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Professional and Personal Financial Planning

An excellent paper by Jeffrey W. McClure, CFP® on the origins, meaning and importance of professions, and the status of financial planning as a profession.

Read the academic paper here.

Fiduciary Doings

Tamar Frankel and Phyllis Borzi

 

The Institute organized a meeting to discuss common interests on Reg BI, the states and advocacy on January 16 in Washington. 22 leaders from nine advisor and consumer advocacy organizations attended.

Here, Phyllis Borzi (left) and Tamar Frankel, Institute Board of Advisor members, are seen readying to depart an Institute dinner, the evening before, where they led discussions.

 

Clark Blackman (left) and Chris Cannon, Real Fiduciary Practices Board members

 

Fiduciary Institute colors fly at CFA Institute conference. Clark Blackman (left) and Chris Cannon, Real Fiduciary Practices Board members, wear their 'Fiduciaries Rock' hats at the CFA event in Fort Lauderdale.