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Every Principal Knowledge Domain, its weighting, and what sits inside it.

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CFP Exam Knowledge Domains and WeightingsCFP Board publishes eight Principal Knowledge Domains with percentage weightings that sum to 100%. Retirement Savings and Income Planning is the large…
CFP Professional Conduct and RegulationEight per cent of the exam, which is thirteen of the 170 questions on our derived counts. It covers CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduc…
CFP Code of EthicsSix commitments: act with honesty, integrity, competence and diligence; act in the client's best interests; exercise due care; avoid or disclose and m…
CFP Fiduciary DutyA CFP professional owes a fiduciary duty at all times when providing Financial Advice. It has three components: a duty of loyalty, a duty of care, and…
CFP Financial Planning Process: Seven StepsUnderstanding the client's circumstances; identifying and selecting goals; analyzing the current and alternative courses of action; developing recomme…
CFP Conflicts of InterestA CFP professional must avoid conflicts of interest, or fully disclose material conflicts and obtain the client's informed consent and properly manage…
CFP Practice Standards: When They ApplyThe Practice Standards apply when a CFP professional provides Financial Planning, or agrees to. Whether an engagement is Financial Planning turns on h…
Duties owed to firms and subordinatesPart D requires a CFP professional to use reasonable care when supervising others, to comply with the lawful objectives of their firm, and to provide …
Duties Owed to CFP BoardPart E requires CFP professionals to provide accurate information to CFP Board, report specified events, cooperate with investigations, comply with th…
Sanctions and the Disciplinary ProcessCFP Board can impose a private censure, a public censure, a suspension of up to five years, or a permanent bar. Matters move from investigation to a D…