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Learner Outcome
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Activity (optional)
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Assessment
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Explain the Fitness Standards for Professional Financial Planner Candidates and Registrants
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Explain the Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility for CFP Professionals
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Describe the Rules of Conduct as they relate to being a financial planning professional
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Describe the Practice Standards employed during the financial planning process
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Compare secondary financial market institutions and associated regulators
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Explain investment advisor regulation and financial planning aspects of the ERISA
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Explain the relevant licensing, reporting and compliance issues affecting a financial planning firm.
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Describe consumer laws that impact financial planning
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Discuss fiduciary standard and its importance to financial planning
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Diagram the personal financial planning process
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Prepare statements of financial positions and cash flows
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Graded Assignment
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Evaluate financial statements using ratios and growth rates
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Graded Assignment
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Analyze cash inflows and outflows related to a current financial needs and long-term financial goals
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Graded Assignment
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Explain the role of liquid assets and emergency funds
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Graded Assignment
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Calculate savings required to meet financial goals
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Prepare a debt management plan
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Graded Assignment
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Compute present value and future value of different financial instruments
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Apply NPV and IRR and to a financial planning problem
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Propose investment alternatives consistent with an individual’s risk propensity, attitudes, capacity, knowledge, and needs.
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Discuss how values may affect an individual’s financial goals
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In-class assignment
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Explain counseling theory in relation to financial planning practice.
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Demonstrate how financial planners can develop a relationship of honesty and trust in client interaction
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In-class assignment
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Demonstrate the application of active listening skills when communicating with clients.
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In-class assignment
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Choose appropriate counseling and communication techniques
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Prepare a debt prioritization plan
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Explain how different management approaches will ikmpact the credit scores
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Propose a plan to maximize a case credit score over the short and long run.
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Graded Assignment
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Calculate the dollar amount needed to meet education goals
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Compare the tax implications of strategies used for saving for higher education expenses
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Recommend appropriate investment alternatives for an education savings account
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Evaluate qualifications for various types of financial aid as part of an education plan.
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Graded Assignment
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Determine what tax credits may be utilized to reduce the cost of education
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Written Examination or Quiz
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Evaluate the availability of and qualifications for financing education expenses as part of an education plan.
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Written Examination or Quiz
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