Your Guide to the CFP Certification Exam: A Supplement to Financial Planning Coursework and Self-Study Materials (2019 Edition)

Before I sign up for courses to complete my CFP, I wanted a review that would let me get a sense for the material to be covered. This book has great questions, and well-explained answers but is succinct. The course material itself will have more of the same, but one way to study for these massive exams is to get as many test questions as you can, from different sources, and constantly test yourself to get the material firmly seated in your memory. I found this book easy to read and it is giving me a way to absorb the material to come. One truth I've found about learning; you need a "hook" on which to hang any new knowledge. For those things I'm not familiar with, this book gives me plenty of hooks to make sure I can easily absorb the volumes of material in the six courses that make up the CFP. This is the 2013 edition.

Finally there is a workable, user-friendly, affordable CFP exam study book. I've been preparing for the exam, getting my hands on all the materials I can find. Many are in the hundreds $$$ and are just the same summaries repeated over and over again. Your Guide to the CFP Certification Exam looked to provide fresh take on the exam and offer something new. It did this and did it well. It was clear, concise, and a fraction of the cost. Highly recommend this book. I will be testing in July and feel much more confident.

For a quick and cheap way to prep for the exam, this book is top-notch. It gave me a few VERY helpful hints I didn't find anywhere in my comprehensive (and expensive) Kaplan review course, along with an excellent practice exam. The practice exam answer guide is perfect - it explains, in depth, why the answer is the correct one; in many cases it was more in-depth than the Kaplan practice exams. As far as I'm concerned, for everything you get for $15, this is a no-brainer.

I just took the CFP exam in July 2010 after self studying. I haven't received my results yet, but I felt well prepared. I used Keir, Schwesser (Kaplan) and this book to prepare. Keir was great. It helped me focus my time and energy on what was most important and most frequently tested. Schwesser was organized well but didn't prioritize important/often tested material over arcane/rarely tested material. I purchased this book because it was inexpensive and had received positive reviews. It was helpful. The practice questions were pretty representative of the actual exam. The outline was nice but a bit too thin to truly helpful. One thing lacking in this book are cases. I did every case I could get my hands on prior to the exam, probably 20+. They were very helpful. Good luck!!!

This book was one of the tools I used in preparation for the CFP exam. All I can say is that I passed the exam the first time around which was exhilarating. Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice test-taking along with taking a review course. This was the secret to my success on this exam. Months of study was required for my practice. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079K9VFS9

Will give a prelude what to expect. Prospective test takers need to find serious material to practice with. I recommend to explore Kiers, Kaplan and others schools. Call CFP board and find out what you need.

I'm not so sure this is the best material for successfully passing the exam. I enjoyed the book, however most of the questions are made up of one or two sentences. The real exam is mostly made of of pargraph long scenarios which require you to synthisize multiple concepts, this book does not prepare you for that aspect of the test. I found the questions were helpful as good lite practice and as such it helped build confidence. However even though I was able to get 90% on these questions I still failed the exam and I'm not 100% certain all the answers in the book are correct.

Helped a lot. What can I say? Immersion and knowledge are the only way to go to pass this exam. Accurate.

It's a good book, but not relevant for Indian CFP.

nothing worth it