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Positive planning attitude not translating into an actual blueprint
Almost half of over 1,000 adults who said they have a financial plan said theirs hasn't moved beyond the idea stage, 42% have committed their plan to paper and just 11% have basic notes or ideas, such as thoughts scribbled on the back of a cocktail napkin, a recent survey has found.
The CFP Board is right on ethics
Reactions to the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.'s new requirements for ethics continuing-education programs have been mixed
Have you seen those commercials about CFPs?
Naysayers aside, the CFP's TV ad campaign, part of a new national public-awareness effort, is just the message the retirement-nervous need to see right now.
CFP Board bolsters ethics curriculum
In a move likely to be closely watched by the financial planning community, a leading adviser-credentialing organization is reforming its ethics requirements to focus on its own conduct and practice standards
CFP Board taps Merrill Lynch exec to run biz development
Aiming to extend its outreach to large financial services firms, the CFP Board has hired Joseph V. Maugeri as its director of business development.
One RIA’s ‘biggest mistake’ when setting up shop
When Brian O'Neill decided to set up his own registered investment advisory practice, he hired compliance consultants to help him file his SEC registration
Coping with costs and compliance
For newly minted sole practitioner Andrew J. Feldman, the toughest part about striking out on his own has been coping with the cost of doing business
Advisers question support for CFP Board’s proposed ad blitz
Financial advisers were incensed last week by an InvestmentNews editorial that applauded the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.'s plan to launch a $9 million consumer advertising campaign aimed at promoting the financial planning profession and highlighting the CFP designation (“CFP Board is taking a step in the right direction,” Nov. 8).
CFPs face fee hike — and are loving it
Generally speaking, financial advisers aren't exactly overjoyed when one of their industry associations raises its dues
CFP Board OK’s fee hike for controversial ad campaign
Despite criticism from some members, the CFP Board has OK'd a fee hike to pay for a $36 million marketing campaign | Advisers sound off
Groups grapple with tracking wrongdoers
Oren Eugene Sullivan Jr. has been barred permanently from the securities industry, and his insurance license has been revoked.
Russian spy stripped of CFP credentials
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. finally has revoked Russian spy Cynthia A. Murphy of her planning credentials.
CFP Board eyes 80% dues hike to fund PR campaign
The leadership of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. will recommend the fee increase to the organization's board at an upcoming meeting.
CFP Board to focus on ‘higher-level’ topics in exams
Financial planners who are seeking formal certification will soon be tested not just on what they know but…
CFP Board seeks to boost consumer awareness of planning
An advertising agency that has bolstered the images of Fidelity Investments and Progressive Casualty Insurance Corp. is brainstorming about how to help financial planning achieve the same visibility.
CFP Board plans to keep fighting for more planner regulation
At least one group of financial advisers is hoping that the landmark financial-reform legislation will lead to more government oversight of the advice business.
CFP Board to focus on ‘higher-level’ topics in tightened exam
Financial planners seeking formal certification will soon be tested not just on what they know — but on ethical questions and their ability to potentially communicate with clients.
For trade groups, lobbying pays
For careerists in financial-trade-group management, heading a lobbying organization backed by huge corporate interests appears to be a more lucrative route to success than serving and educating financial advisers.
CFP Board hikes requirement for certification exam
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. is raising the education requirements for planners and financial advisers who seek to take the group's certification examination.
CFP Board strips credentials from admitted Ponzi-schemer
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc on Friday placed Oren Eugene Sullivan Jr. under interim suspension, keeping the ex-broker from using its credentials.
