FPA-NENY programs can help enhance your awareness
of issues affecting many people.
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Whether you do comprehensive financial planning or specialize in just one facet of it, there are so many topic areas that a CFP® needs to have knowledge about.
The broader the scope of your knowledge, the more value you bring to the client relationship. Just think of all of the topics covered in the CFP® study program!
Because financial planning is about the client’s entire financial life, it is so important to be aware of how little details fit into the big picture. The key is recognizing the issues and being able to provide solutions, whether you do so yourself or turn them to someone who handles that area.
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September 23, 2020 Wednesday
1 Hour and 40 minutes
CE: CFP® Ethics credit
New Standards for a Fiduciary World: Understanding CFP Board’s Revisions
Speaker: Dan Candura, CFP CFP BOARD EMERITUS™, Founder, Candura Group, LLC
Members: TBA | Non-members TBA
Time: 7:30 A.M. Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:30 A.M. Program
Venue: Planned at Wolferts Roost Country Club
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October 15, 2020 Thursday
1 Hour
CFP CE
Retirement Income Planning After SECURE And CARES Acts
Speaker: Jamie Hopkins, Managing Director of Carson Coaching and Director of Retirement Research at Carson Group
2020 has been a year of change, but many client goals remain the same. Clients want security in their retirement income plans, but the rules keep changing with the SECURE Act and CARES Act shifting the legal and tax landscape significantly. Best planning strategies for Roth IRAs, tax loss harvesting, conversions, rollovers, RMDs, beneficiaries, new distribution strategies and QCDs all being impacted by the new rules.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how the SECURE Act and CARES Act Impacts Retirement Income Planning
- Understand how charitable giving strategies changed in 2020 for retirees
- Understand the best RMD and conversion strategies in light of the removal of the stretch for many IRA beneficiaries
Members: TBA | Non-members TBA
Time: 7:30 A.M. Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:30 A.M. Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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November 19, 2020 Thursday
1 Hour
Expected CE: CFP® and CPA
To ROTH or Not to Roth and Other Interesting Tax Planning Tidbits in a Post-COVID World
Speaker: MARTIN S. FINN, JD, LL.M., CPA/PFS, Accredited Estate Planner速 (Distinguished) Nominee
A review of relevant tax changes and planning opportunities to share with clients after a personal and financial maelstrom. We will discuss everything from SECURE Act planning options including ROTH conversions to tax changes in Stimulus bills to year end tax planning opportunities.
Learning Objectives:
- ROTH conversion analysis in a down market.
- Tax strategies in a down economy.
- Year end tax planning opportunities.
Members: TBA | Non-members TBA
Time: 7:30 A.M. Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:00 A.M.Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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December 17, 2020 Thursday
1 Hour
Expected CE: CFP® and CPA
Succession or Exit? The Retiring Financial Advisor
Speaker: Craig Johnson, Uphill Investment Partners
Succession vs. Exit, which is best for an Advisor? How to assist a Financial Advisor in selling their practice. How to avoid the pitfalls. Steps to a successful exit.
Learning Objectives
- What selling by succession vs selling by exit means.
- Structuring the succession/exit.
- Some perils and pitfalls to be aware of.
Members: TBA | Non-members TBA
Time: 7:30 A.M. Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:00 A.M.Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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January 17, 2021 Thursday: Brad Rutan of MFS, Fixed Income
February 11, 2021 Thursday: Emily Roland of John Hancock, Investment/Economic Update
March 18, 2021 Thursday: Tara Anne Pleat, Esq., Estate Planning Update
April 22, 2021 Thursday: Ryan Tiernan of American Funds, Health Meets Wealth: What Role Do Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) Play in Retirement Investing?
May 13, 2021: SYMPOSIUM featuring Carolyn McClanahan, CFP, PhD
1 Hour
Expected CE: CFP® and CPA
Economic Update 2020
Speaker: Hugh Johnson, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Hugh Johnson Advisors
Here’s the triumphant return of Albany’s own economic guru! What will Hugh say? What will Hugh prognosticate*? Come on by and find out!!
*Why, yes! You will receive extra points when you use prognosticate in a sentence to me!
Time: 7:30 A.M. Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:00 A.M.Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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Estate Planning Wars: The Rise of Trusts
Speaker: Martin S. Finn, JD, LL.M., CPA/PFS, Founding Partner, Lavelle & Finn, LLP
We will review recent federal and state estate, gift and fiduciary income tax developments important to your practice and your clients including a brief recap of the relevant changes under the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017. We will discuss tax and non-tax options and strategies that your clients must consider implementing right now in this new and changing tax and financial world. Specifically, we will discuss why trusts are important in all of your clients’ financial and tax planning notwithstanding their wealth situation.
Learning Objectives:
- Awareness of relevant tax changes important to your financial planning practice and clients.
- Understanding of tax and non-tax planning strategies clients need to consider.
- Explanation of why, where and when trusts matter in estate, tax and financial planning.
Members: $35 | Non-members $55
Time: 7:30 A,M. Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:00 A.M.Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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March 19, 2020 Thursday
1 Hour
Our March 19 meeting is virtual. Please check your spam folder for an email dated 3.18.2020 at 10:15am from Financial Planning Association of Northeastern New York, Inc.
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Expected CE: CFP® and CPA
Social Security: What Financial Planners Need To Know
Speaker: Elizabeth Pivonka, Upstate New York Public Affairs Specials, Social Security Administration
Elizabeth discusses what financial planners need to know about Social Security as you help your clients plan for their retirement. You will hear about the importance of registering for and reviewing the online my Social Security account. She will explain how Social Security computes benefits, how to help your clients find out how much they are going to receive and when to enroll in Medicare. You will hear about various retirement options, including factors your clients should consider while deciding the best time to start Social Security, what happens if they decide to go back to work or if their spouse should pass away.
Members: $35 | Non-members $55
Time: 7:30 A.M.Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:00 A.M.Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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April 23, 2020 Thursday
1 hour AND 15 minutes
HANDOUT:
FPA NENY April 23 2020 (PowerPoint)
FPA NENY April 23 2020 (PDF)
CFP CE approved.
Video & audio links
The Inspirational One Page Business Plan
Speaker: Simon Reilly, Founder, The Leading Advisor, Inc.
Improving the operations of the financial services professionals business
Achieving success in any economy requires developing a written plan expanding on the following six steps to maintain focus, to define where the business is going and how the business is going to get there:
Vision: What are you building?
Mission: Why does this business exist?
Objectives: What results will you measure?
Strategy: How will you build this company?
Action Plans: What is the work to be done?
Purpose: How are you going to be?
Members: $35 | Non-members $55
Time: 7:30 A.M.Reg/Breakfast | 7:45 – 9:15 A.M.Program
Venue: Wolferts Roost Country Club
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NOPE: 2020 Symposium is not yet updated. Go no further.
Thursday, May 16th, 2019
HANDOUTS: Click on the handouts you want to access. NOTES: GS2’s handout will be posted after the Symposium; the article posted will be of interest to you. GS4 and AM Breakout 2 do not have handout material.
GS1: Generational Intelligence to Build a Sustainable and Growing Practice
GS2: If US Stocks Stumble Will International Stocks Fall
GS3: GS3 – Altman – Estate Planning for Short Life Expectancies 2019 for NY version 2
GS4: No handout: Advice in a New Era
GS5: Road Map To Retirement – Top IRA Planning Mistakes
AM B/O1: Social Security How to Grow From Here
AM B/O2: No handout: Planning For College: Understanding Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Affordability: Strategies to Help Your Clients
PM B/O1: The Outlook for Fixed Income
PM B/O2: Peeling the LTC Insurance Onion
Registration/Breakfast: 7:30A.M., Programs: 8:00A.M. to 4:30P.M.
HAPPY HOUR follows upstairs!
Nineteenth Annual SYMPOSIUM
SEVEN CEs.
Excellent speakers.
Folks you haven’t seen in a million years.
Fun, food, raffles, & laughs.
HAPPY HOUR.
All. In. ONE. Day.
All at one price.
awesome. You know this is awesome high-level learning, which likely is on your tattered and torn 2019 resolution list AND You actually get to hang out with awesome folks you haven’t seen in forever. Bonus–there’s no assigned seating. Unless rowdiness ensues, if so-all bets are off. AND You can:
• wear awesome casual attire,
• get awesomely well-fed for breakfast and lunch,
• meet up with our awesome Chapter Partners & Sponsors to see what new stuff is out there,
• enter into the awesome raffle for super cool prizes, AND
• attend our awesome Happy Hour
FPA NENY 2019 Symposium Flyer
PROGRAM SCHEDULE & Speaker Bios can be found in the flyer.
2019 GENERAL SESSIONS Generational Intelligence to Build a Sustainable and Growing Practice Sean M. Farley, Senior VP & Divisional Sales Manager, John Hancock Investments (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) Now What Should We Do? Where We Are in the Economic Cycle and What Does It Mean for US and International Equities Talley Léger, Equity Strategist at OppenheimerFunds (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) Estate Planning for Short Life Expectancies Gary Altman, Esq., Founder and Principal Attorney, Altman & Associates (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) Advice in a New Era Paul Cieslik is a National Speaker for Capital Group, home of American Funds (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) Road Map To Retirement – Top IRA Planning Mistakes Doug Orton, CRPC, VP & Business Development Consultant at MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) MORNING BREAK-OUT SESSIONS 1. Social Security How to Grow From Here: Matt Sperazzo, John Hancock (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) 2. Planning For College: Understanding Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Affordability: Strategies to Help Your Clients: Dr. Dean Skarlis, President, The College Advsor of New York (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS 1. The Outlook for Fixed Income: David Keib, CRPC, CIMA, AIF, Capital Group (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) 2. Peeling the LTC Insurance Onion: Robert M. Vandy, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF, CLTC is President of Advisors Insurance Brokers (APPROVED CFP/CPA:1 CE) Early Bird price through April 30. (M $175, NM $200) 12.5% discount Regular price May 1 – 17. (M $200, NM $225) Full price and well worth it!