Financial Planning Essentials

Sunday, October 5

 
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Professional Development from the Inside-Out and the Outside-In

Jonathan T. Guyton, CFP®

  As financial planners, we can be called upon to wear many hats with our clients: advisor, advocate, facilitator, analyst, counselor and leader to name just a few. How does this impact our need for personal and professional growth? What role models can we turn to? How do we best invest in ourselves? Might we be playing it too safe? Can old dogs be taught new tricks? Join Jonathan Guyton, CFP® - no stranger to challenging our profession's conventions - for a wide-ranging and perhaps surprising presentation on enhancing how we 'show up' for our clients.
Globally Relevant: Yes
Career Level: All
Competency: Relationship Skills, Critical Thinking, Leadership Skills
CFP® Board Topic List: Client Trust & Communication

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4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

From Student to Professional: Navigating the Career Path Maze

Caleb Brown, CFP®

  Review of the various business models and the variety of career tracks within them. This career development session is geared to CFP® Board-registered program students, but offers advice to seasoned planners as well. New planners learn about education requirements, building and utilizing a network, job expectations and employee benefits. Seasoned planners gain insight into what newer planners are looking for in their careers and tips on how to communicate with them.
Globally Relevant: No
Career Level: I, II
Competency: Business and Practice Management, Organizational Skills, Human Resources Management
CFP® Board Topic List: N/A

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4:30 PM - 5:20 PM

Shaping the Financial Planning Profession

Daniel B. Moisand, CFP®

  CFP Board CE credit: 1.0 (pending approval)
  Consider issues facing the future of the financial planning profession, including what regulation should look like, the continued growth of life planning, managing a business, professional development, succession planning, and the expansion of financial planning opportunities. Ideas on how you can help shape the profession are woven into all the topics.
Globally Relevant: Yes
Career Level: All
Competency: Business and Practice Management, Human Resources Management, Leadership Skills
CFP® Board Topic List: General Principles of Financial Planning, Client Trust & Communication

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Monday, October 6

 
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

The Idiot's Guide to Essential Client Communications

John P. Napolitano, CFP®, CPA, PFS, MST

  CFP Board CE credit: 1.5 (pending approval)
  John Napolitano demonstrates communication styles that act as motivating attractants - and those that serve as procrastinating repellents. Watch and learn about the essential communications that all planners must have with clients.
Globally Relevant: Yes
Career Level: I, II
Competency: Business and Practice Management, Relationship Skills, Communication Skills
CFP® Board Topic List: Client Trust & Communication

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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Constructing a Financial Plan: From Tactical to Practical

Scott D. Oeth, CFP®, ChFC

  CFP Board CE credit: 1.5 (pending approval)
  A Seasoned CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERÿ professional shares tips, techniques and trial-and-error stories to help early career planners construct and deliver financial plans. While early career planners can strengthen their technical planning skills by earning the CFP® certification and other marks through educational programs, they can save considerable blood, sweat and tears by working under an experienced mentor with solid business skills. Learn how to take your technical knowledge and build an effective business process around delivering advice to clients.
Globally Relevant: Yes
Career Level: All
Competency: Business and Practice Management
CFP® Board Topic List: General Principles of Financial Planning

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