The Call for Papers competition, on which the Financial Frontiers Awards are based, started in 2002. All past winners are listed here.
Financial Frontiers Awards
2008
The Hedonic Pleasure Index™: An Enhanced Model for Spending
Inflation
By James A. Shambo, CPA/PFS
Who Is Planning for the Planner? Becoming Consumers of Our
Profession
By Richard S. Kahler, CFP®, ChFC,
CCIM
Calculating After-Tax Asset Allocation Is Key to Determining
Risk, Returns, and Asset Location
By William Reichenstein, Ph.D., CFA
A Phased-Income Approach to Retirement Withdrawals: A New
Paradigm for a More Affluent Retirement
By Charles D. Robinson, CFP®
Emphasizing Low-Correlated Assets: The Volatility of
Correlation
By William J. Coaker II, CFP®, CFA®,
CIMA®
2007
Determining the Optimal Distribution Glide Path
By David M. Blanchett, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, AIF®, CFA, QPA
Beyond Monte Carlo Analysis: A Replacement for a Poor
Practice
By Shawn Brayman, BSc, MES
Is There a "Safe" Withdrawal Rate in Retirement with Required
Minimum Distributions?
By John J. Spitzer, Ph.D.
Judges' Grant
Income Harvesting Strategy: Achieving Inflation Adjusted Income
from a Lump Sum Asset
By Zachary S. Parker
Judges' Grant
2006
Optimal Withdrawal Strategies for Retirees with Multiple Savings
Accounts
By Stephen Horan, Ph.D., CFA
Risk Management for the Family: The Desirability of Long-Term
Care Insurance
By Joel Gold, Ph.D., CFP®; John Herald, and David
VanderLinden
Optimal Rebalancing Frequency for Stock-Bond Portfolios
By William Desormeau, Jr., and David Smith, Ph.D.,
CFA
Managing Withdrawals Given Portfolio Constraints
By John J. Spitzer, Ph.D.; Jeffrey C. Strieter, Ph.D.;
and Sandeep Singh, Ph.D., CFA
Judges' Grant
Covered Calls and Protective Puts: Hedging Your Bet or a
Financial Train Wreck?
By Karyl B. Leggio and Donald Lien
Judges' Grant
Call for Papers
2005
Passive Investing: The Emperor Exposed?
By Christopher Carosa, CTFA
Category: Planning Techniques, Academic
Post-Modern Portfolio Theory
By Pete Swisher, CFP®, QPA, and Gregory W. Kasten,
M.D., CFP®, CPC, AIFA®
Category: Planning Techniques, Practitioner
How Interpersonal Skills and Organizational Management Can
Reduce Stress and Burnout for Financial
Planners
By Joy Koesten, Ph.D.
Category: Practice Management
Quantum Planning
By Ross Levin, CFP®
Category: Future of the Profession
2004
Decision Rules and Portfolio Management for Retirees: Is the
'Safe' Initial Withdrawal Too Safe?
By Jonathan Guyton, CFP®
Category: Planning Techniques, Practitioner
Mutual Fund Expense Ratios: How High Is Too High?
By Eric Haas
Category: Planning Techniques, Academic
My Final Exam
By Dan Moisand, CFP®
Category: Future of the Profession
Making the Leap: Starting Your Own Firm
By J. Mark Joseph, CFP®, ChFC, CLU, CPA,
PFS
Category: Practice Management
2003
Hedge Funds: What Drives Their Returns?
By Dean T. Umemoto, CFP®, ChFC, CLU
Alejandro Murguía, Ph.D., M.Phil.
Category: Planning Techniques
Strategic Personal Career Planning: An Entry Point for Students
of Financial Planning
By Michael Anderson
Category: Student
2002
Changing Equity Premium Implications for Wealth Management
Portfolio Design and Implementation
By Harold Evensky, CFP®
Category: Planning Techniques
The Urge to Merge: Insights from a Sole Practitioner's Search
for Partners
By Dan Moisand, CFP®
Category: Practice Essentials
Integral Finance: A Framework for a 21st Century Profession
By Richard B. Wagner, J.D., CFP®
Category: Future of the Profession