Loren E. Dunton Lifetime Achievement Award

Generally regarded as the “Father of Financial Planning”, Loren Dunton organized financial professionals in the late sixties and with their help created the financial planning movement. Dunton developed associations, magazines, colleges, university programs, and foundations. He used his experiences to frankly explain what all financial advisors now recognize - that the ethical sales of financial products and the delivery of competent advice is a noble calling.

Loren Dunton was a man of vision who cared deeply about both financial consultants and consumers. The Loren Dunton Lifetime Achievement Award was first conferred in 2000 at the IARFC Financial Advisors Forum. The selection committee has strived to honor consultants who have demonstrated effectiveness in carrying the message of responsible financial stewardship to the public and have high ethical and professional standards.

2023 Recipient

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Top Gun Financial Planning Scottsdale,

"It is my distinct privilege to be accorded this honor from the IARFC. I promise all my MRFC and RFC brothers and sisters and other collegiate professionals that I will continue to conduct myself in the manner Loren envisioned when he founded America's Financial Planning Profession.

Kifer is a retired U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School “Top Gun” Instructor Graduate and the 1995 International Air Forces “Navigator of the Year”. With more than 30 years’ experience in Insurance and Financial Services, he has served as a licensed/credentialed adjunct faculty instructor for the 3 top nationally accredited financial services academic institutions in the USA. Kifer has completed the curriculum requirements for 19 financial professional designations and obtained his Masters of Science Degree in Financial Services (MSFS) in 2012.

He is an internationally recognized speaker, author, and educator with appearances on Fox, CBS, ABC, and NBC. Main stage presentations include presentations to Harvard Business School and the US Military Academy at West Point. In 2001, Kifer was named “America’s 1st Retirement Advisor of the year”.