The criticism from the largest brokerages, investment banks and asset managers runs the other way from that of planners who ...

The securities industry group accused the board of collecting firms' proprietary information from its certificate holders.

The organization that administers the coveted Certified Financial Planner credential is firing back at criticism from the ...

The CFP Board’s controversial new advertising campaign, titled “Quite Possibly The Perfect Job,” has gone viral, but not in the ways the organization intended. A number of CFP practitioners ...

Sifma has long taken issue with the CFP Board’s rules for its members, but it went further this week, publishing a whitepaper to make the case that the group acts as a “de facto, private ...

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards' "continually expanding role as a de facto private regulator" for CFPs ...

In a newly released white paper, the organization recommended that the Board allow certificants at SEC- and FINRA-registered ...

The CFP Board, which oversees the exam, ensures it’s comprehensive—this isn’t just a basic test of financial knowledge; it’s designed to see if you can apply that knowledge to real-life ...

"Take the CFP Board practice test," he said. "It felt very close to the exam. I took the practice test the day before my exam as my last review and I don't think I would have passed without it." ...

The first step to becoming a CFP® is meeting the education requirement set by the CFP Board. To qualify, you need to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

Here's a look at the full list of when the six CFP rankings will be released: Tuesday's unveiling of the first CFP rankings will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. You can also stream Tuesday's show ...