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April 1, 2003

APRIL IS INVESTMENT EDUCATION MONTH -
FINANCIAL PLANNING EXPERTS AVAILABLE

April is Investor Education Month and a great time to improve one's financial savvy and perhaps even embark on a financial spring tune-up.

Looking for experts who can provide insight, comments, advice and quotes? Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC) can put you in touch with individuals from a community of more than 15,000 professionals who hold the Certified Financial Planner® designation (CFP®). This community spans across Canada and offers expertise in all facets of the financial planning spectrum.

Got a Minute? Canadians Invited to Test Their Financial IQ: Perhaps your readers/audiences might be interested in taking the FPSC one-minute financial quiz? With just a few clicks of the mouse, they can see their score and start to learn more about financial planning and how investing fits into a larger picture.

Check out www.cfp-ca.org/public/public_testyourfinancialiq.asp to go directly to the quiz, or browse www.cfp-ca.org for additional information. The FPSC website offers a wealth of information, advice and resources that can help Canadians get into financial shape this spring.

For anyone interested in connecting with a financial planner, the FPSC website can also direct them to more than 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.

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See our media kit online to learn more about financial planning and the CFP designation in Canada: www.cfp-ca.org/media/media_mediakit.asp.

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.