Investment advisers want the continuing education that they must complete for professional designations and licenses to count toward a proposed new education requirement from state regulators. In ...

If you're interested in becoming a certified financial planner, you'll first need to pass the CFP exam. There's a certain amount of planning and preparation that goes into it, including completing ...

Financial advisors can earn several professional designations and certificates, and two of the most popular are the chartered financial consultant, or ChFC, and certified financial planner, or CFP.

The American College of Financial Services is revamping the chartered financial consultant designation to focus on applying strategies to client situations and including new coursework on topical ...

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is proposing to require individuals who want to become a CFP to prepare an integrated, written financial plan and present it. The CFP Board has ...

Curious about becoming a CFP®? According to the CFP Board, around 3 in 4 CFP® professionals say the certification gives them a competitive edge, and 7 in 10 credit it with boosting their career ...

AUSTIN, Texas, May 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning and Envestnet announced a new scholarship to support individuals looking to become CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ ...

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A finance professor at San Diego State University has been hired as the CFP Board's director of education, the board announced today. David Nanigian, a CFP with Ph.D. and M.B.A. degrees, will be based ...

Financial advisors can earn several professional designations and certificates, and two of the most popular are the chartered financial consultant, or ChFC, and certified financial planner, or CFP.