When is my CE due?
As of Oct 7, 2026, 242,501 of the 441,268 investment adviser representatives in the SEC's IAPD file are registered in a jurisdiction that requires IAR CE for 2026; each must complete 12 credits by December 31, 2026.
People: SEC IAPD file of Oct 7, 2026. Jurisdictions: NASAA IAR CE map, checked Oct 5, 2026. Requirement: NASAA model rule, checked Oct 5, 2026.
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Who owes what
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Investment adviser representatives registered where IAR CE is in effect
12 credits per year, including 6 Ethics and Professional Responsibility (at least 3 on ethics), 6 Products and Practice, by December 31, 2026.
One registration in any of the 24 jurisdictions below is enough. In the SEC's file, 53,905 people are in this group and not registered with a broker-dealer.
Only in adopting states. Dual registrants may use FINRA Regulatory Element CE for the 6 Products and Practice credits. New registrants have no requirement until January 1 of the following year. A missed year renews as CE inactive.
"six (6) Credits of IAR Regulatory and Ethics Content offered by an Authorized Provider, with at least three (3) hours covering the topic of ethics" Source: nasaa.org, checked Oct 5, 2026.
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Dual registrants: investment adviser representatives also registered with a broker-dealer
IAR CE as above wherever it applies. In the SEC's file, 188,596 people registered where IAR CE is in effect are also registered with a broker-dealer.
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Investment adviser representatives registered only where IAR CE is not in effect
No IAR CE requirement for 2026. That is 198,767 people in the SEC's file. Indiana starts in 2027.
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Designation holders
CFP Board, the Investments & Wealth Institute and CFA Institute set their own cycles, on top of any registration requirement. Requirement guides: CFP · CIMA, CPWA, RMA and CIMC · CFA · American College (ChFC, CLU, RICP).
Where IAR CE is in effect
2026: 24 jurisdictions
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Vermont
- Wisconsin
2027: 25 jurisdictions
Adds Indiana. On today's SEC file, that would cover 249,032 people.
Designations
Most designation cycles depend on your own certification or renewal date, so a lookup cannot date them. Add yours to the tracker and it works out the deadline.
30 hours per 2-year cycle, including 2 ethics.
A 2-year reporting period set by your certification month.
40 hours per 2-year cycle, including 2 ethics, 1 tax or regulatory.
A 2-year period set by your own renewal date.
20 credits per year, including 2 Standards, Ethics and Regulations.
Each membership year, ending June 30.
30 hours per 2-year cycle, including 1 ethics.
Two calendar years, January 1 to December 31 of the second year, due that December 31.
How the lookup works
- We read only the CRD you enter, from the SEC's public IAPD file, which it updates daily.
- We show your first name and last initial, firm and registrations, so you can check it is you. There is no page per person and nothing is indexed.
- We cannot see whether you have completed your CE. Confirm your status with your state securities regulator or the body that sets each rule.
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Requirements shown are summaries. Your state securities regulator and each designation body have the final word. Today is Oct 8, 2026, Eastern.