September 2018 Newsletter

Symposium

SEPTEMBER 20 AT THE GRAND BOHEMIAN HOTEL

We are starting our day with 2 hours of Ethics. Those who do not need credit can come later in the morning. From 4:15 – 5:15 we will be having a cocktail hour to allow everyone some time to unwind and mingle with fellow members and partners. We hope everyone will be able to join us.

Valet parking, breakfast, lunch and cocktails (4:15 – 5:15) will be provided as part of your ticket. Register at www.fpana.org to receive the early-bird discount.

CFP Ethics (2 hours CFP® CE credit) Presented by Bonnie Kirchner, CFP®
Bonnie co-anchored a morning drive business show and was a financial reporter in Boston, until her then husband, a covert narcissist and sociopath financial advisor, confessed to running a huge Ponzi investment scam. Bonnie is an enlightening and inspirational speaker.

Global Market Outlook (1 hour of CFP® CE credit) Presented by: Peter Smith
With geopolitics continuing to dominate the global news flow, Peter Smith uses historical data and analysis to parse through the noise and discusses how money managers should navigate the international equity markets.

New Strategies for Long Term Care Planning (1hour of CFP® CE credit approved) Presented by: Babs W. Hart, CLTC, MDRT
Long term care planning continues to be an area full of changes and growing importance. Babs Hart will provide a history of long term care planning along with updates in the landscape while also reviewing new strategies to utilize with clients.

Mastering Organic and Scalable Growth Presented by: Duncan MacPherson
Increasingly, we see top professionals transform their proven best practices into intellectual properties that can be deployed over and over again. Duncan discusses what it means to turn a book of business into an actual business; a business that has no limits and achieves steadily improving enterprise value.

2018 Medicare (1 hour of CFP® CE credit approved) Presented by: Karen Haiflich, RHU
Karen will compare the parts of Medicare and coverage options, explain benefits and costs, discuss how Medigap policies and Medicare Advantage Plans are different, describe the Federally-facilitated Health Insurance Marketplans, recognize Medicaid and related resources.

Utilizing Insurance in a Fee Only Practice (1 hour of CFP® CE) Presented by: David Lau
For most financial planners, insurance is an important component of a holistic financial plan. However, commissioned products are incompatible with RIAs business models and their fiduciary values. David Lau discusses how fee-only, fiduciary advisors can utilize and leverage insurance.

Register here!

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President's Message

RUS JORDAN, CFP®

It’s September, and a very busy time as school is back in, kids activities are in full force (if they ever actually took a break), and football season is upon us. It’s a busy time with the FPA as well. On Thursday, September 20th, we will have our annual Symposium at the Grand Bohemian. The schedule will begin with ethics and conclude with a happy hour at the end of the day. We are excited to have a great line up of informative speakers and plenty of CE. Make sure to get registered! Also, please make a note that the Financial Planning Expo will be held on October 2nd, once again at the Hoover Library. More information will come, but make a note of the date, as volunteers are needed.

I would also like to recognize and thank Beth Vittitow this month. For the past two years, Beth has not only been a valuable member of our Board, but has been in charge of our Symposium, no easy task. Thanks, Beth, for planning out a couple of great Symposiums!

See you all soon.

Rus

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Chapter Meetings

2018 Chapter Meetings

September 20 Symposium at Grand Bohemian Hotel. Separate registration required.
October 18 Investments
November 15 Estate Planning
RSVP required.
Unless otherwise specified, all meetings are on the 3rd Thursday from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Location: Federal Reserve Bank, 524 Liberty Parkway
Format: Eat together in a gourmet style cafeteria until 11:55, then move to conference room for presentation. Food is not allowed in conference rooms. Please RSVP and arrive on time to enjoy lunch and the speaker.
Registration: $15 members
RSVP: Online by the Friday before the meeting. Season Ticket holders must RSVP by email to fpaofnorthalabama@gmail.com
FPA is committed to pay for each reservation made. If you cannot keep your reservation, notify Pat at fpaofnorthalabama@gmail.com by Friday before the meeting. No shows who fail to cancel will be billed $20.

Guest Policy
In an effort to boost membership, we have removed the financial incentive to be a continual guest at chapter meetings. First time guests may attend a chapter meeting at no charge. A guest’s second and all further meetings require a $50 charge. As an incentive to join, members receive great discounts for chapter meetings, social events, Symposium, plus access to free CE in the Journal of Financial Planning. Between the networking, continuing education and advocacy of our
profession, we believe that the cost of membership is far exceeded by the value. Guest policy adopted by the 2016 FPANA Board of Directors.

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Events

September 20 Symposium at Grand Bohemian
October 1-5 Financial Planning Week
October 2 Financial Planning Expo
October 3-5 FPA Annual Conference, Chicago

Volunteers needed for one on one consultations. Volunteers do not need to stay all day. Contact
John Blalock to volunteer.

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Please Thank Our 2018 Partners

Premiere Partner

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

Internal Partners

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