CFP Board is a non-profit organization acting in the public interest by fostering professional standards in personal financial planning through its setting and enforcement of the education, examination, experience, ethics and other requirements for CFP® certification.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for competent and ethical personal financial planning. Learn more
CFP® Certification: The Standard of Excellence
The CFP® certification marks identify professionals who have met the high standards of competency and ethics established and enforced by CFP Board. CFP Board's Standards of Professional Conduct require CFP® professionals to act in their clients’ best interests. Learn more
Certification Matters
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Ethics & Enforcement
CFP Board's Standards of Professional Conduct require CFP® professionals to put clients’ needs first.
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Research, Facts & Figures
Learn more about CFP® professionals in the U.S. and Americans’ views on personal finance.
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Consumer Resources
Resources and initiatives from CFP Board help Americans benefit from financial planning.
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Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is the policy-making and oversight body of CFP Board.
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