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The CFP exam is for the financial industry what the bar is for the legal industry. Being a certified financial planner, or CFP, is largely considered the gold standard in financial planning. Of the ...

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CFP Board today announced the results of the July 2025 CFP® Certification Exam. The exam was administered during a July 10-17 testing window to 3,214 candidates. Following the largest ever March CFP® ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CFP Board today announced the results of the November 2024 CFP ® Certification Exam. The exam was administered during a November 6-13 testing window to 3,755 ...

Candidates for the certified financial planner (CFP) designation will be able to take the required exam virtually for the July and November testing dates, the CFP Board announced. The next exam will ...

Among the 10,437 candidates testing this year, 6,763 candidates passed. The CFP Board announced a record year for its Certified Financial Planner certification exam, with 10,437 candidates testing in ...

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Sixty-six percent of the more than 2,000 individuals who took the first computer-based exam by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards passed the test, the CFP Board announced Tuesday. The ...

The CFP Board said the March CFP certification exam had a record-breaking number of participants. During the March 12-19 testing period, 3,683 candidates took the exam, marking the highest ...

The CFP exam is for the financial industry what the bar is for the legal industry. Being a certified financial planner, or CFP, is largely considered the gold standard in financial planning. Of the ...