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The First Three Steps of the Financial Planning Process
Learn more about the Steps of the Financial Planning Process
watch the next videoCFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct (“Code and Standards”), provides detailed requirements for the Financial Planning process, and increases the number of steps in the Financial Planning process from six to seven. Watch this video for an overview of the first three steps:
- Understand the client’s personal and financial circumstances
- Identify and select goals
- Analyze the client’s current course of action
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