Communication Essentials for Financial Planners

Introduction

The CFP Board Center for Financial Planning is pleased to begin the first in a series of books intended to expand the body of knowledge for financial planning. We envision this series as a platform for discussion for the entire profession, including practitioners, faculty, students, and researchers. We are excited about the opportunity to exchange ideas, validate and challenge assumptions, and help theory inform practice and conversely, practice to inform theory. This series will embody the characteristics of a practitioner-based profession, in which researchers learn from practitioners; practitioners learn from researchers; and ultimately, the profession is even better prepared to help all Americans achieve their financial potential through competent and ethical financial planning.

Although this series is a large step forward, it is not CFP Board’s first effort working within the financial planning body of knowledge. For decades, CFP Board has conducted the Job Task Analysis, the largest quantitative study of financial planning practice, to develop a framework for many of the requirements for CFP^® certification. CFP Board has also collaborated with hundreds of colleges and universities that house CFP Board Registered Programs, working together to not only meet rigorous curricular standards, but also to enhance student achievement and program sustainability in a variety of institutions, program types, and instructional delivery methods. We also worked together to ...