Discover what a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) does and how they provide tailored financial advice, backed by rigorous certification and fiduciary responsibility.

The CFP exam is a computerized six-hour, 170-question beast of an exam designed to test your ability to apply a range of ...

Our Personal Financial Planning program has been approved by the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards and fulfills the Education requirements for the CFP Certification Exam. Students ...

Matt Danielsson has 21+ years of writing experience and 7+ years as a financial advisor. He is the founder of Danielsson Enterprise. Anthony Battle is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional. He ...

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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 ...

CFP Board has formed the Academic Pathways & Standards Working Group (APSWG) to evaluate the bachelor’s degree requirement for CFP® certification as part of its comprehensive approach to reviewing ...

Our CFP program is 100% online. All courses are asynchronous, and course materials are available online for each student without scheduled meetings. Students are required to complete six CFP ...