WeiserMazars LLP Senior Tax Manager, Ken Burstiner, Earns Certified Financial Planner™ Designation

NEW YORK, March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ken Burstiner, CPA/CFP®, a Senior Tax Manager at WeiserMazars LLP, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board) to use the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™ and CFP (with flame design)® in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements. Burstiner, a veteran of the taxation and financial services industry for two decades, is a certified public accountant and speaks regularly to various industry associations and community groups. 

These marks identify those individuals who have met the rigorous experience and ethical requirements of the CFP Board, have successfully completed financial planning coursework and have passed the CFP® Certification Examination covering the following areas:  the financial planning process, risk management, investments, tax planning and management, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning.  CFP® certificants also agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and to uphold CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards. "We're very pleased that Ken's expertise and his extensive work in financial planning have been recognized with this CFP certification," said Doug Phillips, Managing Partner of WeiserMazars. "The certification demonstrates both Ken's commitment to providing excellent service to his clients as well as his, and the firm's, strong ethical standards."

CFP Board is a nonprofit certification organization with a mission to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning.  CFP Board owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified Financial Planner™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing certification requirements. 

About WeiserMazars

Since 1921, WeiserMazars LLP has provided a unique combination of foresight and experience when fulfilling client needs in accounting, tax and advisory services. Named one of the Fastest Growing/All-Star Firms in the country by INSIDE Public Accounting in September, 2011, WeiserMazars' team of professionals brings technical expertise, industry insight and an integrated, customized approach to dealing with the critical issues and competitive challenges facing the firm's clients. Whether on the local level or internationally, the firm guides clients through their day-to-day operations and works with them to ensure they have the right financial structure in place to meet their business goals.

WeiserMazars' team of over 100 partners and approximately 700 professionals is based out of seven U.S. offices, Israel and the Cayman Islands. As the independent U.S. member firm of the Mazars Group – a prominent international accounting, audit, tax and advisory services organization with nearly 14,000 professionals in more than sixty countries on six continents – WeiserMazars represents clients of all types, including owner-managed businesses, complex, multi-national organizations and high net worth individuals in a multitude of industries.

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