Many financial advisors today, including CFPs, call themselves “fiduciaries” but still possess conflicts of interest that are often not properly managed.
Institute and Industry Leaders
How Financial Planning Can Become a True Profession
by Ron A. Rhoades, JD, CFP®
There are many prerequisites to becoming a true profession. Have we satisfied those requirements? And if so – do we desire to take the next step – seeking true status as a profession through legislation?
Women Leading The Finance Industry: Deborah S. Bosley
Deborah S. Bosley of The Plain Language Group has been recognized as a woman “leading the finance industry.”
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo Wins Prestigious National Award
Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, one of the Institute’s Real Fiduciary™ Practices Advisors, received the 2019 Trailblazer IMPACT Award™.
“Happy 50th Anniversary, Financial Planning Profession” by Dave Yeske
Dave Yeske, on the 50th anniversary of financial planning, notes its achievements and challenges in a balanced and thoughtful piece.
Law professors Denounce SEC’s Reg BI; Underscore the Rule’s Clear Break from 79 Years of Settled Law in Advisers Act of 1940
Columbia Law Professor John Coffee estimates the SEC rulemaking lowered the standard for advisers 75% and raised the standard for brokers 10%.
