Study plans

Schedules built around the 250-300 hours this takes, and around a job.

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CFP Exam Study Plan (16 Weeks)Most candidates need 250 to 300 hours of dedicated preparation after coursework. Spread across 16 weeks that is 15 to 19 hours a week - realistically …
A sixteen-week plan, week by weekSixteen weeks at about seventeen hours a week. Eight weeks of first-pass content weighted by domain, four weeks of consolidation and practice, three w…
Twelve-Week CFP Study PlanTwelve weeks at twenty hours gives about 240 hours - the lower end of the range. It works for someone with recent broad planning experience, and it re…
Eight-Week CFP Study PlanEight weeks at twenty-five hours gives about 200 hours - below the usual range. It is defensible for a resit candidate with specific gaps and rarely f…
CFP Study Plan Around a Full-Time JobFour weeknights of two hours and a weekend block of five to seven, with one weeknight and one weekend day protected as rest. Sixteen weeks of that is …
What 300 hours actually looks likeRoughly 90 hours reading, 90 on practice questions, 40 on case studies, 36 on full mocks and 44 on reviewing them. The review time is the part candida…
CFP Review Courses ComparedA review course buys structure, a question bank and mock exams. The question bank and the quality of its explanations are the substantive part; the le…
Building a CFP Formula SheetBuild it yourself from your own missed questions rather than downloading one. The act of deciding what belongs on it is most of the value, and a sheet…
CFP Flashcards and Formula SheetsFlashcards work for the recall layer - contribution limits, threshold ages, definitions, ordering rules and the short lists. They do not build integra…
CFP Exam Study GroupsA group helps most with case studies, explaining across specialisms, and accountability. It helps least with recall material, which is individual work…