The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) is to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS FINANCIAL PLANNING EDUCATION
Washington, DC, July 28, 2010 — Financial planning education best practices and research will be on the agenda during CFP Board’s Program Directors’ Conference on August 12-13 in Washington, D.C., as educators from across the country come together to share ideas and resources, all in an effort to prepare future personal financial planners.
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SURVEY: TWO YEARS AFTER THE FINANCIAL MELTDOWN, MOST AMERICANS REMAIN ANXIOUS ABOUT PERSONAL FINANCES, SETTLE IN FOR A SLOW RECOVERY
Washington, DC, July 13, 2010 — Financial planners certainly have their work cut out for them nearly two years after the start of the current financial crisis in the fall of 2008: Americans are keeping their optimism in check and preparing for a long and slow return to growth, according to a major new national opinion poll conducted for CFP Board by Penn, Schoen Berland.
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2010 Program Directors' Conference
August 12-13, 2010
The Fairfax at Embassy Row, Washington, DC
Best Practices in Education: The Financial Plan Development Course and Beyond
 
Join CFP Board and representatives of CFP Board-Registered financial planning education programs from across the country for our annual Program Directors’ Conference. This year’s Conference will provide a platform for shared ideas and materials with the purpose of furthering student achievement. The primary objective of this Conference is to provide a marketplace for the sharing of ideas and resources, specifically with regard to instructional opportunities that allow the learner to integrate and apply course content. Given the introduction of the Financial Plan Development Course requirement, this Conference will offer specific avenues for programs to meet CFP Board criteria in designing effective capstone experiences that prepare future financial planners for their imminent profession.

CFP Board Initiatives
CFP Board is continually exploring new ways to educate consumers about financial planning as well as reach out to potential candidates for CFP® certification.
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