CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER professionals may become certified to use the CFP Marks in more than one territory by obtaining CFP certification from the FPSB Member in the new territory. Those Individuals must abide by the certification renewal requirements of FPSB Members in both the home and new territories. Use the form below to determine what the across-border certification requirements are in your territory:
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards: Offering CFP Certification in the United States
The mission of Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards is to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning. CFP Board 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. CFP Board currently authorizes more than 57,000 individuals to use these marks in the United States.
Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. owns the marks above outside the U.S.
and permits qualified individuals to use these marks to indicate that they have met FPSB's initial and ongoing certification requirements.