March/April 2012

7 Ways for Advisers to Manage Stress
by Beverly D. Flaxington
Stress that complicates our lives needs to be dealt with. Learn how today.

3 Steps to Empathic Active Listening
by J. Jeffrey Spahn and Jed Purses
Create better client connections through empathy.

1 Skill for Becoming a Better Planner?
by Richard J. Durso, CFP®, AEP®, and Michael E. Kitces, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC
Noted professionals weigh in on the most important skill for success.

A Different Perspective on Life Planningand Death
by Samuel P. Hull, ACC, CPCC®, RLP
How a near-death experience changed a planning philosophy.

Building a Modern Financial Planning Firm
by Bill Winterberg, CFP®
How far can technology take your firm?

Go Figure
Social media compliance; paperless office resources; stress management.

Learning From Peers: Rebalancing Software Benefits and Use
by Rebecca King
Advisers see multiple benefits from using rebalancing software.

Expand Your Practice's Web Appeal With Video
by Christina Nelson
Tips for shooting, editing and posting videos.

Turn Your iPad Into a Marketing Machine
by Kristen Luke
Four apps you won't be able to live without.

Instead of Social Networking, Think Social Marketing
by Eric Clarke
Use social media to earn referrals.

President's Message

FPA Retreat: Shaping the Future of the Profession

Attend the FPA NexGen Gathering July 27-29

Teaching the International Language of Financial Life Planning

Financial Empowerment Programs Offer Philanthropic Opportunities