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               OF THE EAST BAY      
         
         
     
         
    Financial Planning Association of the East Bay    
    A Gold Level Chapter of the FPA for the 6th Consecutive Year!    
           
    Media Information    
           
      The Financial Planning Association of the East Bay is a member-driven organization comprised of    
      professionals from the financial planning profession, many of whom have received the CERTIFIED    
      FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) designation.  With about 400 members, the FPA East Bay strives    
      to maintain and promote the ethical practice of the financial planning profession.      
               
               
      If you are interested in using an FPA East Bay professional as a resource of information for your    
      reporting needs, please contact us. We are ready to help.      
               
               
      Locate A Source - For Media Contacts      
               
      If you would like to talk with an FPA East Bay professional, please contact the following:      
               
        Financial Planning Association of the East Bay      
        Adele Ostomel, CFP®, President      
        Phone: 510-339-3933      
        e-mail: aostomel@ginsburgadvisors.com      
               
        Damien Couture, CFP®, ChFC; FPA East Bay Public Relations Chair      
        Phone: 925-280-1800      
        e-mail: dcouture@jbcfg.com      
               
               
      Be A Source - FPA East Bay Chapter Members      
               
      If you are a member and want to be on the Media Contact list, click here: Media_Contact.pdf    
               
                   
      What's New?      
               
      Review a listing of current news releases on the national Financial Planning Association website    
      by following this link: http://www.fpanet.org/member/press/index.cfm      
               
      Click Here for Financial Planning Week Activities for the Public -- Oct. 2 - 8      
           
             
               
      Financial Planning Perspectives      
      The Financial Planning Perspectives (FPP) articles are a series of consumer-oriented articles designed for use by media outlets that cover personal finance.  FPA East Bay Chapter provides these articles to the local media for use in whole or in part or simply as story ideas.  They are in Microsoft Word format for easy text copying.      
           
           
           
           
           
           
      January 2006      
           
                  8 Things You Should Know About Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage      
                  More Audits This Year? Here’s How to Protect Yourself      
           
      April 2006      
           
                  Can You Afford to Live with a Pet? Plan Before You Purchase or Adopt      
                  Is a Geriatric Care Manager Right for You or a Loved One?      
                  As Rates Rise, Tapping Home Equity Gets Riskier – How to Recover      
           
      May 2006      
           
                  Dreaming Big: Financial Planning for Unexpected Wealth      
                  Losing Your Inheritance to Uncle Sam – or Others      
                  The Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages      
           
      July 2006      
           
                  Conversion of an IRA to a Roth IRA Needs Careful Study      
                  Getting the Kids Involved in Saving for College      
                  Start a New Summer Tradition: the Mid-Year Financial Checkup      
           
      August 2006      
           
                  Giving While Living – The Buffett Way      
                  Financial Planning for a May-December Relationship      
                  Packing Your Kid Up for College? Teach Them Money 101 Before They Go      
           
      September 2006      
           
                  As Open Enrollment Approaches, Do a Benefit Checkup      
                  Rewind: If You Had the Time to Plan for a Sudden Serious Illness or Death in the Family, What Would You Do?      
             
                  How to Un-Retire: Planning a Post-retirement Move Back to the Workplace      
               
               
               
      Request A Speaker      
             
      The purpose of the Speakers Bureau is to provide individuals to speak to associations and other    
      public groups as a way of informing and educating the public about what sets the CFP® Certificant    
      designation apart from the others. If you would like to have a local FPA East Bay member speak    
      to your group or organization, please contact:      
               
        Peter F. Landini, CFP®; FPA East Bay Public Relations Chair      
        Phone: (925) 855-3880          
        e-mail: Peter@PeterLandini.com        
                   
               
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