Edward Jones financial advisor Becca Hughes receives Chartered Financial Consultant Designation

LAURINBURG — Financial Advisor Becca Hughes of the financial services firm Edward Jones in Laurinburg has received the Chartered Financial Consultant designation.

The course of study to earn the designation includes planning for business and individual retirement needs, tax-sensitive investment strategies, risk management and insurance, estate and gift-tax strategies and contemporary applications for financial strategies.

In addition to the education and examination components of the certification, Hughes will be required to complete a professional recertification program each year, including an ethics questionnaire.

Edward Jones is a financial services firm in the U.S. and through its affiliate in Canada. The firm’s nearly 19,000 financial advisors serve more than 8 million clients with a total of $1.8 trillion in client assets under care at the end of June 2023.