Join CFP Board's LinkedIn group at: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?=&gid=3020476 Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board sets standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CFP® certification – one of the most respected certifications in financial services – so that the public has access to and benefits from competent and ethical financial planning. CFP Board, along with its Center for Financial Planning, is committed to increasing the public’s awareness of CFP® certification and access to a diverse, ethical and competent financial planning workforce. Widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planning, CFP® certification is held by more than 93,000 people in the United States. As part of its mission to benefit the public by granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as the recognized standard of excellence for personal financial planning, CFP Board works to increase access for all to competent and ethical financial planning. Learn more at http://www.CFP.net.