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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...