President’s Message
Ken Robinson, CFP®
I hope everyone enjoyed the nice spring
weather over the past month. Summer
officially begins in just over three weeks!
Our chapter had some great events in May, including our 22nd
annual Charity Golf Classic at the Reston National Golf Course. The tournament was a huge success despite
some challenges with the weather! Fun
was had by all and we raised a lot of money for charity. Also in May, we conducted the 2nd
annual FPANCA NexGen Retreat in Washington, DC, which was a wonderful
event for the next generation of financial planners!
Our 2015 Spring Symposium is next Wednesday,
June 3rd! And it’s not too late to sign up, but hurry because registration will close Monday, June 1st
at 6PM! The event will be held at the McLean Hilton in the Tysons Corner area. We
have a great lineup of speakers featuring Ed
Slott as our keynote speaker. So
if you have not registered, do it now!
Please click HERE for the details and to
register. We are also offering an ethics
course prior to the start of the main symposium program. The ethics course requires separate
registration, so if you plan to attend please click HERE to sign up.
Coming up in July, we will have another
gathering of our NexGen Study Group on July 21st at the offices of
Sullivan, Bruyette, Speros and Blayney.
If you are 36 or under, please click HERE to sign up for this outstanding opportunity to learn and network with
your NexGen colleagues.
Also in the month of July, we have a
fantastic luncheon program scheduled for July 16th at Maggiano’s
Restaurant in McLean. We have two excellent speakers lined up for this event to
educate us on two very timely subjects.
We will begin with Lisa Kirchenbauer presenting “5 Essential Skills of
an Exceptional Planner” followed by David Taube who will help us better
understand “Financial Planning for Same Sex Couples After the Supreme Court
Ruling.”
And finally, to close out the summer we will have our first ever FPA NCA
Night at the Ballpark on Saturday, August 8th at 7:00 p.m. for the
Nationals vs Rockies game at Nationals Park. Our group
will be seated together in right field just below the Family Picnic Area; we
have reserved the family picnic area starting at 5:30 PM until the start of the
game. The ticket price is only $40 per
person and includes game admission as well as a classic picnic package
consisting of burgers, dogs, field greens, chips,
assorted soft drinks, and water melon
wedges. We have a limited number of
tickets so once they are gone they are gone! So register HERE soon!
Please visit our Community Calendar for a comprehensive list
of upcoming events and then add them to your calendar!
We need your feedback and suggestions to help us
make our programs even better. Please reach out to us with your thoughts and
ideas. The contact information for our Board of Directors is listed HERE. And please get involved and volunteer for one
of our committees. It is a great way to make an impact and to build new
relationships with your colleagues.
Best Regards,
Ken
Kenneth C. Robinson, CFP®
2015 FPA NCA President
