Deals & People November 13, 2009
FPA Names Kurtz as President-Elect
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) announced Martin Kurtz will serve as president-elect next year.
Reported by Ellie Behling
He succeeds FPA’s 2010 President Tom L. Potts and begins his presidency January 1, 2011.
Kurtz is president of The Planning Center, Inc., an independent, fee-only financial-planning firm in Moline, Illinois, and has been an FPA member for 15 years. He served on the FPA of Quad Cities board of directors as well as the 2007 and 2008 FPA Retreat task forces, the organization said. Additionally, Kurtz was chair of the Board of Professional Review for Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) and a board member of Money Quotient.
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