IARFC Launches Spring 2022 Edition of Personal Finance Magazine

The Spring 2022 issue of the Journal of Personal Finance (JPF) is now available from the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC®). The techniques, strategies, and research featured in this academic journal aim to advance financial literacy whether it is directed at consumers, educators, or professional financial advisors.

Middletown, OhioAnd March 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ – JPF Editor, Craig LemoineMRFC® CFP®, Ph.D., is the Director of the Financial Planning Program at University of IllinoisAnd Champaign, Illinois. With an educational background dating back to 2003, Dr. Lemoine has a deep understanding of examination and evaluation in financial planning. He has served on the CFP® Examination Board since 2010, has been a Professor of Financial Planning at American College, and is currently a Director on the MRFC Accreditation Board.

The editor of the magazine, Dr. Craig LemoineMRFC®. “I am proud to present seven innovative and diverse articles examining crowdfunding, risk aversion, the accumulation of wealth, the performance of hedge funds compared to simple investment strategies, the financial knowledge that shapes investment decisions, gender differences in the use of education loans, and the relationship between emotions and financing time horizons. The topics of consumer behavior, investment choices and risks are deep in our current edition.”

The following seven articles are included in the 2022 edition, Volume 21, Issue 1

• No good deed goes unpunished: the hidden complications of donation-based crowdfunding

• Assessing the consistency of financial risk aversion estimates

• The effect of financial advisors on the subsequent wealth of the elderly

• No hedge funds, no cry

• Financial knowledge and relationship using professional investment advice and giving discretion in trading

• Gender differences in education loan use among unmarried Americans

• The relationship between emotions and financial time prospects

The story continues

“IARFC continues to continually publish relevant and educational academic research, year after year through the Journal of Personal Finance,” said IARFC Chief Trustee, H. Stephen Bailey, Ph.D., MRFC®. “I see this as the perfect companion to our practice-oriented quarterly publication, The Register. Together, these two provide the most up-to-date information to our advisors for their continuing education and thus improving their service to clients. I thank Dr. Lemoine for his editorial guidance that contributes to the excellent academic representation of our association.”

Launched in 2002, Personal Finance has grown in scope, acceptance and recognition among practitioners and academics. JPF welcomes articles from practicing financial professionals and advisors on financial products and services, client relationships, retirement planning, long-term care, practice management, and the company’s operational competencies.

For IARFC members, the JPF is an advantage and source of continuing education credits. Members can take the IARFC Journal of Personal Finance Online CE exams. Two units of IARFC CE will be awarded to members who achieve a score of 70% or higher for each exam.

To request a hard copy or electronic copy of the Journal of Personal Finance, find more information, or review article submission guidelines, go to http://www.iarfc.org or contact the editor. Register to take a CE test at the IARFC Store.

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Source: IARFC