Join us for an epic retirement planning experience.
Exploring the New Frontier of Retirement Planning Knowledge
Comprehensive retirement planning is deeply-integrated across solutions and strategies. Questions around housing, health care, income and investments proliferate.
No one event helps you meet these client needs.
Now, imagine an event that feels like the best lecture series you’ve ever been to, a five-star retreat that counts as work, and a convening of like-minded, passionate retirement planners coming together to break bread – and break norms.
Welcome to Horizons 2025: an inaugural, first-of-its-kind conference that’s 100% retirement planning-focused.
Why Attend Horizons
Our event is an exclusive, immersive experience tailored to the forward-thinking retirement planner.
Grow and Network with Like-Minded Retirement Planners
Enhance your ability to serve your clients through specialized workshops, breakout sessions, and more – all with a specific, in-depth focus on topics like Social Security, Medicare, retirement psychology, income solutions, housing options, and more. With other practitioners, professionals, and thought leaders coming together for a shared purpose, the possibilities are endless. CE credit sessions are available!
No Sales Presentations – Just Star Speakers
Hear from and rub elbows with nationally recognized individuals, including noted thought leaders, industry figures, and motivational presenters – all onsite to share applied knowledge that will empower you to enhance your business outcomes, build stronger client relationships, and transform the retirement planning landscape.
Built for Those Who Specialize
The professional community of retirement planners serving millions of pre- and current retirees deserves an experience carefully crafted to educate, engage, excite, and entertain. You’ll get up-to-the-minute insights on the top issues in retirement planning today, with a focus on client service and practical, applicable knowledge.
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The Top Experts Come Together
You can see each of these speakers somewhere at some time, but Horizons showcases the top academics, researchers, and thought leaders at one event, alongside entertainers and motivators to help foster your passion and refine your growth strategy.
Jon Dorenbos
Keynote Speaker, Professional Magician, and Former NFL Player
Fiona Greig
Global Head of Investor Research and Policy, Vanguard
Will Guidara
Restaurateur and Author
Michael Kitces, MSFS, MTAX, CFP®, CLU®, ChFC®, RHU®, REBC®, CASL®
Financial Planner, Speaker, Blogger, and Educator
George Nichols III, CAP®
President & CEO, The American College of Financial Services
Michael Finke, PhD, CFP®
WMCP® Program Director, The American College of Financial Services
Ed Slott, CPA
Founder and CEO, Ed Slott and Company
Jeffrey Levine, CFP®, CPA/PFS, ChFC®, RICP®, CWS, AIF, BFA™
Chief Planning Officer, Buckingham Wealth Partners
Wade Pfau, PhD, CFA, RICP®
Founder, RISAProfile.com
Lindsey Lewis, MBA, CFP®, ChFC®
Managing Director, The American College Center for Women in Financial Services
David Blanchett, PhD, MSFS, CFA, CLU®, ChFC®, CFP®
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, and Head of Retirement Research, PGIM DC Solutions
Carolyn McClanahan, MD, CFP®
Founder, Life Planning Partners, Inc.
Experience Horizons 2025
The American College of Financial Services is proud to deliver Horizons as a marquee event for the forward-thinking retirement planner. Join us in beautiful Coronado, CA in March 2025 to accelerate through knowledge, grow through connections, and uplift through community.
A Legacy of Industry Leadership
Founded in 1927 by financial services education pioneer Dr. Solomon Huebner, The American College of Financial Services has a rich history in financial services education—standing strong as the standard-bearer for academic quality.
As we approach 100 years of academic excellence, we hope that you leverage all the opportunities The College has to offer. By taking part in The College’s recertification program, you’ll be joining us on the front lines as we march the financial services industry toward a future that benefits more Americans and allows us to change more lives.
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