Academic Research That Practitioners Can Use.

The authors of this article contend that the top tier of financial planners/advisors should continually stretch their boundaries by keeping track of information and analysis from the academic world. Although academic research in financial planning is often too theoretical or abstract for the real world of financial planning, every year a multitude of academic articles provides insights that can be helpful to practitioners. The authors of this article have identified and reviewed 12 recent articles that they believe are particularly useful, which appeared in journals that are not typically read by practitioners. The articles reviewed are from three areas in the Certified Financial Planner® topic list (investment planning, retirement planning, and estate planning). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]