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Investment Advisor February 2008 James J. Green |
Visionary George Kinder, financial planner and Buddhist teacher, discusses how life planning and financial planning can come together, fostering a client's economic and spiritual well-being. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: A Planner's Planner Reflections on the passing of esteemed financial planner Lynn Hopewell. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
The Philosopher At a certain point in the financial planning process, the advisor needs to step back and ask, "What's the purpose of all of this?" So teaches George Kinder, founder of the Kinder Institute of Life Planning. |
Financial Planning March 1, 2007 Galvan et al. |
Heart of the Matter When you begin with what matters most to your client-whether the "client" is you, another person, peers or the public -- you are the client -- centered advisor. |
Financial Advisor July 2007 Richard B. Wagner |
Now What? With FPA's win in its lawsuit against the SEC, financial advisors need to reflect on what that means for the profession. |
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 April 2008 David Drucker |
Why Aren't We There Yet? When asked about financial planning as a profession, most advisors get introspective with observations like, "I don't know if our industry is a profession yet, but I know I'm a professional." When will financial become a true profession? |
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. |
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 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 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. |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 Steve Luckenbach |
The Path to Authentic Client Service Advisors must 'serve,' not 'sell' in order to regain investors' trust and elevate their perceptions of the financial services industry |
On Wall Street June 1, 2011 |
The Leaders Speak The most influential leaders in wealth management today expound on evolution, revolution, moving the debate past wirehouse versus independent, and more. |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Wave There is a quiet movement going on within the financial advisory industry: Young financial advisors imbued with a missionary-like zeal to spread the fee-only message are striking out on their own at a much earlier age than the prior generation. |
Financial Advisor March 2008 David J. Drucker |
Blueprint For Success Nowadays, an energetic financial planner can get up and running in three to five years. The industry has simply built a body of knowledge around starting an independent advisory firm and, independent planners have disseminated that knowledge freely. |
Financial Advisor December 2007 Richard B. Wagner |
Claiming And Clarifying Our Turf The advice/sales conundrum in the financial field has taken another twist. Worse, it is no longer an intra-profession struggle but a direct conflict between industry and profession. |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark At Large: Done Deal Even without a mandated fiduciary duty for all who give advice, the cat's out of the bag. |
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 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. |
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 December 2009 Mitch Anthony |
The Next Generation Deena Katz and Lance Palmer talk about their financial planning students and the future of the profession. |
Financial Advisor August 2012 Roy Diliberto |
Labels Matter Financial planning will never be understood if those who practice it don't call themselves financial planners. |
Investment Advisor May 2006 |
Making the Future Happen The 25 most influential people in and around the investment advisory profession: Ron Roge... Dick Averitt... Tony Batman... Ben Bernanke... etc. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Richard B. Wagner |
A Challenge Beckons Individuals need Financial Planning 3.0. Are you ready to provide it? |
Financial Advisor March 2004 Gregory Bresiger |
One Financial Advisor's Journey The kaleidoscopic career of Charles Hughes |
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. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Marc Freedman |
Word Games The public wants to hire financial planners who can visibly showcase an ongoing commitment to their words and promises. |
Investment Advisor May 2007 |
The IA 25 This year's list of the 25 most influential individuals in and around the planning profession: Mary Shapiro... Rudy Adolf... Robert Arnott... Mark Tibergien... etc. |
Financial Advisor August 2010 Roy Diliberto |
An Elusive Profession Work still needs to be done so that clients, regulators and the media view and understand us for what we -- financial planners -- are. |
Financial Advisor January 2009 Richard B. Wagner |
From Here To Where? The financial crisis should make us reconsider our fundamental vision of an advisor's role."If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster horse." -- Henry Ford |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Declaration of Independence Starting with fiduciary duty, I propose standards for a new profession. |
Financial Planning June 1, 2012 Bob Veres |
Stop Imaginary Planning Our profession's history is a story of mass migration away from, and then back to, what we might call real planning. |
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 Planning March 1, 2012 Bob Veres |
Success Really Has Three C's At least 20% of the people who are presented with your fees should object or squirm; ideally the percentage should be even higher. Otherwise, you aren't charging enough, and the planning profession as a whole is being cheapened. |
Financial Advisor January 2005 Eva Marer |
Progress In The Profession Margaret Chow Stanner is one of the women who blazed a trail in the financial advisory field that others are now following. |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Richard B. Wagner |
Financial Planning As A Learned Profession The notion that financial planning might explore its potentialities does not mean that every financial planner must become a scholar any more than every doctor must become a research scientist. Being a part of a profession means every member must master its basic craft. |
Financial Planning September 1, 2010 Donna Mitchell |
Mass Market The Garrett Planning Network has brought a lot of attention to the middle class as an underserved market for financial planning services. |
Financial Planning October 1, 2013 Scott Wenger |
Sheryl Garrett's 'Lifestyle' Planning Network Sheryl Garrett considers the future for her low-cost firm. Can she maintain a feeling of community while ensuring its long-term survival? |
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. |
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 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 Planning September 1, 2006 Joan Warner |
Life Planning Goes Mainstream Will baby boomers respond best to asset allocation models that are served up with a dash of soul-searching? Some of the biggest firms are betting on it. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2010 Deena Katz |
Our Cosmic Glue Competing ideas may pit financial advisors against one another, but a much more powerful force should unite them, which is the desire to serve clients well. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Stoking Star Power If the FPA wants to truly train young advisors to build a profession, then perhaps they should first train the trainers, rather than unrealistically making us believe that training the next generation is not a "burden" we as financial professionals are obligated to bear. |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Karen DeMasters |
The Talking Cure The CFP Board has a new consumer advocate and public face: Eleanor Blayney. |
Financial Advisor April 2010 David J. Drucker |
Deyfing The Odds Small practitioners thrive in spite of predictions they wouldn't. |
Financial Advisor May 2011 Jennifer M. Wolfsberg |
A Lesson From Jerry Maguire With the tumultuous market conditions over the last decade, how do advisors rebuild their business financially? More importantly, how do we rebuild and strengthen client relationships? |
Financial Advisor April 2005 Anthony & Diliberto |
The Foundations Of Trust Financial advisors need to ask about their prospects' values before they ask about their account values. Good questions are the key to a better advisory business. |
Investment Advisor December 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
The History of Financial Planning It's been a rocky ride for planners over 25 years. Financial planning today has become less associated with any product or investment type at all and far more associated -- as it should be -- with individual investor planning and investor needs. |
Investment Advisor November 16, 2010 Olivia Mellan |
Future Imperfect Six pioneering advisors and observers present a likely view of the essentially unknowable. I asked several well-respected thinkers and planners about the most significant challenges that financial advisors will face. |