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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 September 2011 Mary Rowland |
Second Chapter Why I chose life planning as my new career. |
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 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 September 1, 2007 Rick Kahler |
Practice What You Preach Financial planners who want to enhance their financial lives and improve their professional skills could benefit greatly from hiring their own planner. So why don't they? |
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 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 August 1, 2012 Dave Grant |
New Kids in the Field Fee-only RIA firm owners and tenured financial planners younger than 30 are ready to move the planning profession forward and are in a strong position to do so. |
Financial Advisor May 2012 Karen DeMasters |
Genesis Created To Prevent Exodus The first wave of financial planners is graying at the temples, and there's a big need for a new generation to take their place. |
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 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. |
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 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 Advisor February 2007 Mary Rowland |
Resolutions For 2007 Ideas for 2007 that you may have neglected to put on your list: Bringing balance to your life... Becoming a better financial planner and a better person... etc. |
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. |
Investment Advisor February 2010 |
Soapbox: Here's What We Were Thinking The Financial Planning Coalition is glad to see Bob Clark's vociferous advocacy of a fiduciary standard of care for individuals who dispense financial planning advice, but not so glad of his inability to let go of the past. |
Financial Advisor October 2008 Mary Rowland |
Getting Very Personal George Kinder has developed a clear structure to help planners work with clients to uncover the true passion in their lives so that their financial plan will be more effective. |
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 March 2006 Angela Herbers |
The Fast Track: Glory Days Financial planners need to decide whether they want stardom or the benefits of a growing firm. |
Financial Advisor December 2004 David J. Drucker |
Reassigning Clients Offering replacement advisors doesn't have to be a dreaded event. Many advisors have found lots of ways to do it smoothly. Just borrow from their experience and you, too, should be able to devise a system that works for your firm. |
Financial Planning August 1, 2012 Jim Grote |
Wisdom in Numbers Networking separates successful leaders from the rest of the pack. The most efficient technique for getting things done in your own practice may well involve joining a study group. |
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 Advisor August 2008 Mary Rowland |
Worldwide Kinder The Kinder Life Planning Institute teaches financial advisors that it's not just about how you charge for your services but how you deliver them and how you create a different relationship with the clients. |
Financial Advisor July 2006 Tracey Longo |
Why Aren't There More Women? NAPFA's new women's roundtable plans to learn why more women aren't choosing the financial advisory profession. |
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. |
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 August 2005 Eva Marer |
The Recruiting Gap Demand for top young talent has outstripped supply, and that has some independent advisors worried about the future of the financial advisory profession. |
Investment Advisor August 2005 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Why NAPFA Matters Can the future of financial planning really depend on folks who fudge their numbers? |
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 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 March 2004 Gregory Bresiger |
One Financial Advisor's Journey The kaleidoscopic career of Charles Hughes |
Investment Advisor July 2010 Robert F. Keane |
"NAPFA Is Back," Says Group's Chair Fee-only planners gather in Chicago and announce new leadership |
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. |
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 Planning August 1, 2006 Donald Jay Korn |
Daunted by Designations? As the number of expert designations heads toward triple digits, financial planners must decide which -- if any -- they really need. |
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 October 1, 2013 Kathy Kristof |
Prominent Advisor Easing Into a Handoff At Briaud Financial Advisors, the founder said she wanted a succession plan - until her daughter actually made her an offer. |
Financial Advisor June 2012 Mary Rowland |
Planning By The (Good) Book Ronald Blue's Christian advisors offer something unique. |
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 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? |
Financial Planning March 1, 2011 Donna Mitchell |
Staffing: The Next Generation Early in the life cycle of a financial planning firm, once it grows beyond a few seasoned principals, comes the day you hire your first new young associate planner. It's an important step for your firm, and for the profession. |
Financial Advisor December 2006 Mary Rowland |
The Real Scoop On Manipulating The Press Financial advisors need to understand that talking to journalists is not a substitute for working on a marketing plan. |
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 Advisor October 2010 Mary Rowland |
Quietly Contrary Some advisors find success by scorning conventional wisdom about size, growth and clientele. |
Registered Rep. March 1, 2003 Anne Field |
Shining a Light on Client Dreams Call it financial planning with a therapeutic edge -- life planners help clients save for non-traditional and sometimes deeply personal goals. Life planning could be the ultimate in value-added financial advisory service. |
Financial Planning November 1, 2005 Suzanne McGee |
Why Can't We Be Friends? You socialize with your financial advisory clients. You know their dreams, fears and bad habits. How do you draw a professional line? |
Financial Advisor March 2012 |
So You Think You're A Financial Planner? A recent study from industry research firm Cerulli Associates looked at advisors across all channels and compared how they describe themselves with how they actually do business. |
Financial Advisor May 2011 Matt Greco |
High Anxiety Rich and poor are worried about money. A group of financial planners and psychotherapists has formed to discuss issues of common interest. |
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 October 2009 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: The Dog That Didn't Bark A fiduciary duty to all clients would be more immediate, widespread, and at least as beneficial as separate regulation of planners. |