PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Inga Chira TI - Perceptions about the Financial Planning Profession AID - 10.3905/jwm.2016.18.4.022 DP - 2016 Jan 31 TA - The Journal of Wealth Management PG - 22--28 VI - 18 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/22.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/18/4/22.full AB - 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