Certified financial planners are subject to continuing education requirements in order to maintain their certification. Specifically, they're required to complete 30 hours of continuing education each ...

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Research shows that students who use multiple active study strategies, like practice questions, quizzes, and problem-solving, perform better on exams. Since the CFP® exam requires applying knowledge ...

According to the CFP Board, approximately 80% of successful CFP® candidates studied for over 11 hours every week. And with the average recommended study hours ranging between 200 and 250 hours, that ...