Santa Barbara, CA - December 5, 2005

Carolyn S. Bishop, MA, CFP®, Director of Financial Planning and Partner, Partnervest Financial Group LLC, has been quoted in the November/December 2005 Journal of Financial Planning, Solutions edition. The article is titled "Bubble trouble: Dealing with clients fixated on the next sure thing". Ms. Bishop specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and estate planning and tax strategies for business owners, professionals, and high net worth individuals. She holds undergraduate and master degrees from Michigan State University, is a Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner and has eighteen years of experience in the financial services industry.


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About Partnervest Financial Group
Partnervest Financial Group LLC, headquartered in Santa Barbara, California, is a privately owned full-service financial services company. Partnervest provides superior, unbiased wealth management solutions for investors and the advisors that serve them. Partnervest and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Partnervest Securities, Inc. (Member NASD/SIPC), Partnervest Advisory Services LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, and Partnervest Insurance Services LLC, an Insurance Agency, provide the full spectrum of financial services and products, as well as back-office operations, compliance, and business consulting services. For further information, contact Partnervest at (888) 991-9969 or at www.partnervest.com.