The Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board of Standards is seeking comments from professionals and stakeholders on proposed amendments to its "experience requirement" for initial CFP certification as well as revisions to its Disciplinary Rules and Procedures. As of July 31, 63,398 planners held the CFP mark.

Comments regarding the revised experience requirement are due by Sept. 17 and may be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , while comments on revisions to the Board's Disciplinary Rules are due by Oct. 3 and can be emailed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Kevin Keller, the CFP Board's CEO, said that the proposed revisions "to initial certification will encourage more people who are providing quality financial planning services to the public, or who want to do so, to attain CFP certification."

Click here to review a chart of proposed changes.