All courses are taught by instructors with extensive professional experience.
All instructors are CFP® practitioners and most also hold an advanced academic degree
(MBA, JD, etc.), or other appropriate professional licenses or designations
(CPA, CFA, etc.). SMU Instructors use the financial planning topics as outlined
by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. as a framework
for teaching each course.
The SMU CPFP course curriculum was developed by integrating the CFP Board’s
required topic list, traditional textbook curriculum, and well known CFP® Certification
Examination review material . The result is a CFP Board-registered Program that combines
sound financial planning principles, theory, and strategy with practical
skills in development and implementation.
George B. Alden, Jr.
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner), ChFC (Charter Financial Consultant)
B.S., Texas A&M University
M.B.A., University of Wyoming
M.S.F.S., The American College in Bryn Mawr, PA
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George Alden has been in the financial services industry for 27 years. He
is an agent with New York Life Insurance Company, a registered representative
of NYLIFE Securities and a financial advisor (as an RIA) with Eagle Strategies
Corporation. George provides estate tax planning and investment advising
for middle- to high-net worth individuals and to businesses offering employee
benefits such as 401(k) plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans
and group health. As a registered representative of NYLIFE Securities, he
sells both proprietary and non-proprietary mutual funds and REITs. As an
RIA, George charges fees for his personal financial plans and implements
the money/asset management with a number of select national money managers.
George is a member of the Financial Planning Association, National Association
of Insurance and Financial Advisors and a life and qualifying member of the
Million Dollar Round Table. He holds a Texas Insurance Group One License
and Series 6, 7, 63, 65 and 22 Securities Licenses. He has served as a consultant/expert
witness in the area of suitability for several law firms in Dallas regarding
investment lawsuits. His website is www.aldenfinancial.com.
George has taught asset allocation and retirement planning on a local and
national basis. He has participated as a panel speaker for national NYL meetings
regarding retirement with both qualified and non-qualified plans. He authored
a paper that was published in the Financial Planning 2000 textbook.
For recreation, George loves to bird hunt, golf, fly-fishes and has been
a referee of high school football for 10 years. He is active in his church
and has been married for 31 years.
As part of the SMU CPFP instructor staff since 2003, George Alden has taught
SMU CPFP 101 Fundamentals of Financial Planning, SMU CPFP 107 Financial Planning
Strategies and Case Studies and, most recently, SMU CPFP 104 Retirement Planning
and Employee Benefits.
Joe Chenoweth
CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant)
Texas A&M University
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As Vice-President of the Estate & Financial Planning Division of ARMOR
Wealth Management, LLC in Addison, Joe Chenoweth specializes in wealth transfer
planning for wealthy families and the owners of closely held businesses.
He has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU), Chartered Financial Consultant
(ChFC) and Accredited Estate Planner (AEP) designations. Joe has instructed
courses in three professional designation programs and regularly teaches
continuing education programs on financial and estate planning topics for
CPAs and attorneys. He is a past president of the Dallas Chapter, National
Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors as well as the Estate Planning
Council of North Texas. He is an active member of the Financial Planning
Association of Dallas/Fort Worth. Joe is also regularly listed by Texas Monthly
as a 5 Star Wealth Manager in the Business Planning category. He has over
30 years experience helping clients find and implement simple solutions to
their often complex business succession, executive compensation and wealth
transfer planning problems.
Joe Chenoweth regularly teaches SMU CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management.
Jason Danziger
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner)
CPA
(Certified Public Accountant)
BSBA
in Finance and Accounting, Washington University of St. Louis
MPA
in Tax, University of Texas at Austin
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Jason Danziger is a Wealth Planner with
Goldman Sachs, where he provides comprehensive financial planning solutions
for ultra-high net worth individuals and their families throughout the Southwest.
He began his career in public accounting, working in tax compliance with
domestic and international businesses and their owners. He then worked for
a regional trust company, where he was responsible for the investment management
and financial planning services for a wide variety of clients, ranging from
executives, business owners, retirees, and trust beneficiaries. In addition
to the CFP® and CPA
designations, Jason maintains Series 7 and 66 registrations.
Jason Danziger regularly teaches SMU CPFP 105 Tax Planning.
William E. Dendy
CPA
(Certified Public Accountant), CLU (Charter Life Underwriter)
B.S.,
University of Dallas
M.B.A.,
Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
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William E. Dendy provides full-service financial planning, investments,
risk management and financial education. Bill is president of Elite Financial
Management in Dallas, Texas. He spent six years with Smith Barney as a financial
consultant prior to joining Prospera, where he was vice president of investments
for seven years. Bill teaches investment courses for several continuing education
programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Bill is a member of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP),
The Dallas Association of Underwriters and American Mensa. He hosts the weekly Money
Matters series on KLIF Radio and is a contributing author of 21st
Century Wealth. Bill resides in Dallas.
He regularly teaches the SMU CPFP course, 103 Investments.
Roy E. Gray
CFP®
(Certified Financial Planner)
Kaplan
University
Spartan
University University of Aeronautics
U.S.
Navy
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Roy Gray is the
Director of Financial Planning with Munn & Morris Financial Advisors,
Inc. an independent branch of Raymond James. Roy has been assisting
clients in the development of financial plans and strategies to help
individuals and families achieve their goals since 2001. Roy's practice
involves all areas of financial planning, including the development of
spending plans, family protection plans, risk tolerance assessment,
development and implementation of investment and income plans, tax reduction
strategies and wealth transfer strategies. Roy has been recognized as one
of America's top financial planners in 2008 by the Consumers Research
Council of America and regularly volunteers his expertise to the young men
and women of our nations military so that they too may benefit from making
intelligent choices with their money.
In addition to the
CFP® designation, Roy maintains a Series 7, 63 and 65 registration as well as
holding Property & Casualty, Life, Health and Long Term Care insurances licenses
in many states. Roy is a member of the Financial Planning Association, Dallas
Estate Planning Council and the Collaborative Law Institute of Texas.
Roy Gray teaches SMU
CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management.
Diana Jenkins
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner), CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
B.S.,
Southwest Missouri State University
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Diana Jenkins provides effective solutions to clients’ financial planning
needs, no matter how complex. During her 25 years of experience, Diana has
worked with two of the country’s largest independent financial planning
firms, as well as Ernst and Young, LLP. Diana has managed an independent
registered investment advisor and worked with all levels of clients, from
those with basic planning needs to those with complex, specialized business
and tax planning needs. Diana is now part of the First Horizon’s Wealth
Management Team in Dallas. She was named one of the “Best of Financial
Planners in Dallas” in 2002 and again in 2004 in D Magazine.
She has volunteered in the past at the SPCA and likes to care for abandoned
animals.
Diana Jenkins regularly teaches SMU CPFP 105 Tax Planning.
Earl Jefferson
CFP®
(Certified Financial Planner)
B.S.
in Economics,
University of Houston
B.S.
in Psychology, University of Houston
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Prior to starting LegacyTexas Wealth Advisors,
Earl Jefferson served as senior officer with an
international Private Banking & Wealth Management
Group. There he helped to establish and
managed a NorthTexas wealth advisory practice and
With recognition as one of the nation's Top
Financial Planners by Consumer's Research
Council of America, Earl has advised a number of
families and institutions in focused areas such as
investment management, retirement planning, estate
planning and family wealth preservation.
In addition to carrying the Certified Financial
Planner™
designation, he also carries Series 7, 24, 66 and
General Lines Life Insurance licenses. He is
also committed to ongoing, continued education
required by regulatory agencies and the Certified
Carl J. Kunhardt
CFP®
(Certified Financial Planner)
CIMA®
(Certified Investment Management Analyst )
M.S.,
Troy State University
B.S.,
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Carl’s experience as a
career officer in the United States Marine Corps has
contributed to his discipline and thoroughness in
providing high net worth clients with strategic
solutions for their wealth management needs. He has
worked with Quest’s largest net worth clients to
provide solid financial investment advice designed
to help them achieve their financial objectives.
Carl is an avid reader of professional journals and
investment, technology and business development
publications, which helps him stay abreast of trends
and important news that impact his clients. He
completed post-graduate certificate studies at the
University of North Texas, the Naval Postgraduate
School, the Marine Corps Command and Staff College,
and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
A shareholder at Quest,
he is a Registered
Principal with Raymond James Financial Services,
holding Series 7, 24, 31, 63 and 65 Licenses.
Additionally, he is General Lines Insurance licensed
for Life, Accident and Health and is a Registered
Investment Advisor Agent with Quest.
Norman A. Lofgren
A.B.,
University of Missouri
J.D.,
Oklahoma City University
LL.M.,
Taxation, Southern Methodist University
Case
Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1976-77
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State Bar of Texas–admitted 1978; District of Columbia (inactive);
Dallas and American Bar Associations; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court,
Northern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals,
Eleventh Circuit; Pilot, U.S. Navy, 1969-75 (active duty) 1975-94 (reserve),
retired rank of Captain.
Norm Lofgren, as a trial attorney for the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, pursued
those who failed to properly address their responsibilities or attempted
to abuse existing regulations. Empowered by those experiences, he is able
to minimize tax exposures and protect assets, while creating a structure
that is flexible and normally amendable. Modern business operation requires
more than a sound idea and a marketable service or product. A clearly defined
course of action allows the entrepreneur to follow their vision, unencumbered
by concerns of proper taxation allocations, estate and business plans. Norm
is now with Looper, Reed & McGraw.
Norm regularly teaches SMU CPFP 106 Estate Planning.
Greg McMurdie
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), CEBS (Certified
Employee Benefit Specialist), RPA (Retirement Plans Associate)
B.S.,
Management, Brigham Young University
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Greg McMurdie has spent the past 30 years building his business, his dreams
and those of his clients. Greg is a member of the Garland Chamber of Commerce
and is a qualifying lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round Table. In
2002, he was selected by his peers and named by D Magazine as one
of Dallas’s best financial planners.
Greg put into practice the principles he teaches to clients in his own life,
raising eight children with his wife of 33 years, putting each of them through
college and still successfully working toward retirement. He is an active
member of his church, has coached Little League for 12 years and enjoys golf.
Greg McMurdie regularly teaches SMU CPFP 104 Retirement Planning and Employee
Benefits.
Paul Pomeroy
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
CMA
(Certified Management Accountant)
M.B.A.,
Michigan State University
B.A.
Albion College
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Paul Pomeroy is a Registered Principal with LPL Financial. He helps businesses create and administer customized retirement
plan solutions, focusing on plan design, investments and education. Paul also
works with individuals in the development and implementation of financial plans
and investment strategies.
Prior to joining LPL, Paul spent over 20 years in corporate
finance, strategy and planning with Kraft Foods, Frito-Lay, Inc. and Union
Pacific Railroad Company. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association,
and holds the Series 6, 7, 63, 65 and 24 Securities registrations, and The Texas
Insurance Group One License.
Paul teaches a Personal Finance class at The Salvation Army
Adult Rehabilitation Center, and is on the Board of the local chapter of the MSU
Alumni Association. He is a Past Board Member of the WEB Employee Benefits
Association and Crossroads Church Entrepreneur’s Connection.
He teaches CPFP 104 Retirement Planning and Employee
Benefits.
Clark D. Randall
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner), CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), AEP (Accredited Estate
Planner)
B.B.A.,
Finance, Texas A&M University
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Clark D. Randall, CFP®, is the founder and owner of Financial Enlightenment, a financial planning firm offering fee-based services.
He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
Clark currently holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and 65 licenses.
He also earned the designations of Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®), Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Accredited Estate Planner (AEP).
Clark works closely with clients as their “Personal CFO” through his comprehensive fee-based financial planning approach.
The creative design strategies he offers have provided his clients stability and reassurance to help ensure that their plan is on track and in alignment with their goals.
Clark is involved with many professional activities, having served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Financial Planning and the Dallas Fort Worth Financial Planning Association Board of Directors. He currently teaches financial planning at Southern Methodist University.
Lisa Rapfogel-Ostroff
CFP®
(Certified Financial Planner)
B.S.,
Finance, University of Texas at Austin
CLTC,
(Certified in Long Term Care)
Southern
Methodist University Certificate in Financial Planning Program
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Lisa has 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is
an advisor with Allegiant Wealth Management/MassMutual. She has tailored her
practice to the needs of business owners, attorneys, physicians, executives, and
professional athletes.
Lisa was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. She moved to Dallas 11 years
ago to expand her practice and holds a Texas Insurance Group One License and
Series 6, 7, and 63 Securities Licenses. She is also a member of the Financial
Planning Association.
Lisa and her husband Dave live in North Dallas. When not working, she spends
time with her new baby, spoiling her English Setter, Zeke, and volunteers at the
Lisa teaches SMU CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management.
Tom Ricks, Program Director
CFP® (Certified
Financial Planner)
B.A.,
Southern Methodist University
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Tom Ricks is President of ETEXfinancial, Inc.
a Texas Registered Investment Adviser. Tom has more than thirty five years
of experience providing clients with comprehensive wealth management
strategies designed to provide the most tax-efficient acquisition, use and
distribution of assets. Specializing in assisting medical professionals,
business owners and mid to high net worth clients, Tom’s practice involves
every facet of comprehensive financial planning, including needs assessment,
goal identification, risk tolerance analysis, development and implementation
of investment strategies focused on wealth accumulation, current tax
management and asset protection strategies. Tom has been recognized as one
of the “Best Financial Planners” in Dallas by
D Magazine.
Tom is a General Lines Agent–TX
Group 1, Texas Registered Life Settlement Broker. His registrations include
Series 7, 63 and 65. He is a member of the Financial Planning Association,
Dallas Estate Planning Council.
Tom Ricks regularly teaches SMU CPFP 102 Insurance and Risk Management and SMU CPFP 107 Financial Planning
Strategies and Case Studies.
Sol S. Reifer
B.A.,
with Honors,
University of Texas at Austin
J.D.,
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California
LL.M.,
Estate Planning - Taxation, University of Miami
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Sol is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department of a North Dallas law
firm. He has received the designation as an Accredited Estate Planner
from the National Association of Estate Planners, 1995 and was listed in
"Who's Who in American Law," 1994, as well as being nominated for
"Outstanding Young Men in America," 1980, 1984.
Sol has been an Adjunct professor at the University of Dallas, Graduate
School of Business Administration, the University of North Texas, and
Southeastern Paralegal Institute. He has been invited to speak as a
continuing education instructor for various life insurance companies and stock
brokerage companies.
Sol Reifer teaches SMU CPFP 106 Estate Planning.
John Round
B.B.A.,
University of Florida
J.D.,
St. Mary's University
LL.M.,
Taxation, University of Florida
Senior
St. Mary's Law Journal
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John Round has 28 years of experience advising clients on all phases of
estate planning probate and trust law. His practice involves the preparation
of wills and trusts, marital deduction trusts, life insurance trusts,
minor's trusts, charitable trusts, private foundations, tax exempt entities,
gift planning, marital property agreements, and estate and business planning
for closely-held businesses including Family Limited Partnerships. He is
also active in estate, trust and fiduciary administration practices
including: probate and trust litigation, litigation practice involving
fiduciary duties and responsibilities, probate and trust administration,
gift tax return preparation, estate and inheritance tax return preparation,
and gift and estate tax audit and litigation.
Mr. Round currently serves as chair of Strasburger's Taxes, Estate Planning
& Employee Benefits Practice and regularly teaches SMU CPFP 106 Estate
Planning.
Loreine Smith
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner),
CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
B.B.A.,
Accounting, University of Texas at Arlington
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Loreine is the founder and principal of Life Plan
Strategies, LLC, and specializes in financial planning, tax services, business
consulting, and cooperative and collaborative litigation support. With varied
experience through 18 years in public accounting, she has achieved the
Accredited Asset Management designation from the College of Financial Planning.
Loreine has served on numerous non- profit boards, helped co-found Dallas CPA
Study Group and Women Connecting Women. She is a member of numerous
professional organizations and practice groups including the Financial Planning
Association and The Collaborative Solutions Group.
Loreine Smith regularly teaches SMU CPFP 105 Tax Planning.
Kristi Tafalla
ChFC®
(Charter Financial Consultant), CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
J.D.,
Louisiana State University
M.S. in Accounting
with a Tax Specialty, The
University of New Orleans
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Ms. Tafalla is a Personal Financial Planner specializing in Personal Income
Tax and Estate Planning. In addition to several years of teaching
experience, she holds undergraduate degrees in Civil Law and Business
Administration.
A former Director of Product Development, Advanced Designations for BISYS
Education Services, Ms. Tafalla is a contributor to Personal Financial Planning:
Theory and Practice, 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions, as well as the BISYS Review for
the CFP® Certification Examination: Volumes I-III, 5th through 8th editions. Ms.
Tafalla is a member of the American Bar Association.
Kristi Tafalla regularly teaches SMU CPFP 105 Tax Planning and and the
Kaplan Schweser Review Course for the CFP® Certification
Examination.
Holly Watkins
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
and CPA (Certified Public Account)
M.A.,
Accounting, Concentration in Tax, University of North Texas
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Holly Watkins has been in public accounting for 9 years specializing in tax
services. She provides tax services and related accounting services for a
variety of clients, including individuals and businesses. After working for
“the other guy” for many years, Holly started her own practice the name under
Holly E Watkins, PLLC. Holly is a member of the Texas Society of CPAs and the
American Institute of Public Accounting. She maintains a CPA license as well as
the CFP® designation.
Holly earned an undergraduate degree from Austin College majoring in French
and business administration. She continued school at the University of North
Texas receiving a Specialist in Aging certification. Finally, she went through
Southern Methodist University’s Certificate Program in Financial Planning. She
has pulled the education together to help clients plan for their financial
needs.
Vickie Wise
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
B.S.B.A.,
Financial Management, University of Arkansas
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Vickie Wise has spent 20 years in progressively responsible
roles within the financial services industry. In her current role as Vice
President of BOSC, Inc.*, a position she has held for ten years, she works with
both the high net worth clients of The Private Bank, as well as many of the
institutional clients, of Bank of Texas, helping to manage and invest their
funds and providing comprehensive wealth management strategies, utilizing the
expertise of estate planning and tax planning professionals.
Previously, Ms. Wise spent two years working for Morgan
Keegan, a premier regional investment firm. Prior to joining Morgan Keegan, she
spent 8-1/2 years working for Llama Company, the investment banking firm wholly
owned by the Sam Walton family. Her tenure at Llama Company included 4-1/2
years as an investment banker in the Municipal Finance Division, working with
public entities to issue debt and/or raise funds for capital expenditures,
before transferring to the Sales Division of the company for another four years.
Vickie is a Certified Financial Planner® and holds a
Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) in Financial Management
from the University of Arkansas. She also holds the Texas Life, Health &
Accident License as well as the Property & Casualty License, in addition to the
Series 7, 63 and 65 Securities Licenses.
* BOSC, Inc., is a full service broker dealer firm,
investment affiliate of Bank of Texas and wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK
Financial.
Vickie Wise teaches SMU CPFP 101 Fundamentals of Financial Planning.
E. W. "Woody" Young
CFP® (Certified Financial Planner)
B.A.,
Political Science, University of Oklahoma
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E. W. “Woody” Young,
is the co-founder and President of Quest Capital Management, Inc. Woody is a
nationally recognized professional in comprehensive financial planning for
professionals, business owners, corporate executives, and high income/high net
worth individuals with over twenty years of planning experience.
Worth magazine has named Woody one of America’s “Best Financial Advisers” four
years running, and Medical Economics magazine has named him to their list of
“150 Best Financial Advisers for Doctors.”
In 2003, the Dallas/Fort Worth Financial Planning Association presented Woody
with an “Honors Award” for a lifetime of dedication to Financial Planning. He
is featured in the book, Wealth Management Teams: The Smart Investor’s Guide to
Evaluating and Selecting a Competent Team of Financial Professionals.
Woody Young teaches SMU CPFP 107 Financial Planning
Strategies and Case Studies.