During his nearly two decades at the helm, Keller has overseen growth at the organization that administers the certified ...

Atop the standard-setting organization since 2007, Kevin Keller has seen its ranks of certification holders nearly double and has overseen work to bring more diversity to the profession.

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The credential-granting body's 2024 leaderboard for new certification features Fidelity, Schwab, Northwestern, and LPL.

The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has announced a record-breaking year in 2024, with the total number of certificants exceeding 100,000 for the first time. In a Thursday ...

The CFP Board is remembering 2024 as a year of records, when the number of Certified Financial Planners topped 100,000 and the successful candidates for the credential represented a high-water ...

CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller will retire from the organization at the end of April after serving in the position nearly two decades, the standard-setting advisor organization announced. The CFP Board ...

If you're an investor shopping for a financial advisor, the dizzying array of credentials may seem daunting. You'll frequently run into advisors who have earned the chartered financial analyst ...

the CFP Board said. “As the standard in financial planning, CFP certification represents knowledge, competence and a commitment to ethical practices,” CFP Board CEO Kevin Keller said in a statement.

The ranks of certified financial planners swelled by more than 4,000 nationwide in 2024, bringing the total to 103,093, the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards reported in early January.

These include the CFP (certified financial planner), the PFS (personal financial specialist) and the CFA (chartered financial analyst). Planners with these designations at least have a proven ...