Continuing education

The certification could stop being the gold standard and become the requirement, if only the regulatory path were clearer.

Find out where this year's programs fall on the map.

Educators at colleges featured in Financial Planning's annual schools list offer up their favorite titles for young and prospective planners.

The issuing organization is working to expand the number of firms allowing the certified kingdom advisor title to be used in marketing materials.

The board's third large-scale advertising initiative costs $11.7 million, or $145 per CFP holder.

Training programs may seem expensive, but they cost just pennies compared to the expense of losing talent and hiring replacements.

Missouri legislators inadvertently passed a law that would outlaw the Certified Financial Planner credential.

It will host public forums in nearly two dozen cities over the next 16 months.

Brod will step in just after the board's controversial new code of ethics and standards takes effect in 2020.

Five members of the network will receive the scholarship each cycle.

Many planners see this exam as a must-have credential. Want to ace it? Have a plan.

Amid major changes in the tax code, accountants with planning expertise can become go-to advisors.

Failing the test can be devastating, but you shouldn’t quit. Avoiding these mistakes may help you earn a coveted passing grade.

Making the right hire can ease workloads and free up time to spend catering to clients' needs.

The wealth management industry loves a good abbreviation. Here's a way to help master the jargon.

Firms can bring in great talent while assisting prospective CFPs with the experience requirement needed for the designation, according to a panel of experts at the board's Registered Program Conference.

The test will also be modified to account for the new tax law while aiming to plug leaks in the pipeline from college to CFP certification.

Over time, many couples end up in increasingly unequal roles when it comes to managing their money, simply because one partner defers to another, according to an expert at the CFP Board's Academic Research Colloquium.

Financial Planning Review will represent "an interdisciplinary approach," according to the journal's executive editor.

Changes to how the group educates advisors is just one of the many transformations in the offing.