It's a career enhancing credential that keeps you competitive and delivers results.

As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner you will boost your expertise, your credibility with clients and your long-term earning power. According to a recent study by Cerulli Associates, advisors agree that benefits include:

CFP certification offers great value for financial advisors. Your peers agree, educational background is one of the most important drivers of success for a financial planning career. In fact, educational background in particular rose from 38% of respondents ranking it as a major driver of success to almost 50.%

(1) Source: Cerulli Associates, 2009 Survey of Trends in the Financial Planning Industry




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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM and federally registered CFP(with flame logo) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Boston University does not certify individuals to use the CFP, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM and federally registered CFP(with flame logo) certification marks. CFP certification is granted only by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience and examination requirements.