Discover what a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) does and how they provide tailored financial advice, backed by rigorous ...

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To qualify, you must have completed a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university. The degree doesn’t have to be in finance, but you do need to complete a CFP Board ...

For starters, let's keep the ethics in the CFP ethics code. Several weeks ago, I had a discussion with a nonfinancial planner who had completed all of the CFP educational requirements. He had no ...