Maryland FPA News
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FPA of MD Calls for Student Member Scholarship Applications
The chapter is calling for applications from eligible student members for the second of its merit-based scholarship awards to be made in 2010. The deadline for the application period is October 15, 2010, and the winner of the $1,000 award will be named in November 2010. Click HERE to download application instructions and HERE to download a fillable scholarship application.
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You can elect to pay for your FPA of MD charges using FPA EZpay. FPA EZpay will allow Chapter members to RSVP via e-mail for Chapter events-no more checks or faxes. Here's how it works. You provide the FPA of MD with your credit card information, once per year, and authorize the Chapter to debit the card for any charges you incur during the year, on an as-due basis . Then, when you wish to pay for a purchase, simply select the FPA EZpay option. In order to take advantage of FPA EZpay, simply DOWNLOAD and complete the form, and fax it to 443-381-0078, or mail it to FPA of MD, Inc. /PO Box 799/Reisterstown MD 21136. You can cancel the arrangement at any time.
CURRENT ARTICLES
(Kindly click on the title to download the article in Adobe PDF format. If you don't have the Adobe Reader, click HERE to download it FREE.)
Why Putting Off Exit Planning Is Not Good Financial Planning
Jay Schuman, CFP®
Personal Insurance Risk Analyzer
Chubb Personal Insurance
WELCOME to NEW MEMBER for JULY 2010
Drew R Howell
May & Barnhard PC
4840 Cordell Ave
Bethesda MD 20814
(301) 656-5794, ext 26
dhowell@may-barnhard.com
John M Blamphin, CFP®
Chip Brittingham, Jr.
Mitchell M Caplan, CPA, JD
Rebecca C Craig, CFP®, CPA
Peter D Dixon, CFP®
Christine S Fahlund, CFP®, PhD
Joe Feeney, CFP®, MBA, CPA
Lorraine A Flowers, CFP®
Donna C Gestl, CFP®
David A Harbeitner, CFP®
Timothy M. Heidenberg, CFP®
Philip E Huber, Sr., CFP®
Rebecca M Hyde, CFP®
Alan M. Landay, CFP®, CMFC
Scott M Levin, CFP®
Michael L Marvin, CFP®
Patricia Rudolph, CFP®
Joseph R Tringali, CFP®, CPA
FINANCIAL FACT
A recent report from the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the following for jobs lost or gained in various categories since the beginning of the Great Recession in January 2008 through July 2010:
Federal Government: +198,100 (+10.0%)*
State Government: -6,000 (-0.1%)
Local Government: -128,000 (-0.9%)
Private Sector: -7,837,000 (-6.8%)
*not including temporary census hiring.
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Maryland FPA News is published for the benefit of the members, friends, and supporters of the FPA Maryland Chapter (FPA of MD, Inc.); PO Box 799; Reisterstown, MD 21136. The Editor is Mike Curley (voice: 410-833-9200; fax: 443-381-0078; e-mail: director@fpamd.org). Original articles are welcome. |