Every year Robert J. Glovsky, JD, LLM, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, Director Emeritus of the Boston University Online Financial Planning Program, conducts a seminar to inform professionals on many aspects of financial planning education and certification. Click on the questions below to hear Bob discuss commonly asked questions relevant to candidates for CFP® certification. Don't forget to turn up the volume.

Bob is the President of Mintz Levin Financial Advisors, LLC and is a practicing financial planner with more than 25 years of experience. In 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, Wealth Manager magazine chose his firm as one of the nation's top wealth management firms. Recently, Bob was listed on the "Top Professional Advisors" list in the new J.K. Lasser's " New Rules for Estate and Tax Planning" book. Bob was also listed on the Mutual Fund magazine's "Nation's Top 100 Financial Planners." Worth magazine has selected Bob as one of the 'Best Financial Advisors in the Country' eight consecutive times; in addition, he has twice appeared on the cover of Financial Planning magazine. He was chosen as one of the "Top 100 Independent Financial Advisors" by Barron's in 2007 and 2008.

Bob currently serves as Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors of the Certified Financial Planners Boards of Standards, and will serve as Chair in 2010. He has also served as Chair of the Board of Examiners of the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards, which sets standards for professionals worldwide. Bob has lectured and taught lawyers, accountants and educators, and has spoken extensively throughout the country on financial planning topics. He is regularly quoted in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald.