If you would like to give a presentation to our Chapter or have an idea for a future speaker, please contact Chapter Executive, Roxanne McGettigan, with the speaker name and topic.

 

September 13, 2024

Joel Hefner CFA, Dimensional Fund Advisors
Communicating Investment Principles

Tamatha Stevens, Esq., CELA, Stevens & Associates, P.C.
Planning for Long Term Care Costs for Clients in 2024

JR. Humphreys, CFA, CAIA and Tom Kaiser, CFP, CPA, Innovative Portfolios
Preferred Securities: What are they and how to Incorporate them into a Portfolio

 

August 16, 2024

Keynote:
Chris Bittinger, Open Pivot
Beating Burnout

Matt Donley, Vanguard Financial Advisor Services
Assets to Income - Advisors Alpha Guide to Retirement

Brian Eagle, JD, Eagle & Fein, P.C.
Estate Tax Update and the Pending Sunsetting of the 2017 Tax Cuts

 

May 10, 2024

Greg Geisler, PhD, IU Bloomington
Student Loans Impact on an Individual's Financial Future

Charo Boyd, Social Security Administration
Social Security Retirement, Spouse and Survivors Benefits - Update 2024 with Case Studies 

 

March 15, 2024

Carly Rosswurm, Ash Brokerage
Get to Know Medicare - Medicate and Retirement Planning

Cam Murphy, Booz | Allen | Hamilton
Cybersecurity Considerations for the Financial Industry 

Jordan Jackson, JP Morgan Asset Management
Investing through the Noise

Eric Ludwig, The American College of Financial Services
AI in Action: Chat GPT for Financial Planning

 

November 3, 2023

Melissa Kemp, CFP, AEP, CAP, CNAP, Premium Organization
The Updated CFP Board of Standard New Ethics Course with Real World Application 

Sarah Weaver, JD, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Your Partner in Philanthropy: Community Foundation Tools for Charitable Giving and Estate Planning

David Gilreath CFP, Innovative Portfolios
Is Fear Costing your Clients Millions?

 

September 15, 2023

Bryce Gill, First Trust Portfolios
Volatility Has Arrived

Steve Cobb, CID Capital
Overview of Private Equity Value Creation Model: Lower Middle-Market Buyouts

Dr. Matt Will, The University of Indianapolis
The Banking Sector Meltdown

 

August 11th CE-PD Meeting
CE Presentations:

Kitrina Wright, CPA
Tax Tips for Advising Small Business Owners

Bryan Langdon
Planning Tools for Long-Term are

PD Presentation:

Brian Wright, CFP, MBA and Kitrina Wright, CPA
Thinking Like a CFO: Drive Better Results for your Business AND your Business Owner Clients

 

May 19, 2023

Greg Geisler, PHD, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University
A Comparison of the Tax Efficiency of Decumulation Strategies

Brian Eagle, JD, Eagle & Fein P.C.
Beneficiary Designations and Planning Considerations Following the SECURE Act

Annalee Kruger, President of Care Right Inc.
How Caregiving Impacts AUMs

 

March 10, 2023

Cozy Whitman, College Inside Track
Student Loan Forgiveness - Understanding the Changes

Melissa Justice, The Arc of Indiana Master Trust
The Arc Master Trust: a pooled special needs trust

NEXGEN Breakout:
Justin Schuhmacher, JD, Indiana Estate and Elder Law
Estate Planning 101

Charo Boyd, Social Security Administration's Public Affairs Specialist
Social Security Retirement, Spouse, and Survivors Benefits Update 2023 with Case Studies

 

December 2, 2022

Melissa Kemp, CFP, AEP, CAP, CNAP, Premium Organization
The Updated CFP Board of Standard New Ethics Course with Real World Application 

Dr. Gerry Beyer, Texas Tech
Estate Planning for Virtual Property - Electronic Communications, Cryptocurrency & Non-Fungible Tokens and the Metaverse

Greg Wright, MBA, CFE, CFP, CLU, ChFC, Certified Fraud Examiner
White Collar Psychopaths: Is your Best Client a Psychopath? Maybe even your Boss?

Advanced Planning Breakout:
Brian Eagle, JD, Eagle & Fein, P.C.
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
 

September 30, 2022

Jeff Levine, CPA/PFS, CFP, CWS, MSA, Buckingham Partners
How the SECURE Act Changes Retirement (and other) Planning

Jeff Levine, CPA/PFS, CFP, CWS, MSA, Buckingham Partners
Estate Planning for the Merely Affluent

John Olivieri, JD, Barnes & Thornburg
Estate Planning Techniques for Changing Tax Laws and Volatile Markets

NexGen Breakout:

Thomas Kopelman, AllStreet Wealth
How to Build Your Brand and Market to Millennials

Dr. Kevin Elko, Performance Consultant and Motivational Speaker
From Crisis to Confidence: How to Swim Your Best Race in Choppy Waters

Doug Lennick, CEO think2perform
Behavioral Finance Advice: The Smart Money Philosophy - Preparing for the Certainty of Uncertainty

Bruce Muller, Indiana SHIP
How to Navigate Medicare
 

August 12th CE-PD Meeting

Keynote:
David Rutherford, National Speaker and Performance Coach (and past Navy Seal)
The Never Quit Mindset

Continuing Education Track:
Jessica Williams, Esq., Robinson & Farthing, LLC
An Overview of the Probate and Non-Probate Process

Maria Quinn, Vanguard
Across the Years: Preparing and Preserving Intergenerational Wealth

Professional Development Track:
Catherine Williams, Dimensional Fund Advisors
From Prospect to Promoter: The Client Journey to Better Referrals

Brooklyn Brock CFP, CEPA, ChFC, CKA, Elevate Advisors and Kingston Hollman MBA, Just Compliance
Hit by the Bus Workflow: Continuity Planning for Solo Advisors
 

May 13, 2022

David Lebovitz, J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Guide to the Markets - 2022

Greg Geisler, PhD, Indiana University - Bloomington
How to Avoid Additional Medicare Premiums

Don Graves, RICP, CLTC, CSA, Mutual of Omaha Reverse Mortgage
The Advisors Guide to Reverse Mortgages in Retirement Income Planning

Advanced Planning Breakout:
Eben Burr, Loews Asset Management
Where Markets and People Collide, Building Process and Portfolios to Turn Challenging Markets into Opportunities
 

February 11, 2022

Rob MacPherson CAP and Sarah Weaver JD, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Comparing Options for Charitable Giving

Brian Eagle JD, Eagle & Fein, P.C.
Top 5 Hot Topics in Estate Planning for 2022

NexGen Breakout Session:
Isaiah Douglass MBA, CFP, CEPA, Vincere Wealth Management
Bitcoin: The Adoption Story of the Decade  

Amy Corbin ED, Indiana ABLE Authority
ABLE Accounts: How Individuals with Disabilities Can Save Money and Not Risk Losing Their Benefits
 

November 19, 2021

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
Ethics CE: CFP Board’s Revised Code and Standards in 2021

Cozy Whittman, College Inside Track
FAFSA Changes that WILL Impact Your Clients

Jennifer Lowery, Indiana Public Retirement System
Public Employees Retirement Fund & Teachers Retirement Fund Plans and Services
 

September 17, 2021

Claire Lewis, Law Offices of Claire Lewis
Planning for the Cost of Long Term Care

Rebecca Vaughn LTCP, Indiana Department of Insurance
Overview of the Indiana Long Term Care Partnership Program

Kate Livingston, CMS Associates
Seeing How We Thing: Insights for Building Strong Connections

Jeff Levine, CPA/PFS, CFP, CWS, MSA, Buckingham Wealth Partners
IRA Planning for Baby Boomers
 

August 13, 2021

Dr. Peggy Marshall, Global Institute of Organizational Coaching
Post Pandemic High-Performance Teams

Continuing Education Track:
Dave Gilreath, Innovative Portfolios
Market Volatility: Instead of Hiding from It, Harness It to Create Repeatable Income
Robert DeRochie, First Trust
Fixed Income - Where's the Yield? And Will it Ever Come Back?

Professional Development Track:
Caleb Brown, New Planner Recruiting
Recruiting and Managing Talent in a Post Covid-19 World
 

May 7, 2021

Eric Cockle, Chubb and Chris Novotney, MJ Insurance
The Overlooked Gap in Financial Advice: Why and How Providing Guidance on Property and Casualty Insurance Can Help Clients and Advisors 

Gerry Beyer, Texas Tech University School of Law
Your Pleasure or Business Cannabis Client: It's High Time Estate Planners Know What to Do

Valerie Brennan CPA, PFS, Somerset CPA's and Advisors
COVID Legislation, Tax Update and Where We Go From Here
 

March 12, 2021

Brad Coffing, MIBOR and Julie Downey, Century 21 Scheetz
The CFP/REALTOR Advantage: What's the Market Like Post COVID and How Real Estate Investment Opportunities Have ChangedBrian Eagle, JD, Eagle & Fein
Top 5 Hot Topics in Estate Planning for 2021

Jack Broyles, CEO of Jack Broyles and Associates
The Alzheimer's Tsunami - Preparing for the Worst
 

November 20, 2020

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
Ethics CE: CFP Board’s Revised Code and Standards
Amy Florian, CEO of Corgenius
Communicating with Clients through COVID, Grief and Other Crises

 

September 18, 2020

David Lebovitz, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

Guide to the Markets 2020 (3rd Quarter)

John Olivieri JD, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Indiana’s Directed Trust Statute and What it Means for Financial Advisors

Greg Geisler, PhD Indiana University-Bloomington

How to Save the Most Tax When Donating to Charity

Charo Boyd MS, Social Security Administration

Understanding Social Security Retirement, Spouse and Survivors Benefits Update 2020

 

August 21, 2020

Dr. Peggy Marshall, The Global Institute of Organization Coaching

The Coaching Selling Connection

Greg Wright, MBA, CFE, CFP, CLU, ChFC, Certified Fraud Examiner

Theft of $450,000 – a Nickel at a Time

 

March 6, 2020

Colleen Denzler, CFA, Smith Capital Investments

2020 Themes: Transformative Events in the New Year

Philip Walker, Finance of America Reverse

Managing Sequence of Returns Risk with Home Equity

Eben Burr, Towes Corporation

Advanced Planning Session: Managing Investment Behavior

Brian Eagle JD, Eagle & Fein, P.C.

Top 5 Estate Planning Considerations for 2020

 

November 22, 2019

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
New Standards for a Fiduciary World: Understanding CFP Board’s Revisions
Victor Ricciardi, BBA, MBA, APC; Social Science Research Network
Financial Behavior: The Psychology of Client Communications

 Shelley Specchio, MIBOR Realtor Association and Julie Downey, Realtor
The CFP®/REALTOR Advantage, Building Clients for Life

September 20, 2019

Alex Glass, Indiana Securities Commissioner
Senior$afe: Preventing Financial Exploitation of the Elderly

Greg Geisler, PhD, MBA, Indiana University
Tax and Financial Planning Around the Social Security Tax Torpedo

Greg Geisler, PhD, MBA, Indiana University
Tax-Efficient Withdrawal Strategies During Retirement

Jake Norton, SEI
The Next Wave of Advice Management

David A. Gresham, JD, CLU, ChFC, OneAmerica
Unconsidered Consequences: The Results of Failing to Have a Conversation with Your Clients about Long Term Care

Gordon F. Homes, Jr., CFP, CLU, ChFC, CASL, MassMutual Midwest
Paying it Forward: A Personal and Professional Special Needs Journey

Mark A. Wasky, JD, Indiana Economic Development Corporation
Indiana Opportunity Zones

 

August 9, 2019 CE Half-Day

Brandon Zureick, CFA, Johnson Asset Management
Headwinds, Tailwinds and Emerging Themes

Stephen Lukinovich, CPA, CVA, PFS, MCM CPAs & Advisors
Midwest Opportunity Zone Forum

Marcia Honz, NMLS-923102, Finance of America Reverse, LLC
Reverse Mortgage Training for Financial Planners – Using HECMS within a Comprehensive Retirement Plan

 

May 10, 2019

Jay Mooreland, MS, CFP®, The Emotional Investor
Applied Behavioral Finance

Bill Owen, Jr., CPA
TCJA-Considerations-Pitfalls-Surprises Clients Didn’t Realize Until they Filed their 2018 Taxes
Ty Needler, Wealth Advisory Solutions and Tony Whitbeck, Key Management Group
Practice Valuation & 10 Steps to Prepare your Practice to Sell

David Van Osten, CFP®, Vanguard Financial Advisor Services
ETFs 101 & 201: An Introduction to ETFs and Beyond the Basics

Ryan Donohue, Vanguard Financial Advisor Services
Adding Value Through Behavioral Coaching

 

March 1, 2019

C. Brant Steck, CFP®, BUI
The New Normal for Longevity Planning

David S. Gilreath, CFP®, Innovative Portolios, LLC
Using Option Strategies for Financial Planning Solutions

Lisa Anderson, Indiana Public Retirement System
Understanding Indiana Public Employees Retirement and Teachers Retirement Fund Plans

Rob MacPherson, CAP and Mary Stanley, JD, CAP, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Corporate and Community Impact Resources for Business Owners

 

November 16, 2018

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
New Standards for a Fiduciary World: Understanding CFP Board’s Revisions

John Williams, Medicare Specialist, SHIP, Indiana Department of Insurance
Medicare and You

Greg Geisler, PhD, Clinical Professor of Accounting, Kelley School of Business
Are Health Savings Accounts Better than an Employer-Matched 401(K)? And, Tax-efficient Order to Invest and Pay Down Debts

 

September 21, 2018

Valerie Brennan, CPA, PFS, Somerset CPA’s
Alan A. Bouwkamp, JD Newton Becker Bouwkamp Pensoski, PC
Mary L. Sanders, Ph.D., HSPP
Collaborative Practice: A Better Way

Valerie Brennan, CPA, PFS, Somerset CPA’s
2018 Tax Update

Marilee J. Springer, JD, Ice Miller
Robert A. MacPherson, CAP, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Cool New Math: Social Good + Financial Returns = Social Impact Investing

Charo Boyd, Social Security Administration
Social Security Retirement Planning Strategies Update

 

August 3, 2018 CE Half-Day

David Gilreath, CFP®, Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Understanding Market Volatility and How to Manage It

Mike Curtiss, Vrabec Insurance
Medicare Basics in Less Than One Hour

Richard L. Randall, Attorney, Randall, Gentry & Pike
Creative Use of Trust Protectors to Support Keeping Your Assets Under Management

 

May 17, 2018

Michael Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, CASL, Pinnacle Advisory Group
1st Presentation: New World of Social Security
2nd Presentation: Five Industry Trends Reshaping Financial Advice
3rd Presentation: To Roth or Not To Roth

 

March 2, 2018

Michael Finke, Ph.D., CFP, The American College of Financial Services
Living in Retirement: Creating a Plan for Aging

James Paccione, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
529 Best Practices

William R. Owen, Jr., CPA, CFP, Denali Wealth Management Advisors, LLC
Tax Reform – the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

 

November 17, 2017

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
Interactive Ethics

Jeff Gorham, JD, Frost Brown Todd, LLC
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: What Financial Planners Need to Know

Christopher Barnthouse, MBA, CLTC, Northwest Mutual Financial Network
Your Client is Declined for LTCI, Now What?

 

September 15, 2017

Jay Mooreland, MS, CFP®, The Emotional Investor
Creating a Robust Plan for Emotional Investors

Todd Patterson, Waypoint Residential, LLC
Commercial Real Estate & Multi-Family Market Outlook

Joseph A. Clark, CFP®, RFC, The Financial Enhancement Group
Critical Tax Decisions That Will Impact Your Retirement

Kitrina Wright, CPA, Wright Accounting Group
Understanding Taxation of Stock Options

Ken Bennett, JD & Sara McClammer, JD, Bennett & McClammer, LLP
Cognitive Decline: Recognizing Limited Capacity of Clients and Resources for Ethically Providing Services

Bryan Clontz, Ph.D, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, Charitable Solutions, LLC
Creative Charitable Planning with Closely-Held Businesses: A Case Study Approach

 

August 11, 2017 CE Half-Day

Marcus A. Velasco, CFA, Nuveen Wealth Management Services
Family Wealth Education: Nurturing Financial Responsibility in Youth, Young Adults and Adult Children
Mike Curtiss, Vrabec Insurance
Understanding the Medicare Maze
Lynne Coverdale, MBA, Salin Bank and Trust
Credit Scores – How they Impact Your Financial Success
 

May 18, 2017

Richard L. Randall, JD, Randall, Gentry & Pike, P.C.
17 for ’17

Alex Glass, Indiana Securities Commission
Indiana Securities Division Update

Mary Guerriero Austrom, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Working with Older Adults: Understanding Aging, Cognitive Impairment and Dementia

Marcia Honz, NMLS # 923102, Finance of America Reverse
Reverse Mortgages and Retirement Plans

 

February 17, 2017

Ellen M. Deeter, JD, CFP®, CTFA, Dale & Eke, P.C.
Charitable Planning with CRATs, CRUTs, CLATs and CLUTs

Charo Boyd, Social Security Administration
Social Security Update and Retirement Planning Strategies

 

November 18, 2016

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
Ethics 2016

Don Marsh, Mature Marketplace
Understanding the 50+ Mature Marketplace
 

September 9, 2016

Michael Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP®, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, CASL, Pinnacle Advisory Group
1st Presentatioin: An In-Depth Look at Optimal Rebalancing Strategies
2nd Presentation: Strategies for Managing Sequence of Return Risk in Retirement

Bob Mauterstock, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, Gift of Communication
Bridging the Gap, Creating an Intergenerational Plan for Your Clients

Jeffrey Levine, CPA/PFS, CFP®, CWS®, MSA, Ed Slott and Company, LLC
1st Presentation: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Lifetime RMDS…And More
2nd Presentation: How to (Survive) Thrive in the Post-Fiduciary Rule World

John Williams, SHIP, IN Department of Insurance
Medicare Benefits and Getting Help Understanding Them

 

August 19, 2016 CE Half-Day

Alex Wayne, A.J. Wayne & Associates
Financial Advisor Loss Prevention and Professional Liability Solutions

Jeff Hess, Ash Brokerage
Business Succession – Proper Planning for the Business Owner
Lynne Coverdale, MBA, Salin Bank & Trust
Mortgage Options that Solve and Sizzle
 

May 19, 2016

David Cechanowicz JD, MSFS, CLU, ChFC, Social Security Timing
Social Security Optimization and Retirement Income Planning Overview
John R. Humphrey, JD, Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Asset Protection Planning
Rebecca Vaughan, LTCP, Indiana Department of Insurance
Overview of Long Term Care & the Indiana LTC Partnership Program
Kitrina Wright, CPA, Wright Accounting Group / FA Bean Counters
Advising Small Business Owners: Understanding Gray Areas of your Clients’ Small Business Finances
 

February 12, 2016

Gerry W. Beyer, Texas Tech University School of Law
Digital Assets, Pets and Guns: Estate Planning Does Not Include Just Grandma’s Cameo Brooch Anymore

Glen A. Larsen DBA, CFA, CIPM, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Small-Basket Minimum Variance Portfolios of DJIA Stocks: A Case for Active Management
 

November 13, 2015

Daniel J. Candura, CFP, Candura Group
Ethical Challenges II

Ryan F. Callahan, Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions
Planning for Healthcare in Retirement
Karen Nystrom, National FPA’s Director of Advocacy
FPA Policy Positions, Advocacy, and Challenges in the Profession

 

September 18, 2015 Meeting with CFA Society Presentations:

Rod Zeeb, JD, HDP, Co-Founder and CEO of The Heritage Institute
Better Listening. Better Questions. Bigger, Better & More Cases

David Kotok, CIO Cumberland Advisors
Central Bank Policy, Employment Statistics and Implications for Financial Markets. September 2015 Observations.

Glenn Reynolds, CFA, CEO and Co-Founder of CreditSights
State of the Credit Cycle: Past vs. Prologue
Rob MacPherson and Nan Edgerton, Central Indiana Community Foundation
Utilizing Community Foundations to Assist with Charitable Aspects of Estate Planning

Vince Piazza, CFA, Bloomberg Intelligence
Fundamentals and Policy Considerations in Global Energy

Charles Munsell, EA, MSPA, Nyhart
Cash Balance Plan

August 14, 2015 CE Half-Day

Troy C. Patton, CPA/ABV, The Archer Funds
Valuation Basics – What is a Valuation? Why do you Care? Should your Client care about Value?

Tim Hays, CFS, Jackson National Life Distributors
Advanced Tax Planning in 2014: Harnessing the Power of Asset Locations

Richard L. Randall, Esq., Randall Law Offices, P.C.
Providing Creditor Protection for Inherited IRAs after the Clark vs. Rameker Decision

May 15, 2015

Jay Mooreland, MS, CPF, The Emotional Investor
Understanding Market Anomalies

Carol A. Mihalik, Securities Commissioner
In the Balance: Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Emerging Issue
Jacque Mickel, Asst. Director of Financial Aid, Butler University
Investing in Higher Education; How to Apply for Financial Aid

Edwin P. Morrow, III, JD, LL.M, MBA, CFP, RFC, Key Private Bank
The Optimal Basis Increase Trust – Making AB Trusts Income Tax Efficient After ATRA

 

February 13, 2015

Joel Weintraub, Humor for the Health of It
Reduce your Stress and Laugh your Troubles Away While Understanding what Goes on Inside the Mind of your Investor
Charo N. Boyd, Social Security Administration
Understanding Social Security in Retirement Planning
Robert W. Fechtman, JD, CELA, Fechtman & Moore
How to Draft and Administer the Perfect Special Needs Trus