IAQFP Statement of Purpose

A primary purpose of IAQFP is to bring about an end to the confusion faced by the public over who is, and who is not a Financial Planner from an "alphabet soup of literally hundreds of professional designations," while taking into consideration uniform standards of education, examination, ethics, and experience.

Qualitative & quantitative research by IAQFP has determined that, as of this writing, only five (5) designations can justify the claim of being Financial Planning specific designations, with the QFP designation serving as the only universal identifier of them all. The qualifying designations are:

  • ChFC® - Chartered Financial Consultant:
    A Financial Planning designation issued by the American College at: www.theamericancollege.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.theamericancollege.edu
  • MS - Master of Science with a Financial Planning concentration:
    A Financial Planning degree issued by the College for Financial Planning at: www.http://www.cffp.edu/index.aspx
  • CFP® - CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™:
    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.]

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