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    When Credentials Aren’t Enough: Lessons from the Exclusion of a Highly Qualified Damages Expert

    May 20, 2026

    A well-seasoned and highly educated CPA walked into federal court to present a lost profits analysis. He walked out of the courthouse completely excluded from testifying. This article recounts why he was excluded and lists a number of lessons one can glean from the case because having one or more credentials will not save one from exclusion. A CPA with more than 25 years of experience walked into federal court to present a lost profits analysis. He held the ABV, ASA, and CFP designations. In addition, he held a master’s degree in taxation and had decades of experience at major…

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    Why the Market for Advisors has Never Been Better

    February 20, 2019

    Cerulli Associates estimates that there are just over 300,000 advisors in the U.S. This number has caused some hand-wringing in our industry—and, I’d argue, for the wrong reasons. Despite forecasts suggesting the advisory industry will shrink in the coming years, there’s plenty cause for optimism. To read the full article in Financial Planning, click: Why the Market for Advisors has Never Been Better.

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    Which Independent Broker-Dealers Have the Highest Percentage of Women Advisors?

    July 11, 2018

    Women financial advisors stand a long way from equal footing with men in terms of hiring and pay—and independent broker-dealers are no exception to the industry-wide disparities. The average share of female registered representatives out of the total headcounts of the largest IBDs amounts to an estimated 17%, according to data submitted by firms for Financial Planning’s 33rd annual FP50 survey. To read the full article in FinancialPlanning, click: Which Independent Broker-Dealers Have the Highest Percentage of Women Advisors?

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    High-Flying Army Vet Becomes CFP Board Chairman

    February 28, 2018

    An Army veteran and former air traffic controller who recently was still piloting his own plane to work, Richard Salmen has become the CFP Board’s new chairman.  With his choice, the board has returned a working financial planner to lead the nation’s largest and most powerful planning nonprofit. To read the full article in FinancialPlanning, click: High-Flying Army Vet Becomes CFP Board Chairman.