Legislators
Radio/TV/Newspaper Media
Resource Links

Legislators

Library - Attachment: Legislative Model Letter

The vision of the FPA of MN - Ethics/Government Relations Committee is to help members build and maintain a practice based on the highest professional and ethical standards. We will communicate effectively with all of our constituents, including our members, the public, financial services industries, legislatures, and regulatory bodies. The strategies will include providing educational resources that help to implement our vision.
• To solicit membership for additional committee members to help in the implementation and the ongoing process of development
• To communicate to members concerning legislative and regulatory issues
• To provide educational resources to our members
• To develop mutually beneficial relationships with allied associations
• To educate members as to how effectively communicate with legislators
• To develop the capability to influence legislation and rulemaking

If you are a legislator or planner and would like to talk with a committee member in-depth on a pending issue, contact them by clicking here.

Radio/TV/Newspaper Media
One of the goals of the FPA of MN’s Public Relations Committee is to promote awareness of financial planning to the public. The association has hired professional writers to create articles that address the public’s financial concerns. Each month three are written. The articles are written to attract readers and provide a valuable public service. They are sent at no charge to the media. For a complete listing of available articles, visit our Press Room. If you would like to receive emails and press releases directly from the Minnesota chapter, email us at office@fpamn.org or call the FPA Office at 763-781-1212.

Resource Links

New Client Resource Web List Available
Additional resources to direct clients to credible links for information and specialized services. This is a 10 page list covering everything from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to taxes, credit counseling to saving for college. It is a listing of vital resources useful to everyone’s practice. We encourage you to download the list, give it to colleagues, clients, and neighbors.

College Funding Resources
• FinAid (www.finaid.org)
• College Board  (www.collegeboard.com)
• Scholarship Learning Company (www.scholarlearn.com)
• College Answer (www.wiredscholar.com)
• BrainTrack's Financial Aid (www.braintrack.com/financial-aid-articles)

Consumer Service Organizations
• The Better Business Bureau (http://www.bbb.org)
• Consumer Credit Counseling Service (http://www.familymeans.org)
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority - Check the background of your investment professional (http://www.finra.org/InvestorInformation/InvestorProtection/p005882)
• FPA  Financial Planning Support Center (http://www.fpanet.org/public/index.cfm)
• Minnesota Senior Federation (http://www.mnseniors.org/content/view/48/51/ )
• The National Fraud Information Center (http://www.fraud.org)

Government
• C-SPAN (http://www.c-span.org)
• Internal Revenue Service (http://www.irs.ustreas.gov)
• IRS Retirement Plan News (http://www.irs.gov/retirement/article/0,,id=96731,00.html)
• Library of Congress (http://thomas.loc.gov)
• MN Department of Commerce (http://www.commerce.state.mn.us/)
• MN Department of Revenue (http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/)
• MN Governor's Office (http://www.governor.state.mn.us/)
• MN Legislative Reference Library (http://www.leg.state.mn.us/lrl/)
• MN State Legislature (http://www.leg.state.mn.us/)
• MN House of Representatives (http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/)
• MN Senate (http://www.senate.gov)
• Social Security Administration (http://www.ssa.gov/)
• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (http://minneapolisfed.org/)
• US House of Representatives (http://www.house.gov)
• US Medicare Program (http://www.medicare.org/)
• US Senate (http://www.senate.gov/)
• White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov)