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Registered Rep.
April 1, 2007 |
Marilyn Dimitroff An interview about a second round of proposed revisions to the CFP Board's Code of Ethics.   |
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. |
Investment Advisor
July 2007
James J. Green |
CFP Board Adds Fiduciary Requirement The Board of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards adopted a revised version of its code of ethics, adding new language that requires all 54,000 CFPs to "at all times place the interest of the client ahead of his or her own." |
Registered Rep.
November 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
CFP CEO Resigns Sarah Teslik, CEO of the Certified Financial Planner Board, announced that she would resign from her post to take a position at an energy company. |
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
April 2007
Robert F. Keane |
CFP Standards Revision A new draft addresses previous critiques and imposes a fiduciary standard for advice. |
The Motley Fool
November 27, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Financial Planning Ethics With the increasing complexity of the financial world, it's increasingly important to find professionals you can trust. By choosing a financial planner who is governed by strict ethical principles and guidelines, you can feel more confident that you will get the advice and assistance you deserve. |
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 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 Planning
October 1, 2006
Elizabeth O'Brien |
The Fiduciary Fracas Debate and controversy over the elusive standard could be just what the industry needs. |
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
December 2006
Kara Stapleton |
Briefs The Financial Planning Association endorsed a proposed rule... The CFP Board voted to approve changes to its governance policy... |
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
November 2006 |
Tell Us How You Really Feel Letters to the editor: Board to Death: Reloaded.. At a conference near you... Corrections... |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
April 5, 2012
Jerry Gleeson |
CFP Board to Make Planner Bankruptcies Public Bankruptcy among holders of the Certified Financial Planner designation has been rising at a startling rate in the past four years. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
Investment Advisor
September 2006
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Board to Death: Reloaded Think the Certified Financial Planner Board had gone mainstream? Think again. Here's a recap of Board CEO Sarah Teslik's recent off-the-wall comments. |
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." |
Investment Advisor
April 2007
John K. Ritter |
The CFP Board's Giant Step Forward Presented with an opportunity to help shape the industry into a true profession, the CFP Board of Standards did the right thing and mandated a fiduciary standard for all who provide financial planning services, or any of the material elements of a financial plan. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Checks and Balances Conflict between the Certified Financial Planner board and the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission. |
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
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? |
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. |
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 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. |
Investment Advisor
November 2006
Kara Stapleton |
Group Think The Financial Planning Association announced the winners of its first-ever Heart of Financial Planning Distinguished Service Awards, recognizing those who engage in exceptional work and contribute to the financial planning community or to the public. |
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 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
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. |
Investment Advisor
September 2010
Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: Industry Heeds SEC's Call for Comments SEC flooded with comments on fiduciary standard; 'fiduciary forum' on September 24. |
Registered Rep.
January 12, 2011
Jerry Gleeson |
CFP Board Sees More Planners in Bankruptcy Of all the categories of conduct that will land a certified financial planner before the CFP Board of Standards' Disciplinary and Ethics Commission, bankruptcy currently ranks number one. |
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. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
September 2009
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: These Guys Are Good Did you ever get the haunting feeling that something was going too well? That's how I'm starting to feel about the reregulation of the advisory world, which is part of the Obama Administration's overhaul of the financial services industry. |
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. |
Registered Rep.
August 19, 2009
Christina Mucciolo |
Haggling Over The F Word Continues Regulators, consumer advocates and politicians continue to hammer out what it might mean for Series 65 investment advisors and series 7 registered reps to adhere to the new fiduciary standard. |
Investment Advisor
February 2010
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Declaration of Independence Starting with fiduciary duty, I propose standards for a new profession. |
Investment Advisor
February 2009
Kara P. Stapleton |
Group Think The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards releases proposed revisions to its Disciplinary Rules and Procedures... Financial Services Institute's Board elects Eric Schwartz chair... FPA Board of Directors approved creation of Diversity Scholarship Program for FPA conferences... |
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
September 1, 2008
Bob Veres |
Power Plays The recent Financial Planners Association luncheon allowed attendees to voice their concerns to a panel that included newly installed CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2006
Bob Veres |
Fiduciary Fire Index At the start of the new year, the Pension Protection Act will go into effect and expose all over again the fact that, although we all like to talk about fiduciary standards, there really isn't any consistent definition of the term. |
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. |
Investment Advisor
June 2007 |
Fiduciary First of All Letters to the editor: Doing the Fiduciary Wiggle... Corrections... etc. |
Financial Advisor
May 2008 |
Letters to the Editor A Profession, Almost... Nice Redesign... Thanks FOR Nick Murray... Thanks TO Nick Murray... |
Investment Advisor
March 2010
Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Hope and Change Is financial reregulation moving in the right direction? |
