Bob Rinaldi, president of Rinaldi Advisory Services, spoke with Reid Raykovich, executive director of the Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation, in a video interview for his Leasing Avenues blog.

Rinaldi and Raykovich discussed the CLFP designation, which is a credential for equipment leasing and financing professionals who have demonstrated competency through testing of knowledge, continuing education and committing to business practices and the industry. Rinaldi and Raykovich also spoke about why members of the equipment finance industry should invest time to study and sit for the CLFP exam.

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