The pass rate for the July CFP exam remained stable at 62%, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. said. The CFP Board also said that it will administer the next CFP exam, which will be offered both at brick-and-mortar test centers and through a remote proctoring option, on Nov. 2-9. The deadline to register for the November exam is Oct. 19.
The CFP exam is offered in March, July and November. In July, 2,539 candidates took the exam, with 13% doing so remotely.
More than 90,000 planners now hold the designation, the CFP Board said in a release.
"The greed and deception of this Ponzi scheme has resulted in the same way they have throughout history," said Daniel Brubaker, U.S. Postal Inspection Service inspector in charge.
A survey reveals seven in 10 expect it to be a source of income, while most non-retired respondents worry about its continued sustainability.
AI suite and patent for AI-driven financial matchmaking arrive amid growing importance of marketing and tech among advisory firms.
The RIA's addition in Dallas, previously with Raymond James, comes just as the take-private deal between Corient's parent firm in Canada and Mubadala Capital comes to completion.
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