FEDERAL BUDGET: FINANCIAL PLANNING EXPERTS
AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT
Looking for an expert to comment on the Federal Budget from a financial planning perspective?
Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) can put you in touch with professional financial planners who have met the rigorous requirements of the internationally recognized Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) designation. These individuals are available to provide insight, advice and commentary related to the Federal Budget and how it impacts Canadians' financial planning considerations.
WHO:
15,000 individuals in Canada have earned the CFP designation. This expert community of financial planning professionals spans the country and all the financial services sectors. We can find just the right planner, perhaps in your community, to help your readers manage their personal financial affairs.
WHEN:
The Federal Budget will be presented on February 18th.
HOW:
1) Give us a call (see contacts below) and we will put you in touch with a professional in your community.
2) Or check out the FPSC website at www.cfp-ca.org and click on "Find an Expert" (www.cfp-ca.org/media/media_findanexpert.asp).
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.
About the CFP designation:
Those awarded the right use the CFP marks annually have met FPSC's pre certification requirements in education, examination and experience and are held to a strict professional code of ethics and a life-long commitment to professional development. CFP is the only internationally recognized financial planning designation. There are currently more than 72,000 professionals worldwide who have earned the CFP designation from organizations in 17 countries. Canada is a leader in this international community having licensed the greatest number of CFP professionals per capita.
CONTACT:
Eileen Chadnick/Chadnick Communications for FPSC at 416.631.7437 or eileen@chadnick.com;
Ann Bowman/FPSC at 416.593.8587 x 225 or abowman@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.