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financial planner

American  
[fi-nan-shuhl plan-er] / fɪˈnæn ʃəl ˈplæn ər /

noun

  1. a qualified person who offers advice on the allocation and management of finances and capital.


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You need a six- to 12-month “financial reset,” according to Mark La Spisa, a certified financial planner based in Barrington, Ill.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Matt Coursen, a certified financial planner in Ann Arbor, Mich., has learned over his 11 years in practice to check in frequently.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Elizabeth Buffardi, a fee-only financial planner based in the Chicago area, developed her own spreadsheet to run analyses for clients, because none of the software appealed to her.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“The Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index used to be called the Lehman Brothers Aggregate Bond Index,” said Allan Roth, a financial planner in Colorado Springs, Colo. “Big and iconic companies do go under.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tom Gau is a financial planner in Torrance, California, just south of Los Angeles.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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