Financial Dynamics’ Ricky Lafon Earns CFP® Credential


Virginia native has provided financial planning at Midlothian firm for over 5 years.

MIDLOTHIAN, Virginia—Financial Dynamics & Associates is proud to announce that Advisor and Retirement Planner Ricky Lafon has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) certification.

The mark is one of the highest-regarded credentials in the financial services industry, given its rigorous requirements for education, experience, and ethics. Only 25% of financial advisors have the certification.

“I cannot tell you how excited I was the day I received news that I’d passed the exam,” Lafon said. “Becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional has been a dream of mine for years now, as it allows me to better serve clients.”

The six-hour exam comes as the culmination of a comprehensive course of study that includes financial planning principles, investments, taxes, retirement savings, income planning, and estate planning.

Isaac Wright, ChFC®, President of the Midlothian financial advisory firm, said Lafon studied nights and weekends to earn the credential on top of being a full-time advisor, husband, and father.

“Ricky is a dedicated, committed professional. I had no doubt he would achieve this goal, and I’m celebrating along with him now that the hard work paid off,” Wright said.

He added: “The CFP® credential is an indicator of not only a financial advisor’s education and experience, but their ethics too. Ricky must serve as a fiduciary to clients at all times, which complements our responsibility to serve as good stewards of our clients’ money.”

A lifelong resident of Virginia, Lafon started working at Financial Dynamics & Associates over five years ago. In addition to the CFP® mark, he has the Retirement Income Certified Professional® (RICP®) credential and an MBA from Liberty University.

He also is a dedicated volunteer at his church, assisting with community and leadership programs.

 

Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, CFP® (with plaque design) and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Advisory services offered through J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. (“JWCA”). Financial Dynamics and Associates, Inc. and JWCA are unaffiliated entities.