Qualified Associate Financial Planner™

QAFP^® professionals provide financial planning strategies and solutions for clients who are growing their financial well-being.

QAFP certification is a quicker path to becoming a professional financial planner, and it can be a stepping stone to earning your CFP^® certification.

Certified Financial Planner^®

CFP professionals provide financial planning strategies and solutions at the highest level of complexity required of the profession.

CFP certification is the world’s most recognized financial planning designation and is considered the gold standard for the profession.

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