WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Certified Financial
Planner Board of Standards, Inc. announced today that it has
completely revised and updated its popular reference guide for
financial planning students and practitioners. Financial Planning
Competency Handbook, Second Edition, published by John Wiley &
Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWA and JWB), is available now in bookstores and
through major online retailers.
The fully updated second edition includes brand new content
based upon the new Principal Knowledge Topics developed through the
most recent Job Task Analysis. Each of these topics are explored
from both a theoretical as well as a practical perspective through
connections diagrams, practitioner profiles, and vignettes. There
is also a detailed case that runs through each stage of the
financial planning process. In addition, a completely new section
is devoted to the interdisciplinary nature of financial planning,
including diverse fields like psychology, behavioral finance,
communication, the aging population, and marriage and family
therapy.
"The financial planning profession has evolved significantly in
the two years since the Financial Planning Competency
Handbook was first published. The second edition has been
revised accordingly, giving financial planning practitioners,
students and educators a one-stop resource on issues facing today's
financial planning professionals as they seek to meet their
clients' changing needs," said the book's editor, CFP Board
Director of Academic Programs and Initiatives Dr. Charles Chaffin. "With nearly two-thirds of the
handbook's content brand new, CFP Board is continuing to work to
expand the body of knowledge in the financial planning
profession."
Thirty-nine volunteers from academia and the profession
contributed to the 88-chapter, 944-page book, which is available in
hardcover and e-book formats. Each chapter is dedicated to one of
CFP Board's 72 topic areas, bringing together theory and practice
through an overview of what a CFP® professional should know in
theory as well as how it works in the real world.
Those who purchase the book will get a code to access an online
test bank with over 400 practice questions based on 72 core
competencies covered in the book. For an additional cost, the
publisher is offering 28 continuing education credit hours to CFP®
professionals who take and successfully complete the online
exam.
ABOUT CFP BOARD
The mission of Certified Financial
Planner Board of Standards, Inc. is to benefit the public by
granting the CFP® certification and upholding it as
the recognized standard of excellence for competent and ethical
personal financial planning. The Board of Directors, in furthering
CFP Board's mission, acts on behalf of the public,
CFP® professionals and other stakeholders. CFP
Board owns the certification marks CFP®, Certified
Financial Planner™, CFP® (with plaque design) and
CFP® (with flame design) in the U.S., which it
awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial
and ongoing certification requirements. CFP Board currently
authorizes more than 72,000 individuals to use these marks in the
U.S.
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certification. In Education, Wiley provides education
solutions including online program management services for higher
education institutions and course management tools for instructors
and students, as well as print and digital content. For additional
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