CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Consumers want to know they can rely on you to manage their finances. Give them instant confidence in your skills by becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Only CFP® professionals have completed extensive training and are held to the highest ethical standards.
With a growing demand for qualified personal financial planners, now is the time to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Complete the CFP®️ program in just 12 months.
Financial Planners with a CFP® earn 26% more than other financial advisors*
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Financial Planners with a CFP® earn 26% more than other financial advisors*
Consumers want to know they can rely on you to manage their finances. Give them instant confidence in your skills by becoming a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Only CFP® professionals have completed extensive training and are held to the highest ethical standards.
With a growing demand for qualified personal financial planners, now is the time to become a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™. Complete the CFP®️ program in just 12 months.
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Course Format:
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Course Format:
Course Descriptions
Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Insurance - Learn the financial planning process and guidance for managing a client's risks while achieving goals through savings and investments.
Investment Planning - Determine a client's risk tolerance and select appropriate assets based on the assessed risk tolerance and the client's goals.
Incoming Tax Planning - Cultivate planning techniques for taxation avoidance and minimization strategies.
Retirement and Employee Benefits - Analyze a client's financial health and develop the most advantageous retirement and employee benefit options.
Estate Planning - Evaluate a client's financial status and goals in order to develop, communicate, and implement the most advantageous estate and gift tax plan.
Capstone - Integrate your knowledge of the financial planning subject areas via a casework course that will mirror the cases you may encounter.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
Course Descriptions
Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Insurance - Learn the financial planning process and guidance for managing a client's risks while achieving goals through savings and investments.
Investment Planning - Determine a client's risk tolerance and select appropriate assets based on the assessed risk tolerance and the client's goals.
Incoming Tax Planning - Cultivate planning techniques for taxation avoidance and minimization strategies.
Retirement and Employee Benefits - Analyze a client's financial health and develop the most advantageous retirement and employee benefit options.
Estate Planning - Evaluate a client's financial status and goals in order to develop, communicate, and implement the most advantageous estate and gift tax plan.
Capstone - Integrate your knowledge of the financial planning subject areas via a casework course that will mirror the cases you may encounter.
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.
- Program Format: In-Person/Blended Course Format
- Date: March 5, 2024 – March 18, 2025
- Time: In person classes are held in Atlanta (and live virtual) every other Tuesday from 6:00–9:00 p.m.
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- Consists of 6 academic courses, including a Capstone
- Class meets Tuesdays from 6pm-9pm in an alternating hybrid format - one week online, the next in-person
- In-person meetings taught at the Terry Executive Education Center in the heart of Buckhead
- Consists of 6 academic courses, including a Capstone
- Class meets Tuesdays from 6pm-9pm in an alternating hybrid format - one week online, the next in-person
- In-person meetings taught at the Terry Executive Education Center in the heart of Buckhead
- Consists of 6 academic courses, including a Capstone
- Class meets Tuesdays from 6pm-9pm in an alternating hybrid format - one week online, the next in-person
- In-person meetings taught at the Terry Executive Education Center in the heart of Buckhead
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Course Format:
Program Information
Program Format: In-Person/Blended Course Format
Date: March 5, 2024 – March 18, 2025
Time: In person classes are held in Atlanta (and live virtual) every other Tuesday from 6:00–9:00 p.m.
Program Information
Program Information