CFP Board

Misconduct categories, new sanction factors and tweaks to the oversight procedure finish a process that started in 2016, General Counsel Leo Rydzewski said.

LeCount Davis was the first African American to earn wealth management's "gold standard" of certifications. Today he's helping others do the same.

Though more women are entering the industry, gender bias and other historical barriers remain.

Employees at Ballentine Partners, a multifamily office and RIA, say their firm can be an example of how small or midsized independent firms can advance on DEI.

Financial advisors who want to serve groups historically denied access to wealth-building need a different approach, according to experts at an industry diversity summit.

A panel of representatives from several firms across wealth management discussed retention strategies at the CFP Board's Diversity Summit.

Despite concerns about corporate DEI efforts in retreat, financial planners at an industry diversity summit rallied to move forward on creating inclusive cultures.

A potential regulation called the "retirement security rule" is already facing pushback. Here are the first reactions across the industry in favor and against it.

Financial planning careers pay well and offer great prospects, but many students still don't know they exist.

These 10 firms have the most certified financial planners among their advisors, highlighting the channel's ongoing shift away from sales to advice.

Advisors have until Dec. 3 to opine on proposed revisions to types of misconduct and resulting sanctions.

The founder and president of Summit Place Financial Advisors in New Jersey joined CFP Board as a board director in 2020.

While the data isn't definitive, migration may be playing a significant role.

If at first you don't succeed, you're not alone. Here's how do it right.

The initiative aims to improve the underrepresentation of women in the financial planning industry, who comprise not even one in four of all CFP credential holders.

The certifying group says a change in its tax-exempt status will let it communicate to the public everything financial planning, from advisor salaries to the profession's accommodating hours.

The four Black planners have worked for some of the largest firms in the industry. Now they've started their own ensemble practice.

Students who complete the new master's program at NYU and pass the CFP exam can become CFP certified.

The growing and varying areas of study are rising in adoption across the industry, long after pioneers first dispelled the myth that investing is just about numbers.

His embrace of volatile cryptocurrencies for mainstream investors is a major shift from the cautious world of fiduciary advice that’s synonymous with his namesake firm.