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Investment Advisor
July 2008
Bob Clark |
With Friends Like These... What's the CFP Board really up to, and will their decisions benefit financial planners?   |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Checks and Balances Conflict between the Certified Financial Planner board and the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Melanie Waddell |
On a Mission A conversation with Kevin Keller, in which he promises that his second year as the CFP Board CEO will be even more fruitful than his first. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2012
Kenneth Corbin |
Raising the CFP Profile: CEO Kevin Keller Discusses Enforcement CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller talks about enforcing the fiduciary standard and building the image of the profession. |
Investment Advisor
December 2006
Dan Moisand |
Accentuate the Positive The president of the Financial Planning Association points out some positive things done by the CFP Board. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007
Bob Clark |
Mr. Keller Goes to Washington Some suggestions to the CFP Board's new CEO: Belly up to the bar on the fiduciary thing, already... You can't be a CFP and a registered rep or an insurance agent at the same time... etc. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008 |
About Those Resignations An interview with the CEO of the CFP Board's Disciplinary and Ethics Commission, about the recent resignation of the Board's certificant members. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
The Fiduciary Fracas Debate and controversy over the elusive standard could be just what the industry needs. |
Investment Advisor
May 2008 |
CFP's DEC Stepping Down Letters to the Editor: Disciplinary and Ethics Commission Commissioners step down..." Polarized Images"... "Impressionist"... |
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 Planning
August 1, 2007
Bob Veres |
CFP Board of Fiduciaries If you're a strong advocate of professionalism and consumer protection, you'll find a lot to like in The CFP Board's "Rules of Conduct." |
Financial Advisor
April 2008 |
Frontline News Tumult At CFP Board's Ethics Commission... FPA Says No To FINRA Or SEC Oversight... Client Loyalty Counts For Only So Much... Investors Flock To Socially Responsible Investing... Sanders Morris Buys Half Of Leonetti & Associates... etc. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
A Bigger Stick The CFP Board of Standards says part of its mission is to serve the public by upholding high standards of conduct. But some planners are questioning the group's motives after it recently gained access to many Americans' private financial information. |
Financial Advisor
April 2004
David Diesslin |
CFP Board Has A Mission The Certified Financial Planner Board has a mission beyond certification, which includes education and international standards. |
Registered Rep.
April 11, 2014
Diana Britton |
Is the CFP Board Losing Credibility in the Eyes of Advisors? WealthManagement.com surveyed 321 CFP holders and found that one-third believe the recent scandals detract from the perceived value of the designation. |
Financial Advisor
December 2006
Evan Simonoff |
Editor's Note - Beginning All Over Again The departure of CFP Board CEO Sarah Teslik provides the third opportunity in the last six years for a new beginning. Unfortunately, the real problem is why any organization would go through three new beginnings in six years. |
Registered Rep.
March 9, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
What's In a Name? If You Are a Fiduciary, a Lot. But Are CFP Certificants Fiduciaries? Financial planners who hold the Certified Financial Planning designation have been tussling with the CFP Board, which controls the CFP designation, over the designation's ethical standards. |
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 Planning
January 1, 2011
Donna Mitchell |
Spreading the News After being educated about the requirements for a CFP and the approach these planners take in offering financial advice, consumers say they are more likely to seek out a CFP for help with managing their money. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
Miriam Rozen |
Surviving Sanctions Financial planners often make the mistake of focusing exclusively on marketing and execution of clients' plans, but overlook their own industry's self-regulatory requirements. |
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? |
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 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
September 2006
Evan Simonoff |
Editor's Note A showdown of sorts appears to be looming between the CFP Board of Standards and the Financial Planning Association, supported by many longtime licensees who devoted a great deal of energy to give the mark the status that it has today. |
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 Advisor
November 2012
Karen DeMasters |
CFP Board May Increase CE Requirements CFP licensees would have to obtain 10 additional hours of continuing education every two years, according to proposals being considered by the CFP Board of Standards. |
Financial Advisor
November 2005
Fazzi & Simonoff |
Rocky Mountain Why? After a year's worth of changes that has seen it's staff cut by 60% and many of its core operations put under intense scrutiny, it's safe to say the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is in the midst of remaking itself. |
Financial Advisor
August 2009
Karen DeMasters |
The Talking Cure The CFP Board has a new consumer advocate and public face: Eleanor Blayney. |
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? |
Registered Rep.
March 18, 2010
Jerry Gleeson |
New CFP Curriculum Daunts Instructors The Certified Financial Planner designation is about to become more challenging to obtain. |
Registered Rep.
May 31, 2007 |
CFP Board Approves Tighter Code of Ethics The CFP Board approved a second round of revisions to its code of ethics, essentially strengthening the duty of care CFP certificants must use with regards to their clients. |
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. |
Financial Advisor
May 2008 |
Letters to the Editor A Profession, Almost... Nice Redesign... Thanks FOR Nick Murray... Thanks TO Nick Murray... |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
James J. Green |
Teslik Leaves CFP Board Sarah Ball Teslik, who joined the CFP Board of Standards as CEO in 2004 and sparked many changes at the Board, has resigned from the Board to take the newly created position of senior VP of policy and governance at Apache Corp. |
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
February 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Death by Regulation The financial planning profession is about to fight for its survival against well-funded opponents. Here are some possible outcomes. |
Financial Advisor
June 2004 |
Letters To The Editor Advisors Should Evaluate Annuities... Clearing Up Confusion... |
Investment Advisor
January 2006 |
Letters: Standards v. Membership Readers respond: While FPA is willing, even anxious to find common ground, FPA simply will not compromise its values or the profession's standards... Thanks for the Memories... etc. |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
Robert F. Keane |
CFP Standards Revision A new draft addresses previous critiques and imposes a fiduciary standard for advice. |
Financial Advisor
May 2012 |
CFP Board Shortens Certification Time The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards last month said it's amending its regulations to shorten the time needed to qualify for CFP certification from three years to two if the person has two years of experience. |
Registered Rep.
April 23, 2014
David Armstrong |
Editor's Letter: May 2014 The CFP Board's refusal to recognize problems doesn't bode well for the future of an organization that continues to play a vital role. |
Financial Advisor
March 2004 |
Letters To The Editor FLP Flaws Come From Implementation, Not Strategy... Nick Murray Does It Again... No Bullion Here... 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 Advisor
November 2006 |
Frontline News CFP Board CEO Teslik Resigns... FPA Ponders Prospects For A Win Against The SEC... Lawyers Don't Like New Law... Morningstar Adds Dollar-Weighted Returns Data... etc. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2013
Charles R. Chaffin |
Making the Case for CFP Standards While the planning profession has evolved considerably, there is still work to be done. |
Financial Advisor
February 2011
Roy Diliberto |
A Good Business Model The fiduciary standard is essential for financial planning to be embraced as a profession, yet examples abound of advisors who ignore it. |
Investment Advisor
December 2006
Kara Stapleton |
Briefs The Financial Planning Association endorsed a proposed rule... The CFP Board voted to approve changes to its governance policy... |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance. |
Investment Advisor
December 2006
Bob Clark |
Hope It Wasn't Something I Said The CFP Board's chance to rethink its role in the financial planning profession. |
Financial Advisor
March 2004
Gregory Bresiger |
One Financial Advisor's Journey The kaleidoscopic career of Charles Hughes |
