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Register Volume 27  Issue No 2 (Online Version)

Referrals remain one of the most powerful drivers of success in a financial consultant’s practice—and this issue dives into strategies to help you grow through meaningful client connections.

Be sure to check out our Member Focus featuring Lea Smith Johnson, RFC®, one of our newest Trustee Board Members, and learn more about her journey and impact on the profession.

We’re also proud to announce the 2026 Association and Chapter Awards, including the Dunton Lifetime Achievement, Founders Award, Editor’s Choice, Chapter Ambassadors, and member recognitions—celebrating excellence across our community.

As part of our growing global presence, this issue also highlights the latest updates from our International Chapters.

Member Focus This Month
Lea Smith Johnson, RFC® 

A subscription to printed copies of the Register can be ordered through the IARFC Store.


Feature Articles

  • Building Client Loyalty and Advocacy Through Communication and Trust
  • What is your Real Wealth? Emotional Quotient vs. Intellectual Quotient
  • Want Introductions? Earn Them
  • Why Bonus FIAs to "Pay the Tax" on Roth Conversions are a Failure
  • Responsible Innovation: Guardrails for Using Artificial Intelligence in Financial Advice
  • Referrals - 8 Ways to Get Referrals Without Mentioning Referrals
  • What Does It Really Mean When a Consultant Says They're a Fiduciary

Current Association/Chapter News

  • From the Editor
  • From the Trustee Chair
  • From the CEO
  • The Director of Ethics
  • IARFC 2026 Association and Chapter Awards
  • IARFC Strategic Alliances
  • Chapter Connections: Canada, Greater China, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and UAE, United States, 

About

The Register, published since 1999 by the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC), is a practitioner-oriented, financial magazine. The Register includes profiles, articles, interviews, book reviews, practice management techniques, product information, and marketing recommendations. Our mission is to update members on current matters, along with a listing of the newest members and latest conferences with CE approved curriculum.

It includes articles and advice on technical subjects, economic events, regulatory actions, and practice management. The facts and opinions in the IARFC’s Register articles represent their authors’ views and are not endorsed by the publisher.

The IARFC makes no claim as to the accuracy and does not guarantee or endorse any product or service that may be advertised or featured.

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The Register is directed to IARFC members, including practitioners, academicians, and decision-makers in financial services, as well as selected non-member MRFC certification holders and candidates for the RFS, RFA®, RFC®, MRFS, CIMM, RIFA, RIFC, RFOC, and MRFS.
 
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Susan M. Cappa
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Editorial Advisory Committee
Michelle Blair, RFC®
Lemuel W. Kornegay III, RFC®

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