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Investment Advisor November 2009 |
The Soapbox: The Financial Planning Coalition Barks Back The Financial Planning Coalition responds to Bob Clark's October 2009 column on reregulation.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor February 2010 |
So You Want to Have a Profession? Bob Clark presents the following five standards that will clearly and unambiguously define a new profession of Independent Financial Advisors.  |
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 October 2009 James J. Green |
Catching Up With: Bill Baldwin A telephone interview with the editor-in-chief of this publication and the new chairman of NAPFA, Bill Baldwin.  |
Investment Advisor May 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Hope and Change Hope is waning for a fiduciary standard for brokers. But the battle's not over yet.  |
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 June 2010 James J. Green |
Long-Term Progress Reported by Financial Planning Coalition Coalition has met with staff of all 23 members of Senate Banking Committee.  |
Investment Advisor November 2009 James J. Green |
At FPA Annual Gathering, Celebration and Resolve Advocacy and pro bono efforts are lauded, but attendance at the recent conference falls.  |
Investment Advisor May 2007 Bob Clark |
We Win, Sort Of How the FPA can make the most out of its upset victory over the SEC.  |
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 October 1, 2010 Katherine Reynolds Lewis |
Study Harder New Dodd-Frank legislation kick-started two major initiatives that could transform the way financial advice is regulated and for the first time subject financial planning to explicit regulatory oversight.  |
Investment Advisor June 2009 |
Group Think Industry association news: Call for legislation to oversee the financial planning profession... New member programs from NAIBD... NAVA has hired Chris Paulitz as Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs...  |
Investment Advisor June 2010 James J. Green |
FPA, Coalition for Financial Planning Remain Upbeat Despite uncertainty over fiduciary standard, optimism reigns within planner groups.  |
Investment Advisor February 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Declaration of Independence Starting with fiduciary duty, I propose standards for a new 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.  |
Financial Advisor July 2011 Andrew Gluck |
Redefining Financial Advice The fate of professionalization and the FPA hang in the regulatory balance.  |
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 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 February 2009 Melanie Waddell |
Teaming Up for Change The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, the Financial Planning Association, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards -- which have joined forces to lobby Congress on financial services reform -- christen themselves the Financial Planning Coalition.  |
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 2012 Jeff Schlegel |
Not Making The Grade Financial advisors aren't as fiduciary as they should be, a new survey finds.  |
Investment Advisor June 2007 |
Fiduciary First of All Letters to the editor: Doing the Fiduciary Wiggle... Corrections... etc.  |
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 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. 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 December 2006 Dan Moisand |
Accentuate the Positive The president of the Financial Planning Association points out some positive things done by the CFP Board.  |
Registered Rep. September 13, 2004 John Churchill |
A Broker or An Advisor? A hot topic among the financial planning community as financial planners continue to try to define and bolster themselves as a profession: fiduciary status. Of particular concern is the "broker-dealer exemption rule" to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  |
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.  |
Financial Advisor August 2009 Karen DeMasters |
The Talking Cure The CFP Board has a new consumer advocate and public face: Eleanor Blayney.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
Registered Rep. June 15, 2010 Kristen French |
Fiduciary Duty For All Hangs On Senator Tim Johnson After months and months of public debate and back-room deal-making, a final outcome on fiduciary duty -- the biggest issue for financial advisors, stockbrokers and wealth managers in the Wall Street reform bill -- may be decided Wednesday.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Obama Calls for End to Some Bush-Era Tax Cuts; Fiduciary Lobbying Continues Some experts see a tax deal in early 2011  |
Financial Advisor May 2008 |
Letters to the Editor A Profession, Almost... Nice Redesign... Thanks FOR Nick Murray... Thanks TO Nick Murray...  |
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.  |
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.  |
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.  |
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 Planning April 1, 2012 John K. Ritter |
Fight On There is a major fight going on between planners and regulators about how to define and apply a fiduciary standard. Yet despite the high stakes, it seems that few planning professionals have chosen to join in and make their opinions known.  |
Investment Advisor April 1, 2011 |
SEC and the Fiduciary Study: Politics and the Fiduciary Standard AdvisorOne Wealth Editor Kate McBride explains the political process under which Dodd Frank was passed, up to the SEC's reports on an SRO and fiduciary standard  |
Investment Advisor September 2010 Bob Clark |
Clark at Large: Time to Represent, Advisor Leaders! Advisors can play a powerful role in the SEC's fiduciary deliberations, if they can get their leaders to lead.  |
Investment Advisor July 2006 |
Group Think Starting July 1, NAPFA will launch its "Focus on Fiduciary" campaign... A recent member-wide survey of the FPA found that its members believe that financial planners should be held to a fiduciary standard.... etc.  |
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.  |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Washington Watch: The Shape of Reform Begins to Sharpen Dodd's bill calls for SEC study, not a fiduciary standard; advisors await final markup.  |
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.  |
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.  |