Financial planners rebuffed by military

That's the message the U.S. military is sending to financial advisers and groups representing advisers who want to offer free financial planning to active-duty servicemen or women, or their families.

Indeed, for much of the past decade, the Financial Planning Association and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors have tried to extend their members' services to military personnel and their families. For the most part, the military has rebuffed their efforts — mainly out of fear of exposing its members to financial predators.

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