National Financial Planning Challenge Winners Announced

DENVER, Nov. 15 -- The Financial Planning Association issued the following news release:

The Financial Planning Association(R) (FPA(R)), the Academy of Financial Services (AFS), Ameriprise Financial, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) announced the 2011 Financial Planning Challenge winners at FPA Experience in San Diego. The winners are:

First Place: $10,000

Fort Hays State University

Team members:

Nolan Kempke

Layne Krizek

Cameron Werth

Tom Johansen, Academic Advisor

Tie - 2nd Place Team: $5,000

Kansas State University

Team members:

Kari Christensen

Chelsy Parsons

Carmerin White

Mary Bell, Academic Advisor

William Paterson University - Team A

Team members:

Nicholas Bowman

Claudia Capilla

Michael Walsh

Luke Dean, Academic Advisor

3rd Place Team: $1,000

Virginia Commonwealth University

Team members:

LaTasha Evans

Soraya Harris

Joseph Stemmle

John McFarland, Academic Advisor

FPA, Ameriprise Financial, CFP Board and AFS jointly developed the Financial Planning Challenge to support the next generation of financial planners by: engaging financial planning students and faculty; raising awareness of career opportunities; and encouraging learning and networking in the financial planning profession.

This year, the Challenge featured 15 teams from 11 U.S. colleges and universities who competed to advance through three phases.

Financial Planning Case Study

Financial Planning Case Study Presentation

The "How Do You Know Challenge", a trivia-style financial planning knowledge contest

In the final phase of the competition, all teams presented their case studies to a panel of judges, and were reviewed based on how well they addressed the needs of the hypothetical clients.

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