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Research shows that students who use multiple active study strategies, like practice questions, quizzes, and problem-solving, perform better on exams. Since the CFP® exam requires applying knowledge ...

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Let’s face it: the Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) exam is no walk in the park. Come every March, July, and November, the anxiety in the finance classrooms becomes so thick you can practically ...

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 ...

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Recent financial planning graduates of CFP-Board registered programs can now refer to themselves as “CFP candidates,” a rule change aimed at boosting completion levels of the designation among young ...