Ron Meier, MS, CFA^®, CPA
Professor

MS - American College
BBA - University of Texas/El Paso
BS - U.S. Military Academy

Ron Meier will be retiring from the College in February 2007 after 13 years of service. As a professor of investments, Ron authored the Investments course of the CFP Certification Professional Education Program. He also acts as the program manager for the Financial Analysis major, teaching courses such as FIN640, the FA capstone.

He has been an unlimited resource for students and his departure will be felt by his colleagues and students. We wish him the very best in his future endeavors.

Jim Pasztor, MS, CFP^®, CMFC^®

MS - College for Financial Planning
Bachelor of Music - Catholic University of America

List of Courses Taught:
PFP650 - PFP Capstone
CFPE1101 - Financial Planning Process and Insurance (mentor)
CFPE1102 - Investment Planning (mentor)
CFPE1103 - Income Tax Planning (mentor)
CFPE1104 - Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits (mentor)

Jim Pasztor has moved from Greensboro, NC to Denver to join the College for Financial Planning faculty. Jim has worked in the financial services field for over 20 years, and is the founder and owner of Pasztor and Associates, a fee-only financial planning education firm.

Jim received his master's degree from the College of Financial Planning, Financial Planning concentration, in May 2005. He also is a CFP^® certificant and a CMFC^® designee, and is currently pursuing the CFA^® certification. Jim has been part of the College's adjunct faculty since 2000, and an adjunct for the master's program since 2005.

We extend a warm welcome to our newest faculty member, Jim Pasztor!

Master's courses PFP511 - Insurance and PFP516 - Estate Planning II are being offered for the January session. These courses are required for the Personal Financial Planning major.

The goal of the Insurance course is to provide basic tools and concepts for individuals practicing in the field of personal financial planning. It introduces legal and regulatory issues affecting financial planners, with an emphasis on insurance.

The Estate Planning (Part II) course builds on estate planning process concepts introduced in PFP515. Topics covered include federal estate and gift taxation, techniques that reduce the size of the gross estate, wills, intestacy, probate, trusts, and more.

Please contact your enrollment counselor to enroll in either of these courses.

The College is offering a new course, FIN560 - Public Finance.

This course is presently available as an elective for students in the Personal Financial Planning and Finance majors.

Public Finance utilizes advanced economic theories to examine and explain the effects of government programs and policies on the national economy. These include the effects of government-provided goods and services, such as national defense and schools; government transfer programs, such as Social Security and welfare; government regulations, such as environmental and safety regulation; and government revenue policies, such as income tax and sales tax systems.

If you are interested in taking this course, please contact your enrollment counselor.

Monday, March 20th is the last day to sign up for the next session, which begins on Tuesday, March 21st. Please sign up soon for the March session to continue progressing toward your master's degree!

To enroll, call your Enrollment Counselor at 800-237-9990, option 4, or send an e-mail message to cffpenrollment@apollogrp.edu.