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CFP Requirements: 4 Steps to Become a Certified Financial Planner

Zee Tan

17 Jan 2025

CFP

If you're considering a flexible, intellectually stimulating finance career with high job satisfaction, financial planning is definitely within the top 5, in our opinion. And one of the more prominent, internationally recognized qualification within this field is the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation. If you're considering the CFP exams, this guide covers exactly what you'll need to do to obtain and earn the right to use the CFP mark in the US. For those considering CFP outside of United States, do refer ...

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CFA Passing Score: Our Helpful MPS Estimates

Zee Tan

17 Jan 2025

CFA, Exam Day & Results

[Updated for Nov 2024 exams - details below. To help our estimates, send your results PDF to results@300hours.com.] This article is about minimum passing scores. For CFA exam pass rates, see this article instead. IMPORTANT: ...

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CFA Pass Rates: How Hard Are The CFA Exams?

Sophie Macon

17 Jan 2025

CFA, Exam Day & Results

[Updated for Nov 2024 exams] CFA pass rates are a factor in most candidates' consideration on whether to sign up for the CFA exams. If pass rates are too high, it lacks prestigiousness. If ...

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CFA ESG Certificate: Our Easy Guide

Sophie Macon

16 Jan 2025

ESG

The recent pandemic has brought ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues to the forefront of everyone’s minds. ESG matters. And investors and companies around the world are reacting fast to this current situation, pointing ...

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Plan Your CFA Registration With Our Handy Journey Planner

Sophie Macon

12 Jan 2025

CFA, CFA Level 1, CFA Level 2, CFA Level 3, Exam Day & Results

There has been a few changes in schedule and frequency to the the CFA exam dates in recent years. For those considering the CFA exams: How do these changes impact the speed of your path ...

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Research Analyst Career Path: Roles, Salaries & Progression

Sophie Macon

11 Jan 2025

Career Advice

From a broad perspective, the role of research analyst can be used to describe any individual who collects and interprets data, and presents their findings in a clear way to help guide any ...

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CFP Exam Dates: Latest Registration Deadlines

Sophie Macon

10 Jan 2025

CFP

New to CFP exams, or simply need the latest key CFP exam dates? Here’s a neat summary of all the upcoming CFP test dates in the US, so that you can register early ...