{"id":145323,"date":"2021-08-27T22:49:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T03:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=145323"},"modified":"2021-08-27T22:49:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T03:49:33","slug":"vw-native-receives-finance-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2021\/08\/27\/vw-native-receives-finance-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"VW native receives finance certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LANSING, Michigan &#8212; Van Wert native Larry A. Mengerink, a financial planner and investment planner with Park Lake Advisors, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP\u00ae Board) to use the Certified Financial Planner&#x2122; and CFP\u00ae certification marks in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Larry-Mengerink-headshot-8-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-145324\"\/><figcaption>Larry Mengerink<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The CFP\u00ae 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\u00ae certification examination covering the following areas: the financial planning process, risk management, investments, tax planning and management, retirement and employee benefits, and estate planning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CFP\u00ae professionals also agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and to uphold CFP Board\u2019s Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Rules of Conduct and Financial Planning Practice Standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis accomplishment is significant for me as well as for each of my clients,\u201d Mengerink said. \u201cThe financial planning process is very personalized and takes a long-term approach that increasingly demands an acute understanding of the complex and ever-changing investment and financial landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mengerink, 46, has been a professional in the financial services industry for over 20 years, and works with clients in many states through offices in Okemos and Lansing, Michigan, as well as utilizing virtual meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Park Lake Advisors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in Lansing, Michigan in 2015, Park Lake Advisors today has offices in both Lansing and Okemos, Michigan. Being independent, our advisors offer a wide array of investment products and services, as well as a variety of insurance products through arrangements with outside insurance companies. For more information about Park Lake Advisors, or about financial services in general, contact Mengerink at 517.887.9905 or visit the Park Lake website at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/parklakeadvisors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/parklakeadvisors.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Independent staff and submitted information LANSING, Michigan &#8212; Van Wert native Larry A. Mengerink, a financial planner and investment planner with Park Lake Advisors, has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP\u00ae Board) to use the Certified Financial Planner&#x2122; and CFP\u00ae certification marks in accordance with CFP Board certification and renewal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 19:28:19","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145323\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}