The Financial Planning Association™ (FPA) of Massachusetts is pleased to announce that it is accepting nominations for its inaugural Financial Planner of the Year Award.

The award, instituted this year by FPA™MA honors a practicing financial planner and member of FPA™ MA who has made outstanding contributions to the financial planning profession in the state of Massachusetts. 

Nominations from FPA ™MA members can be submitted through October 1^st; nominations forms are available at www.fpama.org under “Financial Planner of the Year Award.”  Nominations will be judged by a committee of past presidents of FPA™MA with the award recipient honored during a special ceremony slated in December.

“It gives us great pleasure to announce the inaugural FPA™MA Financial Planner of the Year program,” said John Napolitano, President of FPA™MA.  “The dedicated financial planners within our membership are all committed to advancing the financial planning process and to advocating for the profession, and this year one amongst all will be recognized as the first recipient of this award.”

About the Financial Planning Association™ of Massachusetts

Since the year 2000, the FPA™ MA has sought to foster the value of financial planning and advance the financial planning profession in the Bay State. Our 900 members are dedicated to the financial planning process, which entails establishing personal and financial goals and creating a way to reach them. FPA™MA believes that everyone needs objective advice to make smart financial decisions and that when seeking the advice of a financial planner, the planner should be a CFP® certificant.

Many FPA™ MA members engage in philanthropic pro bono work in their communities. They also recommend legislation, elevate public awareness, promote financial literacy, and advocate for sound economic and tax policies. We welcome all those who advance the financial planning process and promote the CFP® mark as the cornerstone of the financial planning profession. For more information please call 866-804-0484 or visit www.fpama.org.