Certificant Connections

Welcome to Certificant Connections, a podcast powered by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. In this episode, CFP Board takes a quick look at the latest news and trends in the financial planning profession. With interviews and insights from newsmakers and thought leaders in the profession. Maureen Thompson and retirement expert Fred Reish of Drinker Biddle talk about the organization’s new working group, which will be focused on developing policy ideas on how to encourage more people to save for retirement and how their savings can last a lifetime.   Key Takeaways [:20] Dan Drummond welcomes Maureen Thompson, CFP Board's VP for Public Policy, and Fred Reish resident retirement expert to the podcast to talk about a new initiative for the CFP Board — the retirement issues working group. [00:41] Maureen talks about the retirement issues working group, its purpose, mission, how it came about and how it will be operated. [2:07] Dan asks Fred what kinds of challenges he has seen the public face in t