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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.
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 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. 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 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.
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 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. 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.
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 Advisor August 2009 Karen DeMasters	The Talking Cure The CFP Board has a new consumer advocate and public face: Eleanor Blayney.
Financial Advisor June 2004	Letters To The Editor Advisors Should Evaluate Annuities... Clearing Up Confusion...
HBS Working Knowledge July 5, 2004 Mallory Stark	The Moral Dilemmas of Young Professionals What influences the moral compasses of young professionals? Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers discuss their new book on ethical conflicts faced by generations at the start of their career ladder.
CIO February 26, 2014 Mary K. Pratt	Ethics Code Seeks to Deter Dishonest Analytics The INFORMS code of ethics requires analytics professionals to report unbiased answers, not just what the client wants to hear.
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 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.
Registered Rep. January 1, 2007 John Churchill	60 Seconds with...Nick Nicolette (FPA President, 2007) An interview with the Sterling Financial Planning principal and new president of the Financial Planning Association.
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.
Financial Advisor October 2008 Richard B. Wagner	Mission, Meaning And Purpose There it was, again. "The Question." Posted right there on the April cover of Financial Advisor magazine for everyone to see. It mocked and cajoled, "What makes a profession, and will we ever meet that standard?"
Investment Advisor April 2008 Susan Bradley	E Pluribus Unum When clients have a sudden change in their money situation, collaboration among their advisors is crucial.
Financial Advisor January 2005	Letters to the Editor Judging Risk Tolerance... Major Issues Are Missed...
Financial Planning November 1, 2011 Scott Wenger	Degrees of Success In this month's cover story on leading schools for financial planning, FP's Danielle Reed finds a solid academic base that will spawn legions of advisors and, importantly, support the profession through research and analysis.
Investment Advisor February 2008 Angela Herbers	Barring the Door How to stop training your (future) competition.
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.
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 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 October 1, 2008 Bob Veres	Checks and Balances Conflict between the Certified Financial Planner board and the Disciplinary and Ethics Commission.
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.
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 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 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.
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.
Global Services January 1, 2008 Blackman & Schweyer	Buy-side Sourcing Careers The sourcing industry is being seen as a lucrative career path by many professionals. While the basis for a successful sourcing career is already established, firms now need to develop structures and development practices to foster the characteristics that define 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 May 2008	Letters to the Editor A Profession, Almost... Nice Redesign... Thanks FOR Nick Murray... Thanks TO Nick Murray...
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.
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 October 1, 2006 Elizabeth O'Brien	The Fiduciary Fracas Debate and controversy over the elusive standard could be just what the industry needs.
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.
National Defense November 2011 Chris Raymond	Ethical Leadership in a Global Marketplace Business has always been a contact sport. However, winning at any cost isn't winning at all. What's more, cutting ethical corners simply isn't necessary for the global defense industry.
Financial Planning November 1, 2012 Craig Pfeiffer	Developing New Talent: Better Approach Needed for Training Advisors The profession needs a new training model that attracts and develops the next generation of advisors.
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.
Financial Advisor June 2008 John E. Grable	The Engineer, Professor And Planner The allegory that follows is presented to all practicing financial planners in the hope of furthering the discussion of professionalism in the industry.
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.
Job Journal May 2, 2010 Peggy Klaus	Ethical Behavior in the Workplace Was the economic meltdown caused by illegal activities or immoral practices? Do we apply a different standard of ethics in the workplace than we expect from each other in our private lives?
Financial Advisor November 2005 Richard B. Wagner	It's a Heart Thing... Obviously, our craft is important. As financial advisors, we have significance because we help other people have better lives, and we help them and our society work with the money forces.
HBS Working Knowledge February 21, 2005 Khurana & Nohria	Is Business Management a Profession? If management was a licensed profession on a par with law or medicine, there might be fewer opportunities for corporate bad guys, argue Harvard professors Rakesh Khurana and Nitin Nohria, and research associate Daniel Penrice.
Global Services November 29, 2007	The Future of Buy-side Sourcing Careers The real change between now and 2010 for outsourcing professionals is likely to be less in terms of what they do, and more in terms of the recognition of their role and its importance.