Bob Monks, our first Frankel Fiduciary honoree, passed away in April. Bob will remain a huge inspiration to fiduciary advocates.
Institute and Industry Leaders
“Fight on the beaches”
New pamphlet deploys Winston Churchill and Chief Justice Stone to argue for fiduciary duties.
Richard Wagner: “The Philosopher King” Of financial planning, says Neal Solomon
Since his 1990 essay, “To Think Like a CFP”, until his passing in 2017, Wagner led the movement for financial planning’s future. Chapter six of Financial Planning 3.0 is reproduced here.
Marie Swift Offers Marketing Tips
Bob Veres reports:
“Marie Swift hit home saying the advisors who provide the most value tend to be the least aggressive marketers.”
Real Fiduciary Advisors Year-End Meeting
The Institute was joined by Ron Rhoades, Phyllis Borzi, Eileen Stevens, and James Tierney for a discussion of “fiduciary” in both 2022 and 2023.
Bob Veres Review: IA Magazine “Luminaries”: Potential advertisers or “luminaries”?
Veres won’t review the 93 firms or 105 individual “finalists” on IA’s list. He DOES list those not nominated, including “Joel Bruckenstein, Angie Herbers, Knut Rostad, Stephanie Bogan”, (and many others)