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FPADallas/Fort WorthFALL/WINTER 2015Newsletter2016 FPA DFW Board ElectedThe slate of candidates proposed to serve as the officers and directors of the Financial PlanningAssociation of DFW for 2016 was recently elected by the chapter members as follows. FPA DFW2016 FPA Eventswishes to thank each of these individuals for their willingness to serve our organization and wishthem well as they assume their roles in 2016.Chapter MeetingsJanuary 29March 15June 72016 FPA DALLAS/FORT WORTH BOARD OF DIRECTORSChairmanDennis Moore, CFP , MBAQuest Capital ManagementPresidentRett Dean, CFP , EARiverchase Financial Planning, LLCPresident ElectBrandon Ratzlaff, CFP Carter Financial ManagementSecretaryDallas McKee, CFP Lifeway Financial CorporationTreasurerCrystal Billing, CFP CFO4Life, LPMembership DirectorBill Dendy, CFP Elite Financial ManagementEducation/Programs DirectorTyler Russell, CFP Carter Financial ManagementSymposium DirectorJarrod Upton, CFP , MBA, MSUnited CapitalCorporate Partnership DirectorJoel Berg, CFP Carter Financial ManagementTechnology DirectorMichael Domingo, CFP , AIF, CLU, MBACadence Financial Advisors, LLCPro Bono DirectorJaime Boyles, CFP Lee Financial CorporationJune 14 - Fort WorthSeptember 6October 18 - Fort WorthNovember 12016 Career DayJanuary 2914th Annual FPA DFWBallpark EventApril 4FPA DFW Financial PlanningSymposium - Westin GalleriaMay 17-18FPA Honors Dinner &Financial Planning Week EventsOctober 2016FPA National EventsApril 25-28FPA Retreat - Phoenix AZSeptember 14-16FPA Annual ConferenceCareer Development & NexGen DirectorJennifer Calvi, CFP Quest Capital ManagementAllied Professionals DirectorTaylor Steele, CFP , CLU, AIF, EACadent Capital, LLCPublic Relations DirectorThomas Murphy, CFP Murphy & SylvestAdvocacy DirectorPhilip Floyd, CFP BKD Wealth AdvisorsBE BALTIMORE 2016
FPA DFW Financial Planning SymposiumWestin Galleria Dallas l May 17-18, 2016 l Dallas, TexasThe FPA Dallas/Fort Worth Financial PlanningSymposium is designed for all financial planningindustry professionals. More than 20 educational sessions will be available, most of which qualify for Continuing Education credit.This premier Conference has a national reputation for providing knowledgeable inspiringspeakers and excellent networking opportunitiesfor the more than 300 financial professionalswho attend. Attendees will have the opportunityto meet face-to-face with leading industry professionals and visit with over 30 event exhibitors.FPA 2016 HighlightsTop speakers in the nation! Industry2016 Symposium A tradition like no otherexpert keynote and breakout presentations on financial planning topics acrossall areasOver 30 companies in the exhibit halldisplaying the latest products and resources to support your practiceA flexible schedule that allows you tocustomize your learning experiencebased on your needs and scheduleRegarded as one of the best financialconferences in the country .and it’sright in your own backyardTons of continuing education, includingETHICS!Networking with top financial plannersand industry vendors for new friendshipsand partnerships!
In MemoryPamela YipDallas Morning News Personal Finance ColumnistFor the last 16 years, Pamela Mary Yip helped Dallas Morning News readers navigate the obstacles of personal finance. Her columns covered all of life’s economic stages, including planning for college expenses and saving forretirement. And she handled all of the topics with professional care and a personal touch. Pamela was a greatfriend of the FPA of Dallas/Fort Worth and did many things to assist our chapter in the Public Relations area and shewill be truly missed.Born in Hong Kong, Yip was 2 when she emigrated from communist China to California with her parents. The familylived in San Francisco for five years before moving to Sacramento, where Yip grew up. In 1979, she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a concentration in economics from California State University-Sacramento. Later, shereceived a personal financial planning certificate from the University of Houston. Yip worked for United Press International, USA Today and the Houston Chronicle before she joined The News as a business columnist in 1999. Her previous work included covering the 1997 handover of Hong Kong by Great Britain to China. She had been a member ofthe Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ board of governors since 2007. In 2010, Yip was part of a reporting team that won a SABEW award for a series of articles about the high cost of health care. She served as co-chairof the society’s 48th annual national conference in Dallas in 2011.Pamela helped promote the highest standards of business journalism and made lasting friendships with many individuals in the journalism industry, as well as the FPA and financial planning community.Peter Johnson, assistant business editor at The News and Yip’s editor, said she was “a good reporter and an evenbetter person.” “She really loved helping people, and I think that’s what made her such a good personal financereporter,” he said. He noted that Yip’s death came the same day The News conducted its annual financial planninghotline for readers, a service she started about 15 years ago.On Sunday, Thomas E. Murphy, a close friend of Yip’s and a member of the Financial Planning Association, was busyanswering calls and live chat queries from the public as part of the annual hotline. Yip and Murphy met through thehotline, which enlists FPA members to offer pro bono financial advice to callers. Murphy said that Yip was alwayspushing to find new ways to explain financial concepts to her readers and that she “felt very compelled to helppeople understand personal finance.”The Financial Planning Association of Dallas-Fort Worth is honoring Yip by donating the proceeds from its annual honors dinner Thursday in her memory. The money will go to the Pamela Yip Scholarship Fund for CFA students. Memorials may made to the Pamela Yip Fund, FPA DFW, P.O. Box 261750, Plano, Texas 75026.
FPA DFW Past President’s Annual MeetingShannon J. Pike, CFP VotedEvery October a group of FPA DFW past president’s meetings todiscuss the direction and future of our chapter. The DFW continues to grow and has had tremendous success over the years andwe thank all of these individuals for their leadership of our chapter. A special gratitude also goes out to all of the past presidentsof the IAFP and ICFP, prior to the FPA.2016 President-Elect of the Financial Planning AssociationDENVER - The Financial PlanningFPA DFW Past Presidents, since 2000:Association (FPA ) today an-2000Tom McIntire, CFP nounced that the Board of Direc-2001Dennis Carpenter, CFP 2002Bryan Lee, CFP , MBA2003Michael Busch, CFP , CPAterm will begin on January 1, 2016, succeeding incoming2004Viktor Szucs, CFP 2016 FPA President Pamela Sandy, CFP 2005Bryan Clintsman, CFP 2006Trudy Turner, CFP , CPAWith more than 20 years of experience in the financial2007Kevin Grant, CFP , CLU, ChFCservices industry, Pike is Vice President and Senior Fi-2008Mario Yngerto, CFP 2009Mark McClanahan, CFP 2010Tara Scottino, CFP tions.2011Monte Ferguson, CFP , ChFCPike was a member of the board of directors with FPA of2012Cliff Layfield, CIC, ARMHouston for six years, which included stints as the chap-2013Dan Mauck, CFP ter's membership director, president and chair. Additional-2014Jonathan Meaney, CFP ly, Pike has served on several FPA national task forces2015Dennis Moore, CFP tors has elected Shannon J. Pike,CFP as the 2016 FPA PresidentElect for a one-year term. Pike'snancial Advisor at Asset Management Advisors in Houston, TX, a firm specializing in tax-efficient wealthmanagement for individuals, families, trusts and founda-including the Leadership Advisory Council, PractitionerAdvisory Council, the Heart of Financial Planning TaskFuture FPA DFW Presidents2016Rett Dean, CFP 2017Brandon Ratzlaff, CFP Force, and chaired the former FPA Chapter LeadershipAdvisory Council (CLAC) in 2011.nois in Consumer Economics with a concentration in financial planning, and a banking degree from theAmerican Institute of Banking. He earned the CertifiedFinancial Planner (CFP ) marks in 2002 after completing studies at the C.T. Bauer College of Business at theUniversity of Houston.The FPA Board of Directors is responsible for setting thevision and strategic direction for the association, usingFPA's core beliefs as the key filters for making decisionsin a fiduciary capacity on behalf of members and constituents.The 2016 Board will be comprised of 15 total members,which includes the three newly elected members and FPAExecutive Director/CEO Lauren M. Schadle, CAE.
MembershipFPA Member Bring a Guest ProgramIntroduce a colleague to FPA!Michael BeckerMatt Bennett, CFP Welcome New MembersGeorge BenterKristen BlackRalph BoeckmannErik BruceAntonia Buban, CFP Niels Buksik, CFP Christian CalderonAlexa CelisJoe Chairez, CFP Johnathan Cherry, CFP Michael ColettaCharles DixonCarolyn EllInvite someone you do know to experience with you the premiere education, networking and continuing education program in the Metroplex for those people who are seriousabout financial planning. The Dallas Ft Worth chapter of theFPA is all about enabling financial professionals to becomebetter at what they do and have some fun at the same time.Take some time out of your busy schedule to refuel and reinvigorate your practice.To show how serious we take engaging serious planners weare offering a way for you to bring your friend or co worker to experience the FPA. We are starting a new program this year which allows each member to invitean individual to experience for free one of our regular program lunches. Eachfree guest attendee may only utilize this program once during the year.Dallas Ft Worth chapter of the FPA has not pulled back or shrunk in size but islooking to engage more financial planning professionals in an ongoing dialogue.So much has happened and continues to impact us a profession. Stay currentwhere it matters. Find ways to be better at what you do and make a differencefor your clients. Come grow with us this year. Complete details online!Matt FitzsimmonsCarey Fraser, CFP Jean Freeman, CFP Ronald GarnerMichelle GassJohn Gesek2015 FPA DFW Sponsor of the YearRandall HortonBryan Jackson, CFP Earl Jefferson, CFP Kendall King, CFP Harold Lankford, CFP Steven Lauder, CFP Victoria LeslieHarold LevinsonDaniel MaloneWilbert PresleyWilliam SaplickiRobert Smith, CFP Randy Smith, CFP Steven WaltonHarry Ward, CFP Congratulations to Hub InternationalPersonal Insurance for being selectedby the FPA membership as our 2015Sponsor of the Year. We look forwardto our partnership with you for manyyears to come and we appreciate yoursupport of the DFW chapter.
FPA Member AnniversariesCongratulations to the following Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter members whoPresidentDennis Moore, CFP , MBAare celebrating significant FPA Membership Anniversaries in.OCTOBER l NOVEMBER l DECEMBERChairman/Past PresidentJonathan Meaney, CFP President ElectRett Dean, CFP , EATreasurerCrystal Billing, CFP SecretaryDallas McKee, CFP Public Relations DirectorThomas Murphy, CFP Membership DirectorWilliam (Bill) Dendy, CFP Education DirectorBrandon Ratzlaff, CFP 25 YearsRobert Stevens, CFP Stevens Financial Services15 YearsDouglas Bartol, CFP , CLU, ChFCMoney MattersMark Bueter, CFP Nationwide FinancialT. Michael Chockley, CFP TMC Financial Management, Inc.Corporate Partnership DirectorJoel Berg, CFP J. Kay Crofford, CFP JMA Financial Advisors, Inc.Advocacy DirectorSarah Henze, CFP Gregory Gardner, CFP The Gardner GroupPro-Bono DirectorJaime Boyles, CFP Amy Ng, CFP , CLU, ChFCMetLifeCareer Development /NexGen Dir.Jennifer Calvi, CFP Special Events DirectorJarrod Upton, CFP , MBA, MSTechnology DirectorMichael Domingo, CFP , AIF, CLU,MBAAllied Professionals DirectorTaylor Steele, CFP , CLU, AIFExecutive DirectorMelisa HallStrategic Association ManagementFinance ManagerVicki StoneOffice StaffDebbie RynasWalter Virden, CFP , CPA/PFSVirden, Chapman & Virden10 YearsDawna Richter, CFP Wells FargoMichael Staley, CFP Conveyance, Inc.Jan Valecka, CFP Valecka Wealthl Management5 YearsSandra Anderson, CFP , CPA/PFSAnderson & Associates Financial, LLCGinnie Baker, CFP , MSTolleson Wealth ManagementZachary Beckerly, CFP Botsford Financial GroupKathryn Diduch, CFP East Texas Wealth Planning Advisors, Inc.Ryan Fuchs, CFP , J.D., LLMIfrah Financial Services, Inc.Nancy Gatens, CFP Lee Financial CorporationJames Higgins, CFP Mick Koffend, MBA, RFGAccountable Aging Care ManagementJeremy Newton, CFP LPL FinancialMark SteffeFirst Command Financial ServicesJohn Williams, CFP Williams FP
EventsSAVE THE DATE!FPA DFW CAREER DAY - JANUARY 29, 20168:30 AM – 4:30 PM(The Chapter Meeting Will Be Held From 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.)Crowne Plaza Hotel 14315 Midway Road, Addison, TX 75001FPA Career Day is designed to simplify the hiring and interviewing process! Career Day brings together established financialplanning professionals and those newer to the profession with a day of speakers, workshops, discussions and interviews. Joinus!FPA DFW CHAPTER MEETING - JANUARY 29, 201611:00 AM – 2:00 PMThe first FPA DFW chapter meeting for 2015 will be on Friday, January 29, in conjunction with the FPA Career Day. Detailsare online at www.fpadfw.org. This is always one of our largest and most popular events each year .plan to join us for a fullday of education and networking. This is an event you will not want to miss!14th Annual FPA DFW Ballpark EventTexas Rangers vs SeattleGlobe Life Park — Arlington TXHYUNDAI CLUB!!!Space is extremely limited and this event will sell out quickly.Registration and ticket sales start SOON!April 4An great educational topic will start the day off. The afternoon will be filled with agreat view of the pre-game activities and a full lunch buffet followed by greatTexas Rangers baseball in the HYUNDAI CLUB! Opening pitch is at 1:05 pmSave the date and join us on April 4 to watch the Rangers play on openingday of the 2016 season!
D Magazine - Best Financial Planners 2015Congratulations to all of the FPA DFW members who were included in the November issue of D Magazine as Best Financial Planners 2015.D Magazine: How We Did It: We asked every Certified Financial Planner in the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of the Financial Planning Association to cast an online ballot. Outside-firm votes counted more than inside-firm votes. Self-nominations were tossed out. A panel of esteemed local financial planners reviewed the list. Only CFPs made the list.View the full list/article /?awards mv Best Financial Planners 2015Kay AllenTiffany Finney-JohnsonMichael MillsLance AlstonFrances GardnerCyndy MontgomeryTodd AmacherJoAnne GalbraithHannah MooreKrista AndersonJaime GalvanGreg P. MooreMichael AndersonGreg GardnerKathy MuldoonJenny ArmstrongVictor H. GarzaThomas MurphyBob BergJohn GayLuisa NematiCrystal BillingAllison GeigerJoseph P. NolanSteve BlankenshipNic GibsonKen PainterKalita Beck BlessingAlan GoldfarbJeffrey PaladiniJessica BoghetichDamon GonzalezAshley ParksJaime BoylesRicky Grunden, Sr.Bill PerrymanMelissa BrennanPatty HammondJimmy PerrymanKatie BrewerJeremy HudsonDana PingenotLarry BurgessRyan HueyBrandon RatzlaffMike BuschJoanna JadlowJ. Tyler RussellBill CarterDiana L. JenkinsSteven SchlegelTravis D. CarterRichard JoynerScott SchlegelDerek D. ChildsSean KelleherTara ScottinoBryan ClintsmanCarl J. KunhardtShashin G. ShahRobert CoxJohn KvaleRoger ShakeCraig CowlesBrian H. LangfordSue SpellmanRandall CrimmingsBryan LeeTaylor SteeleGuy CumbieRichard Lee, Jr.Helen StephensChristopher CurrinKen LinkPaul StreiberBryce DanleyBrent LittleDarrell TateRett DeanJohn LoydJan G. ValeckaDavid DiesslinLynne LubyNeal VassoMichael A. DomingoDan MauckKane VinesPatrick DoughertyMark McClanahanSteve WachsTerry D. DoyleLynn McIntireDusty WallaceDavid DrydenTom McIntireChristie WilliamsMary H. DurieJonathan MeaneyChris S. YoungChandler FergusonJim Middlebrook
Welcome!FPA Dallas/Fort Worth Annual Honors Award DinnerFinancial Planning week is the time of year when we take the opportunityto recognize Financial Planners in our communities who have a lifelongcommitment to the financial planning profession and to the FinancialPlanning Association of Dallas/Fort Worth. Each year it becomes moreand more difficult to narrow down the awards to just one person. To us,this means that we have several individuals that are consistently goingabove and beyond the call of duty. FPA DFW would like to congratulate and recognize the 2015 Honors Award Recipients. The awards werepresented at the Honors Dinner on October 8, at the W Hotel in Dallas.FPA DFW would like extend a warmwelcome the 24 new members fromthe SMU CFP Program to the FinancialPlanning Association. We hope youfind value in being a FPA memberand we look forward to having youinvolved.Congratulations to this year’s Award recipientsChairman’s AwardDr. Bill Gustafson, CFP Honors AwardDan Mauck, CFP Clintsman Financial PlanningSenior DirectorTexas Tech University PersonalFinancial PlanningFPA DFW wishes you ajoyous Thanksgiving and aHappy Holiday Season!Young Guns AwardHannah Moore, CFP Guiding Wealth ManagementYoung Guns AwardTyler Russell, CFP Carter Financial Management2015 FPA DFW Sponsor of the YearCongratulations to Hub International Personal Insurance forbeing selected by the FPA membership as our 2015 Sponsor ofthe Year. We look forward to our partnership with you formany years to come and we appreciate your support of theDFW chapter.
TD Ameritrade awards UNT 50,000, Mascot Scrappy and faculty to help ring NYSEDENTON, Texas (UNT) -- The University of North Texas Financial Services Programwill be awarded a 50,000 grant from TD Ameritrade Institutional as part of its NextGenFinancial Planning Initiative. To celebrate the honor, TD Ameritrade Institutional will flytwo UNT representatives to the New York Stock Exchange to accept the award July 22(Wednesday), where they'll be joined by UNT's mascot, Scrappy, to help ring the closing bell.Two grants and 14 scholarships were awarded by TD Ameritrade Institutional as part ofan ongoing effort by the company to bring more young talent to financial planning careersat a time when the investment advice industry is facing a critical shortage."Registered investment advisors as a group are aging: roughly half are 55 years or older,and many of them will be looking to retire over the next decade," said Tom Nally, presidentof TD Ameritrade Institutional, in an April 14 press release. "Add that with the fact that fewerthan eight percent of advisors are under 35, and it's clear our industry needs more youngprofessionals to join us and help families better manage their finances."In addition, predictions from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2014 show that by 2022,jobs for personal financial advisors will grow by 27 percent. That's three times faster thanthe national average for other careers.Mascot Scrappy and UNT faculty join TD Ameritrade Institutional President Tom Nally in the NewYork Stock Exchange board room ahead of the closing bell ceremony, in celebration of a 50,000awarded by TD Ameritrade Institutional to the UNTfinance program. Pictured: Tom Nally, president ofTD Ameritrade Institutional, Marcia Staff, chair ofthe department of finance, insurance, real estate andlaw, Scrappy, UNT's mascot and Dave Ragan, grantwriter and adjunct faculty member."There is a huge need for financial planners," said Dave Ragan, adjunct faculty member inUNT's Department of Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law. Ragan, along with MarciaStaff, chair of the department, will represent UNT at the closing bell ceremony."Financial planning isn't just selling a mutual fund, though that is the perception some still hold," said Ragan, who is also an alumnus of the UNT department and senior financial planning specialist at Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc. "It touches on a variety oftopics, including cash flow management; home, auto, life and long-term care insurance; investments; and retirement, estate andcollege planning. Financial planning is about securing one's financial future."Ragan said the UNT program plans to use the funds to create a TD Ameritrade Internship Program at the UNT Student MoneyManagement Center, boost recruitment for the program, reimburse UNT students who complete financial literacy courses and integrate business case studies into classes – all to provide more real-world experience to future graduates and to expose more youthto financial advising."We are thrilled at the opportunities that we will be able to afford students as a result of the grant," said Staff. "Our partnership withUNT's Student Money Management Center and providing financial literacy training will allow us to reach students that we could nototherwise."In addition to providing the award to UNT, TD Ameritrade Institutional gave a second, 25,000 emerging-program grant to TempleUniversity and a total of 14 scholarships to undergraduates across the country pursuing financial planning degrees.This marks UNT's second prestigious award from TD Ameritrade. Last fall, three UNT students won its nationwide virtual stocktrading competition, the thinkorswim Challenge, after growing their group portfolio by 213.04 percent to over 1.5 million.About TD Ameritrade InstitutionalTD Ameritrade Institutional is a leading provider of comprehensive brokerage and custody services to more than 5,000 fee-based,independent registered investment advisors and their clients. Our advanced technology platform, coupled with personal supportfrom our dedicated service teams, allows investment advisors to run their practices more efficiently and effectively while optimizingtime with clients. TD Ameritrade Institutional is a division of TD Ameritrade, Inc., a brokerage subsidiary of TD Ameritrade HoldingCorporation. Brokerage services provided by TD Ameritrade, Inc., member FINRA /SIPC.About Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc.Grunden Financial Advisory, Inc. is an investment and wealth management firm with services tailored to successful families. Ourmission is to deeply understand our clients and then provide the leadership to develop and execute well thought out personal investment and wealth management strategies that deliver complex financial solutions in a simple, understandable way. Grundenserves more than 130 clients and manages assets of 137 million.
SMU Financial Planning Certificate ProgramNow Accepting Applications for SpringThe SMU Financial Planning Certificate Program combines expert instructors,CFP -Board registered curriculum and flexible course schedules to provide thepremier financial planning educational program in North Texas.Applications are now being accepted for the two spring start dates: January 19 and April 4.Ask about FPA member discounts!Visit smu.edu/cpfp to view an online info session and for application details.January 19SMU Certificate Program in Financial Planning cohort beginsIntensive 11 month program that meets Tuesday evenings and select Saturdays on SMU’s Plano campus. This program teaches you to really DO financial planning. Discount available for FPA members. Smu.edu/cpfpApril 4SMU Certificate Program in Financial Planning beginsClasses meet one or two evenings per week on the Dallas Campus. This program teaches you to really DO financialplanning. Discount available for FPA members. Smu.edu/cpfp
Representing financial planners and issues affecting planner practices are primary objectives of the Financial Planning Association. To enhance our efforts, the FPA-PAC was created as the federally registered political action committee of FPA, the only registeredPAC on Capitol Hill representing the interests of the financial planning profession.By contributing to the FPA-PAC fund, you're helping support candidates for the UnitedStates Senate and House of Representatives — primarily incumbents, regardless of political party — who have demonstrated previous support of issues FPA believes critical toadvancing the profession.To contribute to FPA-PAC visit: www.fpanet.org/member/govt relation/fpa pac.cfmIf you have any questions or need some guidance, please do not hesitate to contactJennifer Rudolph, the FPA grassroots manager at Jennifer.Rudolph@fpanet.org.
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2004 Viktor Szucs, CFP 2005 Bryan Clintsman, CFP 2006 Trudy Turner, CFP , CPA 2007 Kevin Grant, CFP , CLU, ChFC 2008 Mario Yngerto, CFP 2009 Mark McClanahan, CFP 2010 Tara Scottino, CFP 2011 Monte Ferguson, CFP , ChFC 2012 Cliff Layfield, CIC, ARM 2013 Dan Mauck, CFP 2014 Jonathan Meaney, CFP
