October 21, 2008
FPA and Amerprise
Financial Value of Financial Planning Study Featured on
Forbes, MSN Money Web sites
The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®)and
Ameriprise Financial® Value of Financial
Planning study, conducted by Harris Interactive, was
prominently featured on the Forbes and MSN Money Web sites October
21. The article outlines the significant highlights and
findings of the study. Forbes.com and MSN Money combine to reach 13
million unique viewers each month.
October 21, 2008
FPA Featured on
Forbes
The article references a recent survey of insured consumers,
released by Aetna's Plan for Your Health and FPA, which reveals
that 45 percent of respondents were unaware that they can save
money in the coming year by making smart decisions about their
health benefits. Aetna launched the Plan for Your Health campaign
in partnership with FPA in September 2004 to help all Americans
make smart health benefits and financial planning decisions at
every stage of life. Forbes.com boasts nearly 7 million unique
visitors each month. This same survey was also featured in The
Washington Post October 23, which reaches 700,000 daily
readers.
October 9, 2008
FPA and USA
TODAY Conduct Personal Finance
Hotline, Featured in USA TODAY
On October 6, in conjunction with FPA Boston 2008 and Financial
Planning Week®, hundreds of consumers had a chance to
ask for financial help from FPA members via USA Today's
and FPA's personal finance hotline. USA Today reaches more
than 2.25 million readers daily.
October 9, 2008
FPA
and The Wall Street Journal Team Up for a Third
Time
FPA and The Wall Street Journal teamed up for the
third time to produce a special section, "A Guide to Financial
Planning," that appeared in the October 4 issue, in conjunction
with Financial Planning Week® and FPA Boston 2008. Three
leading articles were featured within the section: a "Test Your
Financial Planning Knowledge" quiz with questions answered by
various FPA members, a Q&A section between The Wall Street
Journal and FPA's executive director/CEO Marvin W. Tuttle,
Jr., CAE, and a column in which FPA President Mark Johannessen,
CFP®, debunked financial planning myths. The
Wall Street Journal reaches 1.8 million readers with their
Saturday edition.
October 3, 2008
FPA President Mark
Johannessen Featured in U.S. News & World
Report
In the article, "America's Credit Catastrophe," Johannessen offered
suggestions to investors regarding the current financial freeze
that enveloped Wall Street. U.S. News & World Report
reaches more than 2 million weekly readers.
October 1, 2008
FPA Featured on ABC
News
With Wall Street in turmoil and the economy on the brink of
collapse, ABC News sought answers from FPA regarding readers'
personal finance concerns. Through its platforms on television,
radio and the Internet, ABC News reaches on average nearly 194
million people in a given month.
September 26, 2008
FPA Members Help Family
in ABC's Good Morning America and USA
TODAY's "Frugal Family Challenge"
FPA of Dallas/Ft. Worth member John Kvale, CFP®, and FPA
of Michigan member Timothy Wyman, CFP®, assisted a
family in a "Frugal Family Challenge," a project created by USA
Today in conjunction with ABC's Good Morning America
Weekend. The article appeared in USA Today, which
reaches more than 2.2 million readers each weekday. The first
"Frugal Family Challenge" kicked off August 18, appearing in
USA TODAY and on Yahoo! News.
September 22, 2008
FPA Members Featured on CNBC's
'On the Money'
FPA members Phil Cook, CFP®, and Frank Molinar,
CFP® participated on CNBC's "On the Money" forums,
answering questions and providing advice to help guide consumers
though the new economic landscape. CNBC reaches more than 6
million viewers monthly.
September 22, 2008
PlannerSearch Featured in
the Orlando Sentinel
FPA's financial planner referral service,
PlannerSearch®, was featured in the Orlando
Sentinel's article, "Hold on! How to manage your 401(k)
during crisis," which directed readers to FPA's Web site. The
Orlando Sentinel has a Sunday circulation of more than
335,000 readers.
September 22, 2008
PlannerSearch Featured on
CNBC
The article, which discussed not letting one's emotions guide his
or her investment decisions, said to "consider conducting a
financial planner search at www.FPAnet.org, the official Web
site for Financial Planning Association®
(FPA®) members." CNBC.com
receives nearly 4 million unique visitors per
month.
September 10, 2008
FPA's Journal of
Financial Planning Featured on MarketWatch.com
MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe, whose work is syndicated
nationally to an audience of more than 20 million readers per week,
responded to a concerned reader who was worried about not having
enough money to spend in retirement. In his reply, Jaffe referenced
a study published in the September
issue of the Journal of Financial Planning, saying "it
was a breath of fresh air to see [the Journal] include a
study showing that investors may have to cut their spending if
their nest-egg doesn't provide enough income, but they don't need
to endure a lifetime of worst-case scenarios."
September 10, 2008
FPA's President-Elect,
Richard Salmen, Featured in The New York Times
Richard Salmen, CFP®, and FPA's 2008 president-elect,
was featured in The New York Times September 10. In the
article, "Some advice on getting good advice," Salmen offered his
opinion on hiring a financial planner, saying, "This is not a
surface relationship. It's going to mean to a certain extent baring
your soul." The New York Times has a daily circulation of
more than 1.1 million.
March 8-9, 2008
FPA Featured in Special Wall Street Journal Advertising Sections (PDF | 3.2MB)
