Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 04:08:52 CST
From: "Brent D. Gardner, ChFC" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Please advise me on how to reach CFP certification
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"TB"  wrote in message 
news:q_rkd.7029$zx1.2387@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com...
> But I think you'll find that not one client in 20 knows what "CFP" means 
> (or even asks about it).
>
> -Tad
> (fee only, not CFP)

For fun, we ask our clients all the time.  About 1% get one of the three 
words correct.  The person that knows the entire acronym is truly rare, even 
among allied professionals like attorneys and accountants.

Brent D. Gardner, ChFC
Chartered Financial Consultant
http://members.cox.net/brentdgardner1378/

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