Join our panel of marketing experts featured in the July issue of the Journal of Financial Planning as they share common marketing fails that financial planners can sometimes make. While focusing on other people’s mistakes, the panel will discuss lessons learned and how they can be positively transformed into successful marketing strategies. The discussion will include a lively audience Q and A, and will be moderated by an FPA volunteer.

Level of Complexity: Overview - General review of subject from a broad perspective/dive into basic knowledge on a skill or topic. For newer CFP or unfamiliar with subject

September's Journal in the Round : Next Generation of Planners Shifting the Paradigm is a podcast hosted by Hannah Moore on her  weekly program, "You're a Financial Planner, Now What?" In this honest and engaging conversation, Hannah will sit around the table  with Journal contributors Yusuf Abugideiri and Russell Kroeger who co-wrote the cover story on their 3-step model for serving millennial clients.  They will be joined by fellow writers Lisa Kirchenbauer and Andrew Mehari, who shared their story in the September issue about building unique career paths for young planners, discussing the need for innovation in this space, and the new models being created by and for younger planners.  You can listen to this episode here and on FinancialPlannerPodcast.com, iTunes, and Stitcher, starting September 26th.

Please Note CE credit is only available for the live presentation

In this month's Journal in the Round,  Dr. Shachar Kariv, chief scientist of TrueProfile, one of the world’s top game and decision theorists and the recent chair of economics at UC Berkeley, will join Think to Perform CEO Doug Lennick to discuss their passion for behavioral finance and its essential role is shaping the future of financial advice. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT CE CREDIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE LIVE PRESENTATION
 

In this month's Journal in the Round, join our panel of planners and thinkers, featured in the June issue of the JFP, as they think through the future world of blockchain technology, and more urgently, the basics of how to help clients understand its place in the financial landscape.  The discussion will include a lively audience Q and A, moderated by an FPA volunteer, and will cover top things planners should know when talking to clients, and the potential impact of cryptocurrencies on tax and estate planning. 

Level of Complexity: Overview

CE IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE LIVE PRESENTATION AND NOT ANY RECORDING

In this month's Journal in the Round, April contributors Richard Ploss and Michael A. Dribin discuss their articles on estate planning for digital assets,including both the fiduciary and practical aspects of advising clients in this new and dynamic area of the law and financial planning. The conversation and audience Q and A will be moderated by FPA's Bill Harris. 

Level of Competency: Intermediate

The emotional and physical stress that overwhelms clients faced with family-crisis situations often hinders clients’ abilities to make effective decisions and act on decisions. Join our panel of experts as they will discuss how financial planners can help clients navigate the demands of long term services and supports (LTSS), and explain the distinction between communicating with clients and coaching clients. This panel discussion incorporates September's client trust and communication theme of the Journal of Financial Planning. It will include an audience Q and A, and be moderated by an FPA volunteer.

Level of Complexity: Overview

Live Rebroadcast from the 2018 FPA Annual Conference in Chicago!

Continuing the conversation that began at FPA Retreat 2018, Lew Walker and Ben Coombs, who together bring almost 100 years of financial planning experience, are joined by next generation leaders Rachel Moran and Alexandria Cole to share their very different career journeys and to connect their values, their passion and their vision for the future of the profession.


Level of Complexity: Overview - General review of subject from a broad perspective/dive into basic knowledge on a skill or topic. For newer CFP or unfamiliar with subject

PLEASE NOTE THAT CE CREDIT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THE LIVE PRESENTATION OF THIS PROGRAM

In this month's Journal in the Round, Adam Minsky, J.D. discusses his article in the February issue of the Journal on managing student loans.  He will be joined by college planning expert Joe Messinger, CFP, to discuss the growing problem of massive student loan debt in the U.S., and the different types of  loans and repayment options that financial planners can know about to help clients navigate this challenging landscape. 

Level of Complexity: Intermediate

In this month's Journal in the Round, our panelists John Renner and Robert Mauterstock will be discussing the implications of the new FINRA regulation, effective February 2018, regarding required protections for the most vulnerable senior clients.  The discussion and audience Q and A will be moderated by an FPA  host Bill Harris.

Level of Complexity: Intermediate

In this month's Journal in the Round, March JFP contributor Envestnet's Molly Pandya, and our other expert panelists Kevin Hughes (MoneyGuidePro) and  Scott Huff (YoureFolio,) will weigh in on the current landscape, evaluating which technologies will have the biggest impact on the profession. FPA's Bill Simone will moderate the discussion and live Q and A. 

In this month’s Journal in the Round, join this highly recognizable group of educators, practitioners and past/present/future leaders of the profession as they discuss the 21st century skills that future planners need (and educators need to teach) to be successful and relevant in the fast approaching future. Elizabeth Jetton, CFP (FPA past-president) will lead Dr. Dave Yeske, CFP (FPA past president and current practitioner editor of the Journal of Financial Planning), Dr. Martin Seay, Ph.D, CFP (FPA president-elect) and Autumn Campbell, CFP (FPA NexGen President-Elect) in this lively discussion and audience Q and A. 

Please note: No CFP CE credit is offered for this program

A cornerstone of any profession is the willingness of those in the profession to have their voices heard on those policies that impact them, their businesses and their clients. Join our panel of advocacy experts and FPA volunteers that represent the FPA Member Advocacy Council (FPA MAC), and FPA Legislative and Regulatory Issues Committee (LRIC) as they will discuss how these groups participated in organizing and composing the Financial Planning Coalition’s public comment on the proposed SEC regulatory package. This panel discussion incorporates August's regulatory update and fiduciary theme of the Journal of Financial Planning. It will include an audience Q and A, and be moderated by an FPA volunteer.

Level of Complexity: Overview