Right now, SPDR U is reserved for investment professionals only.
What is State Street's relationship to SPDR U?
SPDR U is sponsored by State Street's family of SPDR ETFs.
State Street created SPDR U to provide investment professionals with short, focused educational content on various investing and practice management topics.
State Street Global Advisors is the largest institutional asset manager and the second largest manager of exchange-traded funds worldwide.
Registration Questions
How do I register?
Click the Register link at the top of any page and complete your profile.
Or, if you are not already registered, click on any content title and the registration screen will open.
Note: You must be logged in for your full profile information to display on My Profile.
How do I change my profile?
Click on the My Profile link at the top of any screen. Make and save your changes.
You will need to be logged in to access your My Profile page.
Continuing Education (CE) Credits
How do I earn CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) credits?
In order to receive CFP credit for SPDR U content, the CFP Board requires you to complete one hour's worth of eligible content and then to take a quiz on that content.
At the end of the month during which you pass a quiz, we will submit your credit directly to the CFP board and notify you by email.
How do I earn CIMA credits?
In order to receive CIMA credit for SPDR U content, IMCA requires you to complete one hour's worth of eligible content and then to take a quiz on that content.
At the end of any month in which you pass a quiz, SPDR U will email you the information needed to submit to IMCA in order to receive your non-IMCA CE Credits.
Contact us if there is another licensing body you would like us to approach about accreditation.
How do I track the credits I've earned on SPDR U?
My CE Credits will show you a running total of all CIMA and CFP-eligible credits you have earned on SPDR U.
Note: To receive credits, you must select your desired credit type (i.e., CFP, CIMA or both) upon registering for SPDR U or by updating My Profile.
You may update your profile at any time.
Do I have to pay for CE credits?
No, you do not have to pay for anything on SPDR U.
Content Questions
What content can I share with my clients?
Click on materials for your clients on the homepage or in the left-hand navigation to view a list of all client-ready materials offered on SPDR U.
Content approved for public distribution will display the text 'Client Ready' in the content listing.
Who writes SPDR U content?
Thought leaders at State Street Global Advisors write most of the content.
We also partner with industry experts and external content providers on topics outside of State Street's core competency (e.g., Practice Development).
How does SPDR U select industry experts/external content providers?
SPDR U carefully screens our industry experts and content partners for credibility, objectivity and writing style. We select only articles that address the interests of investment professionals.
Can I suggest ideas for SPDR U content?
Yes, we like suggestions.
Email ideas for new topics, formats, guest authors or content providers to info@spdruniversity.com.
How do I download and save information from SPDR U?
Content in PDF format (e.g., articles, whitepapers) will open in a new window. Once open, use the standard "Save" function to save a copy to your desktop.
System Requirements
Do I need special software to access SPDR University content?
SPDR U requires only commonly used software, including one of the following standard web browsers: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Google Chrome.
You will also need Adobe Flash Player 8.0 and Adobe Acrobat Reader, both of which can be downloaded for free from Adobe's website: www.adobe.com.
Do I need to disable my pop-up blocker to use SPDR U?
Yes. If content titles do not launch automatically when you click on them, please disable your pop-up blocker or set to allow pop-ups from www.spdru.com.
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The SSgA Funds are committed to protecting the privacy of our investors. We treat all information we collect as confidential information, offered to us solely and exclusively so that we may provide financial products and services for your benefit. Because your personal and financial information is private, we maintain the strictest standards for its safekeeping and use. The information we collect about you (which we will refer to as "nonpublic, personal information") generally falls into one of the following categories:
Information, such as your name, address, social security number, telephone number, bank information, tax identification number, age, income, net worth, investment profile, and name of your beneficiary, which you provide in account applications and other forms and requests you submit.
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Access to nonpublic, personal information about our investors that we possess is restricted to our servicing agent, Boston Financial Data Services, Inc., and its employees and affiliates. We may also share selected portions of this information with unaffiliated companies that we hire to perform administrative services on our behalf. Examples include transaction processing and servicing organizations that administer transactions you request or authorize, and print and mail service providers that assist in distributing investor materials such as transaction confirmations, annual reports, prospectuses, tax forms and proxies.
Under no circumstances do we sell any of the nonpublic, personal information we collect. The service providers and unaffiliated companies with whom we share nonpublic, personal information are not authorized to use or share this information for any purpose other than to provide the services to the SSgA Funds for which they have been contracted.
We maintain strong physical, electronic and procedural safeguards and security controls designed to ensure that the nonpublic, personal information about prospective, current and former customers in our files and computers is protected.
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