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Financial Planning January 1, 2007 |
Movers & Shakers 2007 These eight leaders are shaping the future of the financial planning industry. Ben Coombs, industry founder and founder of Petra Financial Advisors... Aaron Coates, partner, CIO, CCO, Compass Wealth Advisors... etc. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2005 Bob Veres |
The Ownership Profession The world that gave birth to financial planning has changed. A lot. Here's an industry timeline from 1969 to the present. |
Financial Advisor November 2003 Evan Simonoff |
Contest For The Financial Planning Association's Soul Is the Institute of Certified Financial Planners's agenda for the new association (the product of a merger between the ICFP and the International Association for Financial Planning) winning? |
Financial Advisor September 2011 |
Letters A Different View... Reflections On The Profession... |
Financial Planning October 1, 2012 Ann Marsh |
Realms Of Influence: Financial Planning's Influencer Awards to Six Outstanding Advisors Financial Planning's annual Influencer Awards honor six individuals whose contributions are pushing the field to new heights. |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2006 John Churchill |
Of Two Minds An internecine argument at the FPA gets to the heart of one of the industry's more vexing problems: Should brokers be able to position themselves as financial planners? |
Financial Advisor March 2004 Gregory Bresiger |
One Financial Advisor's Journey The kaleidoscopic career of Charles Hughes |
Registered Rep. October 23, 2006 John Churchill |
Opulence (and a Wee Bit of Strife) at FPA Confab in Nashville Education and networking were on order at the recent annual Financial Planning Association conference. |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Roy Dilberto |
Establishing Trust In Financial Planning For large wirehouses, they need to understand that business is not leaving them and being transferred to independent advisors because of the fee structure. It is because most of these people are registered as investment advisors and follow the spirit as well as the letter of the fiduciary relationship. |
Financial Planning July 1, 2013 Scott Wenger |
FPA's Michael Branham: Succession on His Mind The FPA s president says advisors of all ages should be thinking about the next chapter of their careers. |
Financial Advisor March 2011 Andrew Gluck |
Members Only Good intentions and strict rules may have backfired for the Financial Planning Association at a time of change. |
Investment Advisor August 2007 |
Group Think The Financial Planning Association named E. Denby Brandon as the recipient of the 2007 P. Kemp Fain Jr. Award... The CFP Board has invited the public to attend a free Financial Planning Clinic... etc. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Angie Herbers |
The Fast Track: Ulterior Motives What young financial planners need is the opportunity to discuss their ideas, challenges, frustrations, and goals with someone who is willing to listen. |
Financial Advisor November 2012 Karen DeMasters |
FPA Membership Slide Stabilizes A free fall in the Financial Planning Association's membership over the last few years has stabilized, and the organization's new leaders say they're hopeful a turnaround is in the offing. |
Investment Advisor September 2007 James E. Kearney |
No Rest for the Planning Industry It's important for the profession to take a three-pronged approach to financial literacy: advancing the profession; educating the public; and growing planners for the future. |
Financial Advisor November 2004 |
Frontline News New CFP Board CEO Offers Her Ideas... FPA Has Its Day On Capitol Hill, Mixing Planning With Politics... Investigations May Aid Lawsuit To Rollback Broker Exemption... RIA Business Boomed in 2003, But Profit Margins Shrank... etc. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2005 Ed McCarthy |
The Next Generation of Advisers (and the Problem with Uncovering Them) There's still no tried-and-true path for those entering the financial planning profession. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2005 |
Movers & Shakers 2005 Who is showing the way in the financial planning profession? Here are nine leaders, as determined by votes from readers, judges, and editors of Financial Planning. Guy Cumbie... Roy Diliberto... Elizabeth Jetton... etc. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Professional Courtesy Can financial planners become professionals? After the first 25 years, the jury's still out. |
Financial Advisor December 2003 |
Brown To Head New Brokerage Association Broker-dealers are moving ahead with their plans to exit the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and form an independent association of their own. Dale E. Brown, most recently associate executive director of the FPA, will serve as chief executive officer and executive director. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2012 Bob Veres |
Defining 'Real' Planning: Who Are The Real Financial Planners? If you re not doing the hard work of developing detailed plans for your clients, maybe you need a new job description. |
Investment Advisor January 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: The Riddle of the CFP Board Have you ever wondered what those folks at the Certified Financial Planning Board are thinking? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Bob Veres |
The FPA's Dilemma A lot of former ICFP members are still experiencing a sense of loss, and the FPA has developed a slow leak in membership. |
Investment Advisor December 2006 James J. Green |
The Conference Season The fall is conference season for investment advisors and financial planners, marked this year by two of the biggest annual gatherings held just weeks apart -- The Financial Planning Association's meeting followed by Schwab Institutional's Impact show. |
Financial Advisor June 2006 |
Frontline News CFP Board To Punt On The F Word... Raymond James Demands Cheaper VA Products... More Clients Need Insurance Help... Calling Young Advisors... etc. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 K. McBride & K. Stapleton |
Birds of a Feather More than ever, the professional associations that cater to financial planners and advisors are having a meaningful impact outside the planning community itself, among consumers, in the courts, and on Capitol Hill. |
Investment Advisor January 2009 Kara P. Stapleton |
Group Think News from the CFP and FPA. |
Financial Advisor February 2007 Ray Fazzi |
Raising The Bar More schools offer degree programs in finanical planning while academic standards for CFP licensees rise. |
Financial Advisor December 2005 |
Frontline News Fee-Only Practices Are The Most Profitable... FOLIOfn Subsidiary Launches Proxy Compliance Service... Advisors Got Wealthier, And Happier, In 2004, Says Survey... FPA Names Nicolette 2006 President-Elect... etc. |
Investment Advisor September 2008 |
Group Think The CFP Board has hired Marilyn Mohrman-Gillis... The Financial Planning Association added David Cohen... Stephen Mitchell was named COO of the Retirement Income Industry Association... The FPA and Janus announced the winners of the 2008 Financial Frontiers Awards competition... |
Investment Advisor August 2005 James A. Barnash |
Train the Young, Build an Industry The Financial Planning Association's president argues for more mentorship in the industry. |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Mike Patton |
Past, Present, Future In 1980 Chrysler was rescued, CNN was launched, the Dow began the year at 824 and Investment Advisor published its first issue. Today, Chrysler has been rescued once again, Fox News is on top and the Dow hovers at 10,000. |
Financial Planning January 1, 2006 |
2006 Movers & Shakers These eight professionals are shaping the future of the financial planning industry: Jim Barnash... Michael Kitces... Richard Lee Jr... Kyra Morris... Lou Stanasolovich... etc. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2011 Ilana Polyak |
The Influencers When we sat down to decide which nominees deserved to win in each category in the magazine's second annual Influencer Awards, we found we had far too many worthy contenders. |
Financial Advisor June 2004 |
Letters To The Editor Advisors Should Evaluate Annuities... Clearing Up Confusion... |
Investment Advisor November 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Conversation Obligation Involving the client in retirement planning helps grow advisors' business. |
Financial Advisor July 2006 |
Frontline News FPA Members Support Fiduciary Standards... NAPFA Honors Bradley For Exemption Stance... Focused On The Top, Focus Grows Again... Planners Stay Happy Despite Earnings Decline... etc. |
Financial Advisor November 2007 |
Frontline News CFP Board Picks New Chief Of Exams And Education... Are Regulators Losing Their Mojo?... Gingrich, Ford: Save New York City... Staffing -- Not Clients or Revenues -- Is Advisors' Big Challenge... etc. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2006 Daniel B. Moisand |
Keep Standards High Financial planning is surprisingly under-regulated. The rules that do exist apply primarily to subset disciplines. As a result, all planners are regulated but no one really regulates planning. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Bob Veres |
The Price of Going Pro Some financial advisors today believe that by striving to create a profession, they may actually be aiming too low. |
Registered Rep. September 13, 2004 John Churchill |
A Broker or An Advisor? A hot topic among the financial planning community as financial planners continue to try to define and bolster themselves as a profession: fiduciary status. Of particular concern is the "broker-dealer exemption rule" to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. |
Financial Advisor October 2006 |
Frontline News Many Planners Underwhelmed By Software... EISI Buys Financial Profiles... Affluent Ignore Retirement Planning, Survey Finds... Skip Viragh Award Goes To Evensky And Hopewell... Oxford Financial Names Investment Chief... etc. |
Financial Advisor September 2009 |
Frontline News News for the financial services industry: Regulations, Fiduciaries And Other Things... Breakaway Broker Trend Slowing?... Barney Frank Won't Push SRO For Advisors... CFP Board's Proposed New Education Standard... M&A Activity Down, But Not Out... more... |
Financial Planning January 1, 2009 Bob Veres |
The Road Ahead The publisher of InsideInformation recaps his accomplishments of the past year, and looks ahead to 2009. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 James J. Green |
IA Leaders: Growing by Design An interview with Investment Advisor Leader Council member Scott Hanson: On the state of your practice... On your partnerships... On past experiences that affected how you run your practice now... On your clients... etc. |
Registered Rep. June 1, 2004 Allen Plummer |
Over the Top There's one big problem with being on top, and the organization that administers the Certified Financial Planner designation is in the process of learning all about it. |
Financial Advisor September 2006 |
Frontline News Optional Fiduciary Stance Challenged... Retired Widow Wins Fiduciary Case Against Advisor... Investors Still Expecting High Returns... Investors Want Choice... Advisors Optimistic About Growth Prospects... etc. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2006 Marshall Eckblad |
What's The Fuss About NexGen? The new generation of financial planners is smart, energetic, university trained -- and committed to invigorating your business. Here's why you should hear them out. |
Investment Advisor August 2006 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Out of Focus The FPA's Recommendations on Future Regulation needs clarification. |
Financial Advisor February 2005 |
Frontline News Financial Planning Association Dismissive Of SEC Action On Broker Exemption... Brokerages, Funds Await New Regulations... Pape Says Certified Financial Planner Board Will Focus On Accountability... etc. |