%0 Journal Article %A Inga Chira %T Perceptions about the Financial Planning Profession %D 2016 %R 10.3905/jwm.2016.18.4.022 %J The Journal of Wealth Management %P 22-28 %V 18 %N 4 %X Focusing on highly educated individuals, we explore survey respondents’ attitudes toward the financial planning profession and the reasons that may preclude such individuals from using financial planning services. We find that significant confusion exists on how financial planners differ from other financial professionals and that the reasons for bypassing financial planning services are both tangible (lack of investment funds, high costs/fees) and intangible (lack of trust in the financial planner).TOPIC: Wealth management %U https://jwm.pm-research.com/content/iijwealthmgmt/18/4/22.full.pdf