WHEREAS, The financial planning process allows individuals to achieve their dreams by empowering them to identify and manage realistic financial goals and negotiate the financial barriers that arise at every stage of life; and
WHEREAS, Everyone can benefit from knowing the value of financial planning and where to turn for objective financial advice; and
WHEREAS, The Financial Planning Association is the membership organization for the financial planning community, representing 29,000 members dedicated to supporting the financial planning process as a way to help individuals achieve their goals and dreams; and
WHEREAS, The Financial Planning Association believes that everyone needs objective advice to make smart financial decisions and that when seeking the advice of a financial planner, the planner should be a CFP professional; and
WHEREAS, The Financial Planning Association is dedicated to helping individuals discover the value of financial planning; now therefore
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That Council does hereby proclaim the week of October 4th, 2004, as Financial Planning Awareness Week.
FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to the Philadelphia Tn-State Area Chapter of the Financial Planning Association.
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