2018 Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning
and Related Disciplines
Early Bird Registration Now Open
Early bird registration and hotel information is now available for the 2018 Annual Academic Research Colloquium for Financial Planning and Related Disciplines in Arlington, Virginia from February 20 to 22, 2018. The Colloquium will be hosted by the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning, in collaboration with Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) and the Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd.
Best Paper Awards
The Colloquium will feature a series of Best Paper Awards that will be presented at the event with a $2,500 cash prize for the author(s) of the winning paper. Abstracts will be required for submission by September 22, 2017 and papers will be required for submission by January 15, 2018.
If you would like to submit research for consideration for the 2018 Colloquium, please contact Kelly Becken, Education Consultant.
FPSC-Approved Education Activities
An education provider may choose to offer one or all of the education components associated with CFP® certification or FPSC Level 1® Certification in Financial Planning. Each education requirement is distinct and subject to specific guidelines and approval processes.
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Educational Requirements for CFP Professionals
Education is a fundamental requirement for earning and maintaining CFP certification. Rigorous educational requirements are a key component of what makes the CFP designation the standard in financial planning.
Educators providing FPSC-approved Core Curriculum and Capstone Courses are in demand by those on the path to certification as a CFP professional - the career choice of approximately 17,000 Canadians and growing - as well as 1,200 FPSC Level 1 certificants. The CFP designation is the financial planning designation most widely recognized by Canadian consumers and employers alike. Interest in becoming a CFP professional – and the need for education that leads to the CFP designation - is expected to increase in the coming years.
Candidates for CFP certification or FPSC Level 1 certification must complete a set of FPSC-approved Core Curriculum courses. Additionally, an FPSC-approved Capstone Course must be completed by candidates for CFP certification; this course also qualifies for Continuing Education (CE) activities for FPSC Level 1 certificants.
Holders of Relevant Financial Planning Qualifications and Other Relevant Professional Qualifications are eligible to be exempt from certain requirements for CFP certification and FPSC Level 1 certification. Please review Routes to CFP Certification for more details.
To maintain the CFP designation and FPSC Level 1 certification, CFP professionals and FPSC Level 1 certificants must complete CE activities every year.