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.
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Cresset's Susie Cranston is expecting an economic recession, but says her $65 billion RIA sees "great opportunity" to keep investing in a down market.
“There’s a big pull to alternative investments right now because of volatility of the stock market,” Kevin Gannon, CEO of Robert A. Stanger & Co., said.
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Platform being adopted by independent-minded advisors who see insurance as a core pillar of their business.
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As inheritances are set to reshape client portfolios and next-gen heirs demand digital-first experiences, firms are retooling their wealth tech stacks and succession models in real time.
