DENVER (January 19, 2022) – Today, the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®) announced Inga Timmerman, Ph.D., CFP®, as the new academic editor of the award-winning, peer-reviewed Journal of Financial Planning. Timmerman’s new role is effective Jan. 12.
As academic editor, Timmerman will join the Journal of Financial Planning’s advisory team. An associate professor and the director of the Personal Financial Planning program at California State University – Northridge (CSUN), Timmerman will serve a two-year term. In her new role, Timmerman will review and evaluate viable research manuscripts to determine if they proceed to the Journal’s double-blind peer review process. She will also provide guidance to the Journal staff with the intent of publishing the best research possible.
“We are thrilled to add someone of Inga’s background and experience to our talented Journal team to ensure the research we publish is further building the base of professional knowledge for our members,” says Patrick D. Mahoney, FPA chief executive officer. “She also brings a wealth of experience as a practicing financial planner, which will play a critical role in confirming published research is highly relevant to our members and the work they are doing with clients and their businesses.”
Timmerman joined the faculty at CSUN in 2015 and is the Dr. Mary Jean Scheuer Professor of Finance. She has a Ph.D. in Finance from Florida Atlantic University and is a Certified Financial Planner™ professional. Her research is mostly concentrated around two fields: corporate finance and financial planning. Timmerman's current projects explore the use and perceptions individuals have about the financial planning profession and the drivers that motivate people to save. She is also founder of Attainable Wealth, a virtual financial planning firm, and author of Mastering Money – A Simple Guide to Achieving Financial Success.
“I am looking forward to working with the Journal of Financial Planning, a journal with goals that align so well with my own beliefs. As an applied academic, I see the Journal as a place where research by one is translated into changes by many,” says Inga Timmerman, Ph.D., CFP®. “I hope we will continue to cultivate readability and excitement around academic financial planning topics in the year ahead.”
For 43 years, the Journal of Financial Planning has been published monthly and focuses on expanding the body of knowledge in the financial planning profession. Launched in 1979, the Journal features thought-provoking articles, interviews, columns, and peer-reviewed technical contributions that directly benefit financial planners and their work.
“Dr. Timmerman’s experience as an academic and a practitioner gives her particular insight into the specific needs of financial planners. We appreciate her sharing this insight to bring the most relevant and interesting research to our readers. We’re looking forward to working with Inga to serve our members with the best of financial planning research,” says Danielle Andrus, editor of the Journal of Financial Planning.
Timmerman follows Stuart Heckman, Ph.D., CFP®, who served as academic editor since Jan. 1, 2020.
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About the Journal of Financial Planning
First published in 1979, the mission of the Journal of Financial Planning is to expand the body of knowledge in the financial planning profession. With monthly feature articles, interviews, columns, and peer-reviewed technical contributions, the Journal's content is dynamic, innovative, thought-provoking, and directly beneficial to financial planners in their work. Learn more at www.fpajournal.org.