for FA GPTs.     

This is why A4A shamelessly uses the search term "best IAR CE providers" to draw attention to our classes for CFP, CIMA, CPA professionals and IA reps subject to NASAA's model CE rule.   

Ethics IAR CE That Matters  

Not all A4A CE is data-driven. Financial psychology is critical to advisor success, and A4A is one of the few CE platforms that recognizes this by providing a quarterly financial psychology class. Led by Dr. Frank Murtha’s, the August 2025 class on investor psychology explores how personality influences investor decision-making and client compatibility.  

This is the fifth class approved for ethics IAR CE credit. Advisors4Advisors provides  classes about practical and timely knowledge topics to fulfill your 2025 IAR CE ethics requirement. Again, this is evidence  .      

This class isn’t fluff. It’s full of practical strategies to improve real-world outcomes. Other CE providers might offer a vague class on ethics or communication, but A4A digs deeper. You leave Murtha’s class better prepared to guide clients through emotionally charged decisions, especially during periods of volatility. 

Why NASAA IAR CE Approvals Is A Badge Of Honor 

Many CE/CPE providers fulfill CFP Board, CPA, or NASBA compliance, but NASAA IAR CE approval is more rigorous.  For instance, NASAA requires that instructors of all live classes be approved. While the other regulators may scrutinize instructors, they do not have a $250 fee for approving instructors of live classes. This is why even the largest providers of CFP, CIMA and CPA CE and CPE tend to offer a limited selection of live IAR CE-approved classes. A4A leans into this challenge. 

The Difference: A Journalist’s Lens On CE 

I founded Advisors4Advisors in 2009.  By then, I was a veteran financial journalist. I covered Wall Street and then built content for advisors to give to their clients. My values in creating education content for advisors remained the same as when I was a reporter at a newspaper or magazine: truth, clarity and timeliness. That makes a difference. You’re not getting content spun from  templates—you’re getting news analysis grounded in research and explained with precision. This editorial rigor is baked into every class. It results in news and analysis you cannot find elsewhere.

A4A’s Value Isn’t Only Price—It’s Payoff

Sure, A4A’s $60/quarter pricing is highly competitive. But what really matters is the value delivered. Do you want to spend 12 hours on content that is not valuable?  If you want to pay less for  educational content worth your time, then please sign up for just one quarter, fulfill the 12 IAR CE credit requirements by choosing from among our library of more than 30 classes.  A4A does not waste your time. If your goal is to fulfill your CE obligation at the lowest cost while staying sharp, strategic, and client-relevant, A4A is the logical choice.