Digital Certificate Now Available for Consumers to Verify CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Professionals’ Credentials

Online Format Makes Communicating Expertise and Credibility Easier for CFP® Professionals  

Consumers can now quickly verify a CFP® professional’s certification status through a digital certificate that can be accessed in email signatures, on websites and on social media platforms, Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. announced today.

“CFP® professionals have met the rigorous professional standards set by CFP Board and should be proud of their achievement,” said CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE. “In our technology-driven society, the digital certificate makes it easier for CFP® professionals to share their qualifications with peers, clients and prospects. It is also a tool for consumers to verify their CFP® professional’s certification and supports our mission of providing competent and ethical financial planning advice.” 

The new, online format makes it simpler to communicate the expertise and credibility associated with the CFP® certification. CFP® professionals can now:

• Embed the credential in a website or email
• Share the credential via social networks including LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest
• Download a PDF copy of the certificate to their computers

CFP® professionals can access their digital certificate through their CFP Board account.

The digital certificate supports CFP Board’s pursuit of ambitious goals related to four overarching outcomes: increase public Awareness of CFP® professionals; increase Access by the public to the number of CFP® professionals; ensure there is Accountability of CFP® professionals; and further CFP Board’s position as the Authority in financial planning.