On Dec 26 2007, 6:11*pm, floridaprof <floridap...[at]fakeaddress.orgwrote:
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Just wanted to point out that the CFP board of standards requires 3
years qualified work experience to use the CFP designation even if you
have passed the exam. You have 5 years after exam completion to obtain
the required experience.

Just a warning if you are not already working in the field.

I'm in the middle of the Boston University course. It's not actually given by BU - it's administered
by the Boston Institute of Finance under the auspices of Boston University. A few of BU's
professors have contributed material. If you have questions, they're answered by BU grad
students.

Overall, I'd say it's not a bad course. I don't come from a financial background, so I'm finding
some of the material difficult, but I am learning quite a bit. I'd be a bit skeptical of laying out
several hundred dollars to take the CFP exam with only this course - I'd definitely want to
take a test review. But the material is good, and the course seems fairly well laid out.

Hope this helps.