American Express Financial Advisors to Become Independent Franchisees.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000 American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. Financial Advisors (AEFA AEFA American Express Financial Advisors AEFA Asociación Española de Farmacéuticos Analistas AEFA Average Emission Factor Approach AEFA Advanced Engineering Flight Activity AEFA Fleet Replenishment Ship (Royal Navy) ), the Minneapolis based financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. giant and wholly owned affiliate of American Express Corporation, is changing its relationship with its financial advisors. In March 2000, AEFA's veteran advisors, the backbone of its sales force, will have a choice of associating with the firm as employees or as independent franchisees. In anticipation of this change, the Association of Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against Professionals (AFPP AFPP Air Force Planning Process AFPP Authorized Funding Program Plan AFPP Application Feature Process Provider ) has been organized as an independent voice for financial advisors affiliated with AEFA. AFPP recently concluded a three-day conference in Minneapolis. The purpose of the conference was to create programs and services to better enable AEFA's financial advisors to serve their clients. A Board of Directors, made up of veteran AEFA advisors from across the country, was elected to govern AFPP. Officers include Kristen F. Highfield, CFP 1. CFP - Constraint Functional Programming. 2. CFP - Communicating Functional Processes. 3. CFP - Call For Papers (for a conference). , President (Indianapolis, IN); Stephen K. Wilmot, CFP, Vice-President (Portland, OR); Daniel F. Kuplic, CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. , Treasurer (Edina, MN); and Elizabeth Urquhart, CFP, Secretary (Sevierville, TN). The AFPP Executive Committee includes President Highfield, Vice-President Wilmot, Treasurer Kuplic and James M. Harkin, Ph.D. (Tucson, AZ), and John G. Miskey, III, CFP (Williamsville, NY). The conference included a meeting with senior executives at AEFA to discuss areas of common interest and to establish a basis for ongoing dialogue and co-operation. According to President Highfield, "We view American Express Financial Advisors as the leading financial services firm offering the highest quality financial advice in the country. We are pleased with and proud of our association with AEFA and we look forward to making a significant contribution to the future growth of this great company." President Highfield concluded, "Having established a dialogue with American Express Financial Advisors, we look forward to working together as we move into our new relationship." |
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