Why Choose the College for Financial Planning for CFP® Certification CE?
Up-to-Date Knowledge
With continuous updates on financial trends, tax laws, and investment strategies, our CE programs ensure that financial planners stay current with industry changes.
Earn Credential While Fulfilling CE
Several of our designation programs count toward CE hours for CFP® certification renewal. Advisors gain expertise and a credential in another financial discipline while simultaneously fulfilling CE requirements.
Flexible Learning Options
Gain a high-quality financial education that lets you take the lead. Choose from self-paced online courses and live webinars to fit your schedule and learning style.
Continuing Education for CFP® Certification Renewal
CFP® professionals need 30 hours of continuing education (CE) every 2 years, including 2 hours of ethics, from an approved provider to renew their certification. We deliver high-quality self-study and live online courses that keep you well-versed in comprehensive financial planning and make the renewal process seamless.
- Ethics CE Course (2 hour Self-Study, Live Online, or Onsite course)
Our 2-hour Ethics CE course is offered in the following learning methods. No matter which best fits your schedule, the College reports your hours to CFP Board upon your completion of the attestation at the end of the course.
- Self-Study
- Live Online class (generally offered on the third Wednesday of each month)
- Onsite
- Total Access CE (self-study courses)
Our Total Access CE provides 365 days of unlimited access to all courses approved for CFP® certification CE, excluding the Ethics CE course. Ethics CE is not included in this library of online education courses.
If you hold a professional designation through the College for Financial Planning®—A Kaplan Company, courses in our Total Access CE can also help satisfy the 16 continuing education credits required every two years to maintain authorized use of your designation. If you are purchasing the total access CFP CE package for a Designation Renewal only, please place your order with Student Services at 1-800-237-9990, option 2.
Note: This library does not provide state Insurance CE. If you would like to select courses that can be filed for both state Insurance CE and CFP® Certification Renewal, you must first select your state.
- AIF® Training (Self-Study and/or Live Online courses)
You can fulfill 7 CE hours toward renewing your CFP® certification through our AIF® Training. You’ll gain a fundamental understanding of the principles of fiduciary duties, the standards of conduct for acting as a fiduciary, and a process for carrying out fiduciary responsibilities. As an official education provider of AIF® Training, the College’s education program helps candidates looking to sit for the AIF® exam satisfy the training requirement of the AIF® designation, ranked as one of the best financial certifications by U.S. News & World Report.*
If you hold a professional designation through the College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company, the certificate program can also help satisfy the 7 continuing education credits required every two years to maintain authorized use of your designation.
*Source: U.S. News & World Report. 10 Best Financial Certifications. Available online at: https://money.usnews.com/financial-advisors/articles/best-financial-certifications.
- ETFs & Portfolio Construction Certificate (Self-Study)
You can fulfill 5 CE hours toward renewing your CFP® certification through our ETFs & Portfolio Construction certificate program. You will learn about the different types of ETFs available, what makes ETFs tax efficient, how new shares of ETFs are created, how ETFs are used in the context of an overall portfolio, and how to construct a portfolio using ETFs to meet client needs.
If you hold a professional designation through the College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company, the ETFs & Portfolio Construction certificate program can also help satisfy 6 hours of the 16 continuing education credits required every two years to maintain authorized use of your designation.
- CFP® Continuing Education (CE) Webinars (live online courses)
You can help fulfill CE requirements to maintain your CFP® certification by attending live webinars approved for CFP® certification CE. Choose from approximately 13 webinar topics, including Estate Planning Techniques, Retirement Planning Strategies, and many more.
Our CE webinars combine the benefits of live instruction with the convenience of online study to allow you to earn credits from the comfort of your home or office. Our instructors have years of financial and insurance industry experience, providing valuable insights that can be applied to your practice.
If you hold a professional designation through the College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company, CE webinars can also help satisfy the 16 continuing education credits required every two years to maintain authorized use of your designation.
- Professional Designation Programs (Live Online and OnDemand courses)
If you’re a CFP® professional, successful completion of the College’s professional designation programs could qualify for continuing education (CE) hours for CFP® certification renewal.
Also, if you currently hold a professional designation from the College, completion of a new professional designation fulfills CE hours as part of the renewal of your current designation with the College.
In addition to fulfilling CE hours, earning a professional designation provides you with skills and expertise in financial disciplines such as retirement planning, behavioral finance, sustainable investing, wealth management for sports and entertainment professionals, and more.
| Professional Designation Program | Applicable CE Hours for CFP® Certification Renewal |
| AAMS® Accredited Asset Management SpecialistSM | 28 |
| ADPA® Accredited Domestic Partnership AdvisorSM | 28 (Live Online Designation Program) 22.5 (OnDemand Designation Program) |
| ABFP® Accredited Behavioral Finance ProfessionalSM | 28 |
| APMA® Accredited Portfolio Management AdvisorSM | 28 |
| AWMA® Accredited Wealth Management AdvisorSM | 28 |
| CRPC®️ Chartered Retirement Planning CounselorSM | 28 |
| CRPS® Chartered Retirement Plans SpecialistSM | 28 |
| CSRIC® Chartered SRI CounselorSM | 28 |
| FPQP® Financial Paraplanner Qualified ProfessionalSM | Not Applicable |
| SE-AWMA® Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management AdvisorSM | 28 (Live Online Designation Program) 24 (OnDemand Designation Program) |
| WMSSM Wealth Management SpecialistSM | Not Applicable |
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP® (with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP® (with plaque design) certification marks. CFP® certification is granted only by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience, and examination requirements. The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company is an education and exam prep review provider for the CFP® Certification Examination administered by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. CFP Board does not endorse any education or review course or receive financial remuneration from education or review course providers.
The Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF®) Training is a certificate program, whereby a certificate of completion is issued upon successful program completion. The program does not award a professional certification (i.e., a credential that demonstrates the holder's specialized knowledge, skills, and experience).
Fi360, a Broadridge Company owns the certification mark AIF® which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete initial and ongoing designation requirements.
The ETFs & Portfolio Construction program is a certificate program, whereby a certificate of completion is issued upon successful program completion. The program does not award a professional certification (i.e., a credential that demonstrates the holder’s specialized knowledge, skills, and experience).