2027-2028 CFP Board Ethics Content

Updated Ethics CE Content

The updated content must be used for all programs delivered on or after January 1, 2027.

For this update, CFP Board staff worked with volunteer CFP® professionals across the CFP® professional community, including experienced CE and Ethics CE instructors. The work of these volunteers was shared with the Standards Resource Commission in the course of completing this program update. Below are the updated Ethics CE materials.

Below are the updated Ethics CE materials.

• Ethics CE Presentation Template: The required PowerPoint template for both live and self-study delivery.
• Ethics CE Sponsor Guide (Live In-Person/Webinar): Includes presentation guidelines, agenda and rubric.
• Ethics CE Sponsor Guide (Self-Study/Asynchronous): Includes presentation guidelines, assessment requirements, agenda and rubric.
• Ethics CE Companion Guide: A resource that sponsors must provide or make available to course attendees.
• Ethics CE Question Bank: Assessment questions for sponsors offering the program through self-study.
• Videos: Download and incorporate into the presentation and/or learning platform:
  • Case Study: The Fiduciary Duty Does Not Apply When Providing General Financial Education Materials Concerning Education Planning
  • Case Study: Rollover Recommendation
  • K. Dane Snowden
  • Linda Leitz
  • Louis Barajas
  • Martin Seay
  • Rita Cheng

Please direct any related questions to the Ethics CE team. 

Prior Version of the Ethics CE Program

These material are for the prior version of the Ethics CE program, which went into effect on June 30, 2024. This content must not be used after December 31, 2026.

2024 Ethics CE materials:

• Updated 2024 — Presentation Template (Live): Presented in PowerPoint format, the content contained in this slide-deck is recommended for any Ethics CE presentation. Any changes made to the presentation must be submitted for review through Ethics CE team before the program goes live.
• Updated 2024 — Presentation Template (Self-Study): Presented in PowerPoint format, the content contained in this slide-deck is recommended for any self-study Ethics CE presentation. Any changes made to the presentation must be submitted for review through Ethics CE team before the program goes live.
• Updated 2024 — CE Sponsor Guide: Self-Study (Online) Program Delivery 2024: Includes presentation guidelines, assessment requirements, agenda, and rubric.
• Updated 2024 — CE Sponsor & Instructor Guide: Live Program Delivery: Includes presentation guidelines, assessment requirements, agenda, and instructor eligibility.
• Updated 2024 — Ethics CE Assessment Questions: Live Program Delivery: Ethics CE Sponsors can brand and customize this evaluation template however they view appropriate. Evaluations should be scanned and emailed to Ethics CE team.
• A Companion Guide to Ethics CE: Ethics CE Sponsors should provide this guide to course participants.
• CFP Board 2024 Code & Ethics Intro Video:
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• LO5 CFP Board Enforcement Process Overview Video: 
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