CFP (CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™)
Certified Financial Planner professionals are required to complete 30 hours of continuing education (CE) each reporting period: 2 hours of CFP Board approved Ethics CE and 28 hours of CE covering 1 or more of CFP Board’s Principal Topics. The CE requirement is effective immediately upon initial certification, or 12 months after successful completion of the CFP® examination if the Experience and/or Degree requirements have not been met.
CE hours must be earned during the CFP® professional’s current reporting period. Any CE hours in excess of the requirement may not be applied to subsequent reporting periods.