LASSUS KEYNOTE SPEAKER FOR FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES
New Providence, New Jersey, October 3, 2001-----Diahann W. Lassus, CFP® practitioner, CPA, and President of Lassus Wherley & Associates, P.C., delivered a keynote speech last week entitled “Staying ahead of the Financial Services Revolution” as part of Florida State University’s Distinguished Speaker Series. “The future is about wealth management. That means providing a full range of personalized services from helping clients determine what they want to analyzing cash flow to estate planning to trust management to bill paying to buying cars”, said Lassus, who received her BS in Management from FSU and her MBA from the University of North Florida.
Lassus Wherley & Associates, a wealth management firm with offices in New Providence, New Jersey and Naples, Florida, provides fee-only comprehensive financial services, including financial planning, asset management, tax and family office services. The Lassus Wherley web site is www.lassuswherley.com.
Diahann, a native of Florida, writes and speaks on business and financial topics throughout the United States. She is a regular guest on CNBC’s Power Lunch segment. She is often quoted in many national publications including the Wall Street Journal, USA Today and Investors Business Daily. She was named one of Worth Magazine’s Top Financial Advisors an unprecedented four times and was listed among the 120 Best Financial Advisors for Doctors by Medical Economics Magazine. Lassus is also a past National Board Member of the Institute of Certified Financial Planners, as well as Past President and Treasurer of the National Association of Women Business Owners. She received the 1996 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville and the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ 1990 Business Woman of the Year and 1996 Member of the Year Awards.