“I’ve been in this position for almost a year and people are still surprised the FPA has a black president,” he added.
One of the organizations that is trying to increase awareness of financial planning as a career within minority communities is the Association of African American Financial Advisors, noted Lazetta Rainey Braxton, who chairs the organization.
“We see ourselves as the bridge between the public and the financial planning profession because we are living it,” she explained.