college for financial planning
In July 2018, Kaplan acquired the College for Financial Planning®, bringing
together two respected leaders in financial services education. College for
Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company (CFFP) remains a separate institution,
owned by Kaplan and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Education
programs in financial planning, asset management, wealth management, and
retirement planning including our CFP® certification program, professional
designation programs, Master’s Degree in Personal Financial Planning, and
Master’s Degree in Financial Analysis are offered under the name College for
Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company. The financial planning movement
experienced a historic moment in December 1969 when 13 men gathered in Chicago
and outlined the first steps to further the idea that people could benefit from
a profession that integrated knowledge and practices across the various areas of
the financial services industry. Resolutions were made to create the
International Association for Financial Planners (IAFP) and the College for
Financial Planning. Founded in 1972, the College for Financial Planning®—a
Kaplan Company has a 50 year heritage in financial planning education. Shortly
after its founding, the College introduced the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM
certification, which is now the world’s most recognized and respected financial
planning credential with more than 90,000 certified professionals. Five decades
after the the launch of our CFP® Certification Professional Education Program
that led to the creation of the CFP® certification, our offerings now also
include Master of Science degree programs in Personal Financial Planning and
Financial Analysis as well as professional designation programs that provide
more in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry with specializations
in asset management, retirement planning and personal financial planning. These
specializations include launching groundbreaking designation programs related to
behavioral finance, domestic partnerships and sustainable, responsible, and
impact (SRI) investments. The ongoing expansion of our education offerings is a
reflection of our commitment to responding to the needs of the evolving
financial services industry and supporting professionals looking to add to their
skillset, advance their careers and create better outcomes for their clients.
Since the first graduating class in 1973, more than 195,000 financial
professionals are alumni of the College.
