Financial Planning
Introduction
Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines, Washington, DC, 20-22 Feb 2020; Deadline 15 Sep
The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning, in cooperation with FP Canada and Financial Planning Standards Board, is hosting the fourth annual Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines in Washington, DC February 20-22.
of researchers, practitioners, graduate students and leaders of financial planning practice is designed to be a forum to gather and share and provide a showcase for rigorous, relevant research within financial planning, as well as disciplines that directly or indirectly relate to the financial planning body of knowledge or financial planning practice.
The Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines will feature paper presentations, invited speakers, interviews for open financial planning faculty positions, and a special focus on poster/concurrent sessions for doctoral students within financial planning programs as well as related research areas. The steering committee welcomes papers on the following topics that relate directly or indirectly to financial planning practice/financial planning body of knowledge:
- Big Data/ AI/Robo-advising
- Household Finance
- Behavioral Economics
- Insurance
- Behavioral Finance
- Investments
- Communication and Counseling
- Marriage and Family Therapy
- Estate Planning
- Psychology
- Financial Planner Education/Pedagogy
- Public Policy
- Financial Therapy
- Retirement Planning
- Financial Sociology
- Taxation
- Healthcare
Proposals for panel discussions devoted to research areas that affect financial planning practice or financial planner education will also be considered for inclusion in the program.
Submission Process: Papers and posters should be submitted . Please note that you will be required to upload two documents per submission: 1) A cover page including author name, institutional affiliations, and contact information. This document should be titled “cover page” and list whether the submission should be considered as a paper, poster, or both for the 2020 ARC. 2) A blind copy of the actual paper/poster submission as a PDF. The blind copy should be titled “Blind Copy” and should not contain any author identifying information.
Each submission will be reviewed anonymously by peer reviewers. One author from each accepted paper must be registered for the conference prior to December 15, 2019. Papers already accepted for publication in a refereed journal will not be considered. It is expected that submitted abstracts will result in completed papers before presentation at the colloquium. Authors of accepted papers will also be asked to serve as discussants for other papers.
Abstract/Paper Submission Deadline: September 15, 2019.
Best Paper Awards: There will be a total of five best paper awards. More information will be provided later in 2019, but before the final paper submission deadline.
For more information:
Dr. Charles Chaffin, CFP Board Center for Financial Planning, CChaffin@CFPBoard.org