College for Financial Planning

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  Low Investor Confidence: An Opportunity for Independent Advisors

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  April 10, 2013

  As the previous financial meltdown helped create the independent investment advisory profession, so the current lack of trust in the investment system spells an opportunity for today's independent advisors.

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  New Hire Roundup: CFP Board Announces Chair Appointments

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 30, 2013

  This week in new hires, John Byrne and Bryan Hissong returned to Prudential Retirement, and Jac McLean was named head of distribution at Hartford Mutual Funds.

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  Want Professional Standards, Advisors? Get an Exclusionary Rule

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  If you’re going to have professional standards, you have to be able to kick out folks who don’t meet them.

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  FPA Announces Award Winners

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 28, 2012

  Among the winners is David King, who will be honored posthumously for his visionary devotion to the development of the financial planning movement as an established profession.

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  LGBT Investors, Despite Obstacles, Confident About Retirement Prospects

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  June 4, 2012

  Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender investors face several unique challenges in preparing for retirement, including those stemming from a lack of federal marriage and inheritance rights.