{"type":"ce_requirements","title":"CIMA, CPWA, RMA and CIMC continuing education requirements","lead":"As of Oct 5, 2026, the Investments & Wealth Institute requires 40 hours of CE per 2-year cycle, including 2 ethics and 1 tax or regulatory, for CIMA, CPWA and RMA.","as_of":"2026-10-05","facts":{"required_today":[{"applies_to":["CIMA","CPWA","RMA"],"period":"2 years","cycle":"A 2-year period set by your own renewal date.","effective":"periods ending on or after 2020-01-01","until":null,"confirmed":true,"verified_at":"2026-10-05","source_url":"https://investmentsandwealth.org/rma-renewal-requirements","hours":40,"unit":"hours","minimums":"2 ethics, 1 tax or regulatory","carryover":"None."}],"changing":[],"not_confirmed_designations":["CIMC"],"open_questions":["How each person's two-year renewal period is set. IWI points to the Term End Date on your IWI Dashboard; we have not confirmed how that date is first assigned.","The CE requirement for CIMC holders. IWI does not publish one."]},"sources":[{"url":"https://investmentsandwealth.org/rma-renewal-requirements","checked":"2026-10-05","quote":"40 CE hours within each two-year renewal period"}],"related":[{"title":"CE calculator","url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/"},{"title":"CFP requirements","url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/cfp/"},{"title":"CFA requirements","url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/cfa/"},{"title":"American College (ChFC, CLU, RICP) requirements","url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/american-college/"},{"title":"IAR CE by state requirements","url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/iar/"},{"title":"FINRA CE requirements","url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/finra/"}],"notes":["One set of hours counts for every active CIMA, CPWA and RMA certification. Renewal date is the Term End Date on the IWI Dashboard."],"url":"https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/iwi/","citation":"AdvisorIQ, as of 2026-10-05. https://advisoriq.com/ce/requirements/iwi/","license":"https://advisoriq.com/license/","publisher":"AdvisorIQ, independent education for financial advisors","disclaimer":"Summaries of rules set by designation bodies and regulators, which have the final word."}