Note: All data below comes from the February 2025 SmartAsset study, "Where CFP Certification Is Booming: States Adding the Most Financial Experts – 2025 Study," and its analysis comparing data ...

Focused on the "art and science" of financial planning, this CFP Board-registered program allows you to customize your courses and earn an accredited degree that positions you for success in your ...

There are more than 200 designations and certifications available to financial professionals, comprising an alphabet soup of distinctions that confuse consumers and fellow professionals alike.

"We lose a lot of people after the first and second course, and I think it's primarily because they underestimate the amount of time and dedication required to pursue the CFP exam." To ...

Alcohol-related criminal charges and bankruptcies both show up regularly in sanctions CFP Board imposes on current holders of the designation, with varying degrees of severity, ranging from public ...

CFP Board today announced the appointment of Chia-Li Chien, Ph.D., CFP® as its Managing Director of Professional Practice.

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 ...

financial planning leaders and thought leaders to discuss recruitment strategies for women and "ways to get and keep them on the path to CFP certification,” the board said, adding that it will ...

as the ranks of CFP holders climbed by more than 6,500 and topped 100,000 for the first time. However, the number of planners obtaining the profession's most prominent and respected certification ...