The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning is asking for submissions of academic and research papers that advance the profession.
The papers are accepted from a range of academic disciplines. The winning papers will be announced at the third annual Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines to be held in Arlington, Va., in February.
The deadline for submitting a paper or abstract is Sept. 15. Information about the colloquium, the submission process, a list of qualifying topics, additional deadlines and other details can be found on the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning website.
The Best Paper series of awards carries a $2,500 cash prize for the author of each winning paper.
The winning papers for 2018 were:
• The TD Ameritrade Best Paper Award in Behavioral Finance – Cary Frydman of University of Southern California and Baolian Wang of Fordham University, for "The Impact of Salience on Investor Behavior: Evidence from a Natural Experiment"
• The Northwestern Mutual Best Paper Award in Insurance/Risk Management – Vickie L. Bajtelsmit and Tianyang Wang, both of Colorado State University, for "Household Financial Planning Strategies for Managing Longevity Risk"
• The Merrill Lynch Student Best Paper Award – Pavel Brendler of University of Wisconsin, for “Earnings Inequality and Income Redistribution through Social Security”
• The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning Best Paper Award in Consumer Finance – John E. Grable, Amy Hubble and Michelle Kruger, each of the University of Georgia, for "Do as I Say, Not as I Do: An Analysis of Portfolio Development Recommendations Made by Financial Advisors"
• The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning Best Paper Award in Investments – Mark Fedenia of University of Wisconsin-Madison, Hilla Skiba of Colorado State University and Tatyana Sokolyk of Brock University for "The Effect of Familiarity with Foreign Markets on Institutional Investors’ Performance"