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(Text below taken from www.cfp.net, the official website of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.)

What is CFP® Certification?
The CFP® certification process, administered by CFP Board, identifies to the public that those individuals who have been authorized to use the CFP® certification marks have met rigorous professional standards and have agreed to adhere to the principles of integrity, objectivity, competence, fairness, confidentiality, professionalism and diligence when dealing with clients.

This process involves the four E’s: Education, Examination, Experience, and Ethics. For more information on each E, visit http://www.cfp.net/become/certification.asp

Why get a CFP® Certification?
In 2004, the Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked “Personal Financial Advisors” as the third fastest growing profession in America. This has awakened people to the benefits of this rapidly growing profession. The CFP® , CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and certification marks are the most recognized financial planning marks in the world. Unlike an educational designation offered by a college or university, CFP® certification is based on independently established public interest standards. As a result, it prepares you for a career-long commitment to meeting the ever-changing needs of your clients.

As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, you can energize or revitalize your career, whether as an entrepreneur or in a large firm, by leveraging the knowledge and prestige associated with the world's most recognized financial planning certification. You will be equipped to provide truly personalized services to clients and maintain high levels of financial planning professionalism and expertise.

About CFP Board-Registered Programs
According to the Official CFP Board website, CFP Board-Registered Programs are financial planning education programs at the college or university level that meet specific criteria for educating individuals who wish to fulfill the education component for obtaining CFP® certification. Individuals who meet CFP Board's education requirement are eligible to sit for the CFP® Certification Examination. Successful completion of the education and examination components are two of the four prerequisites to obtaining CFP® certification. A program may be an undergraduate, graduate, doctoral or non-credit certificate program, but all programs must meet several core requirements. For example, the institution must be a regionally accredited institution of higher education and the program's courses must cover specific financial planning topics that have been identified by practicing CFP® certificants during periodic job analysis studies as important for a financial planning practitioner to master.

In addition to the option of offering the program at the undergraduate, graduate or certificate level, the program could be offered through a school of business or consumer sciences, or a continuing education department. Programs can be classroom-based or provide distance-learning options.

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