I took the test, I talked the talk. Now you can call me a CFP!
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I didn't think this day would ever come, but on July 15, I received an email from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. that said: “Congratulations! You are now a certified financial planner.”
I completed the financial planning certificate program at the University of Virginia
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