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Obtaining a certified financial planner credential can enhance your expertise and credibility as an advisor. To become certified by the CFP Board, you'll need to complete education, exam, ethics and ...

Chances are, you’re sorting through a long list of three-letter certifications that promise to improve your career and set you apart from the majority. One option you’ve probably heard of is Certified ...

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The phased-in updates to competency standards will raise education hours, broaden what counts as experience, and give the ...

To qualify, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university. The degree doesn’t have to be in finance, but you do need to complete a CFP Board ...

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards today proposed hastening its CFP certification application process for advisors with past bankruptcies or alcohol and drug-related misdemeanors on ...

The leadership of the CFP Board would like advisors to know that it is in no hurry to begin enforcing its new competency ...

What is CFP Certification, and why is it considered the gold standard in financial planning? The CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) Certification is a globally recognised credential that signifies ...

CFP Board today announced the results of the November 2025 CFP® Certification Exam. The exam was administered during a November 3-12 testing window to 3,970 candidates. Following the largest ever July ...

Over 4,000 Certified Financial Planners (CFPs®) were added nationwide in 2024, bringing the current total up to 103,093. Meanwhile, the number of CFPs® in some states can also shift when certificants ...

GAINESVILLE, Ga., Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RichLife Advisors announced today that Will South, CFP®, NSSA®, has earned the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) certification, reinforcing his focus ...