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Compliance with CFP Board’s New Code of Ethics and Standards

Posted on September 6th, 2019 at 4:21 PM
Compliance with CFP Board’s New Code of Ethics and Standards

When the CFP Board's new Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct ("Code and Standards") takes effect on June 30, 2020, the CFP Board will expect 63,000 CFP professionals to act in the best interests of their clients at all times when providing an investor with "financial advice."

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CFP Board New Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct: Compensation Method Part 3

Posted on July 26th, 2019 at 4:12 PM
CFP Board New Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct: Compensation Method Part 3

The new Code and Standards also address two specific compensation representations: the term “fee-only” and the term “fee-based,” which the previous standards did not specifically address. The Board explains in the Commentary that members of the public are interested in working with a fee-only financial planner, which has created an incentive for a CFP professional (and others) to describe their compensation method that way.

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CFP Board New Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct: Disclosing and Managing Conflicts of Interest Part 2

Posted on July 25th, 2019 at 5:19 PM
CFP Board New Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct: Disclosing and Managing Conflicts of Interest Part 2

The Code and Standards note that no business model is conflict-free and that CFP advisors have a specific set of conflicts which they must disclose and manage under the new guidelines.

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CFP Board New Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct: Duties Owed to Clients

Posted on July 24th, 2019 at 3:15 PM
CFP Board New Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct: Duties Owed to Clients

When the CFP Board's new Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct ("Code and Standards") takes effect on June 2020, the CFP Board will expect all CFP professionals to abide by this more rigorous framework.

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