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CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER
EXAM
By becoming a Certified Financial Planner professional you will be able to set a solid career
in this highly competitive industry. For you to achieve your goal of becoming a Certified
Financial Planner there are certain requirements that you have to complete and this includes passing the Certified Financial Planner Exam.
The Certified Financial Planner Certification is a designation awarded by the Certified Financial Planner
Board of Standards (CFP Board) to those candidates who were able to complete all the requirements which includes the educational qualifications, working experience, passing
the Certified Financial Planner Exam and adhering to the Code of Ethics. All these must be completed in order for
you to achieve your goal of gaining the prestigious Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.
The CFP Exam is taken by financial planners and other professionals who want to prove their expertise in the field of financial planning.
Aside from that this certification exam is also designed for those professionals who want to further their careers, broaden their knowledge, refine their skills, apply for a higher or different job
position, get better salary compensations and most of all keep up with the standards of the financial services industry. This serves as an assessment exam that will gauge your knowledge and skills in all
aspects of financial services.
The CFP certification examination is designed by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards in order to assess your ability and
integrate and broad base of financial planning knowledge that is applicable to real life financial planning situations. Passing this
certification exam would indicate to the public that you were able to attain the highest level of professionalism, competency and ethical practices that is necessary for you to practice independently as a
financial planner and at the same time in the financial planning sector.
The Certified Financial Planner Certification Exam is administered by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. The exam covers over a hundred of financial planning and financial services topics. It
is a 10 hour exam that is given in 2 consecutive days. It will be a four-hour session on Friday and two 3-hour sessions on Saturday.
The exam is consists of 285 multiple choice questions with one case study per session.
For you to become eligible to take the Certified Financial Planner Exam you must successfully complete the educational coursework requirements. You must earn a Bachelor’s degree or higher from
any form of discipline as long as it is from an accredited college or university. Aside from that you also have to complete the formal CFP course program wherein you required taking special course
subjects that are important in the field of financial services. These special course subjects are also helpful for you to ace the CFP
certification examination.
Here are the special course subjects that you must complete:
Fundamentals in Financial Planning Estate Planning Employee Benefits Planning Insurance Planning Income Tax Planning Investment Planning Retirement Planning Case Study in Financial Planning
Another requirement that you have to complete is the three years working experience as a financial planner or any career related in the financial services industry. After
completing the educational and working requirements you must then submit for a background check. Then
lastly, you have to adhere to the Code of Ethics set by the CFP Board.
Visit http://financialplannerprogram.com for more information.