As part of its commitment to keep open lines of communication with CFP® professionals and other CFP Board stakeholders, CFP Board has organized informational Webinars (not for continuing education credit) that allow CFP Board's leadership to provide updates on current activities related to CFP® certification and to answer questions from CFP® certificants and others.

Comments and questions about CFP Board's Business Update Webinars may be sent to webinars@CFPBoard.org.

November 2008 CFP Board Business Update Webinar

CFP Board Business Update
Monday, November 17, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. (ET)
Recording available at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/924120539

This free informational Webinar (not for continuing education credit) provided CFP® certificants and other CFP Board stakeholders with a look ahead to CFP Board’s activities during the coming year.

The Webinar was presented in an interactive format hosted by Daniel Moisand, CFP®, 2008 Chair of CFP Board’s Disciplinary and Ethics Commission. Panelists David G. Strege, CFP®, 2008 Chair of CFP Board's Board of Directors, Marilyn Capelli Dimitroff, CFP®, 2008 Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors, Robert J. Glovsky, CFP®, 2009 Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors, and Kevin R. Keller, CAE, CFP Board's CEO, provided updates on CFP Board’s recent and upcoming activities and shared CFP Board’s plans for increased consumer outreach and promotion of the CFP® marks in 2009. The Webinar also featured updates on the implementation of revised ethical standards for CFP® certificants and CFP Board’s increased involvement in discussions on public policy issues affecting the financial planning profession.

Questions and comments on this Webinar, or suggestions for topics that might be covered in future Webinars, may be submitted to webinars@CFPBoard.org. View the Webinar questions and answers.

July 2008 CFP Board Business Update Webinar

CFP Board Business Update
Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. (ET)
Recording available at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/452048418

CFP Board held this free informational Webinar (not for continuing education credit) to update CFP® certificants and other CFP Board stakeholders on CFP Board's activities and key issues related to CFP® certification and give certificants an opportunity to ask questions and provide their input. More than 500 individuals participated in the live presentation on July 9, 2008.

This inaugural Webinar featured David G. Strege, CFP®, Chair of CFP Board’s Board of Directors, Marilyn Capelli Dimitroff, CFP®, Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors, and Kevin R. Keller, CAE, CFP Board’s CEO, and focused on CFP Board's mission and strategic direction, as well as its revised ethical standards and their enforcement. The Webinar was presented in an interactive format and hosted by Stewart H. Welch, III, CFP® of The Welch Group in Birmingham, Alabama, who previously served on CFP Board’s Board of Directors and Board of Professional Review (now Disciplinary and Ethics Commission).

The Webinar included two polling questions related to CFP Board's revised Standards of Professional Conduct, which has an effective date of July 1, 2008 and an enforcement date of January 1, 2009. View the polling results. The Webinar also included time for the panel to address questions from the audience. CFP Board has collected all questions asked by Webinar participants and provided answers to them. View the Webinar questions and answers.

Questions and comments on this Webinar, or suggestions for topics that might be covered in future Webinars, may be submitted to webinars@CFPBoard.org.