FPA believes that everyone who holds themselves out as a financial planner should be a CFP certificant. So we provide tools and resources to support our members' professional development efforts in attaining the certification.

• What Is a CFP® Professional?
• Become a CFP® Certificant
• Career Development Tools
• Educational Programs
• Planners Around the World
• Print a Certificate

Why FPA Supports the CFP Certification

FPA works to serve the public by identifying ways consumers can find a competent, ethical financial planner. The CFP^® mark represents the standard of education and ethics consumers should be able to expect from a financial planner. By supporting a single credible mark we can accelerate public recognition and acceptance of financial planning. 

Member Articles

To Think … Like a CFP® Professional (PDF | 203KB), by Richard B. Wagner, J.D., CFP^®
To Feel … Like A CFP® Professional (PDF | 123KB), by Elissa Buie, CFP^®
CFP^® Civics: Nurturing a Profession, a discussion with financial planning leaders on the history and future of the profession (Coming Soon!)