Press release
Ameriprise Financial to Sponsor FPA's Financial Planning Week
DENVER — August 12, 2008 — The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) announced that Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. will sponsor the seventh annual Financial Planning Week to be held October 6-12, 2008. This marks the first time Financial Planning Week will have a sponsor.
Financial Planning Week brings together those who deliver and support financial planning with those who benefit from it. During the week, FPA strives to create and build the public's awareness of the financial planning process to enable individuals to make prudent financial decisions to achieve their life goals and dreams.
"Ameriprise Financial and the Financial Planning Association share a commitment to financial planning," said Joe Sweeney, president of financial planning products and services, Ameriprise Financial. "As America's leader in financial planning1 we are happy to be the premier sponsor of Financial Planning Week and to advance our common goal of helping individuals plan for their dreams."
"We're excited to have Ameriprise Financial's support of Financial Planning Week," said Marvin W. Tuttle, Jr., CAE. "With their support, our hope is that we'll be able to reach millions of Americans with the message of the value of financial planning."
The focus of the week will be on the value of financial planning. Financial planning professionals will be featured in an audiocast and Virtual Learning Center session available on FPAnet.org, FinancialPlanningWeek.org and ameriprise.com. In addition, FPA's network of close to 100 chapters will hold educational seminars and events in local markets across the country.
For more information on Financial Planning Week, visit FinancialPlanningWeek.org.
For more information or to schedule an interview, contact Ann Wasik, Media Relations, at 612.678.1592 or ann.m.wasik@ampf.com.
1 Ameriprise helped pioneer the financial planning process more than 30 years ago. Our unique Dream > Plan > Track >® approach is about more than just numbers, it's both science and art. We have more financial planning clients and more certified financial planner™ professionals than any other company in the U.S. based on data filed at adviserinfo.sec.gov and documented by the CFP Board of Standards, as of Dec. 31, 2007.
Ameriprise Financial cannot guarantee future financial results. Brokerage, investment and financial advisory services are made available through Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Member FINRA and SIPC.
The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) is the leadership and advocacy organization connecting those who provide, support and benefit from professional financial planning. FPA demonstrates and supports a professional commitment to education and a client-centered financial planning process.
Based in Denver, Colo., FPA has over 100 chapters throughout the country representing more than 28,000 members involved in all facets of providing financial planning services. Working in alliance with academic leaders, legislative and regulatory bodies, financial services firms and consumer interest organizations, FPA is the community that fosters the value of financial planning and advances the financial planning profession. For more information about FPA, visit www.FPAnet.org or call 800.322.4237.
The Financial Planning Association is the owner of trademark, service mark and collective membership mark rights in: FPA, FPA/Logo and FINANCIAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION. The marks may not be used without written permission from the Financial Planning Association.
