First Command Establishes Intern Program with Texas Tech University.FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. -- First Command 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 , Inc. has teamed up with Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas “Lubbock” redirects here. For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation). Lubbock is the 10th-largest city in the state of Texas.[1] Located in the northwestern part of the state—a region known historically as the Llano Estacado , to establish the company's first student intern intern /in·tern/ (in´tern) a medical graduate serving in a hospital preparatory to being licensed to practice medicine. in·tern or in·terne n. program. The first intern has already been recruited for this year's nine-week summer program, which will offer paid work experience in the company's Fort Worth headquarters and local financial planning offices in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. "This program is designed to allow students interested in a career in financial planning an opportunity to experience the day-to-day life of a First Command financial advisor," says Kodak Horton, First Command's vice president and director of Performance Development and Training and proponent of the financial planning intern program. "While we hope that some of the interns may come back to work for First Command as an advisor in the field, all will gain valuable insight into the workings of the financial planning industry." A second component of the program provides guidance and financial incentives for First Command's field leaders to establish paid internships -- ranging in length from nine weeks to one year -- in their local markets, which include more than 200 offices in the U.S., Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Deena Katz Deena B. Katz (Born February 12, 1950[1]) is an American Certified Financial Planner, author, and president of the Miami, FL investment firm Evensky & Katz. She also serves as a Practitioner in Residence at Texas Tech University. , the Texas Tech's intern program director, is enthusiastic about the First Command program. "We're delighted to see First Command develop a robust internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. program in financial planning," she says. "Students will be exposed to various aspects of planning that can only add to their future professional skills." First Command Financial Planning develops and delivers comprehensive financial plans to assist American families in their efforts to build wealth, reduce debt and pursue their lifetime financial goals and reams. Through a combination of independent advice and personalized plans that emphasize consistent investment, carefully selected insurance and adequate savings, First Command financial advisors have established lasting relationships with hundreds of thousands of client families since 1958. For more information about First Command, visit www.firstcommand.com. |
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