WOULD YOUR HIRE YOUR HAIRDRESSER TO CUT YOUR GRASS? MANAGE YOUR MONEY?
When it comes to hair, fitness or health, most
people understand the importance of hiring the right professional for the job.
But when it comes to managing your money, there's still much confusion.
How do you find the right professional? How do you know they are
qualified? Should you bother at all? It's been a tough few years for investors
and many Canadians are weary - weary of poor investment performance,
mismanaged expectations and, sometimes, of receiving poor advice.
WANT SOME STRAIGHT ANSWERS?
April is Investor Education Month and Financial Planners Standards
Council invites you to learn more about the financial planning process and the
professionals in Canada who are qualified to do the job right.
What is financial planning and how is it distinct from investing or
retirement planning?
What does the financial planning process involve?
How do I find the right person for the job?
What credentials are important?
What questions should I ask?
What is my responsibility in making it a successful relationship?
These are just a few of the questions answered on the FPSC websitee:
www.cfp-ca.org.
STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? Click on the "Ask an Expert" feature to pose a
question to our Certified Financial Planner(TM) professionals.
We can also put you in touch with one or more of the 15,000 professionals in Canada who hold the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) designation,
the highest standard in the industry.
Financial Planners Standards Council is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to benefiting Canadians and the financial planning profession by establishing and enforcing education, examination, experience and ethics requirements for individuals who choose to earn the CFP designation. There are currently more than 15,000 planners licensed to use the CFP marks in Canada, and approximately 72, 000 CFP professionals in 17 countries around the world. See www.cfp-ca.org for further information.
The only thing more expensive than hiring a professional is hiring an
amateur. Spend it wisely - hire a CFP professional.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ARRANGE INTERVIEWS, CONTACT:
Eileen Chadnick/Chadnick Communications for FPSC at 416.631.7437 or e-mail eileen@chadnick.com;
Reed Hilton/FPSC at 416.593.8587 x 235 or rhilton@cfp-ca.org.
CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and are certification marks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB). Financial Planners Standards Council is the marks licensing authority for the CFP marks in Canada, through agreement with FPSB.
are certification marks