IAQFP recognizes the professionalism of the many financial services designations representing the broader and more generalized field of finance; however, IAQFP research has proven that only the following represent those who are schooled in the discipline & methodology of Financial Planning.

IAQFP has introduced its QFP, or Qualified Financial Planner Designation, to serve as the single, umbrella identifier designation for the Financial Planning profession and its Financial Planners, in an effort to simplify the publics search for Qualified Financial Planners, in what is otherwise a literal "designations alphabet soup" of financial services designations.

The Qualifying Designations of the Financial Planning Profession:

QFP

Qualified Financial Planner:  A Financial Planning designation issued by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of QUALIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS at www.IAQFP.org. QFP serves as the single, universal identifier of Financial Planning, and is granted to those having earned one or more of the following listed designations, all of which require substantially equivalent IAQFP approved education, exam, ethics and experience. 

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ChFC®

Chartered Financial Consultant: A Financial Planning designation issued by the American College at: www.AmerColl.edu

PFS

Personal Financial Specialist: A Financial Planning designation issued by the American Institute of CPAs at: www.CPAPFS.org

MSFS

Master of Science in Financial Services with a Financial Planning concentration: A Financial Planning degree issued by the American College at: www.AmerColl.edu

MS

Master of Science with a Financial Planning concentration: A Financial Planning degree issued by the College for Financial Planning at: www.FP.edu

CFP®

CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ & CFP®: A Financial Planning designation issued by the CFP Board at: www.CFP.net [CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and the CFP® flame logo are federally registered services marks of the CFP Board of Standards, Inc.]