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Josh, I had to take the exam twice to pass. One big piece of advice I pass along, in addition to your excellent points, is to not jump back into the exam quickly. Skip an exam cycle or two or more. I had a 16 month break in btwn my attempts. That worked ...
It was a little easier than I was expecting. I am doing Kaplan, and exams for each book have lots of more complex and detailed questions. Many of the board practice exams were more general. The scenario question was quite detailed. Of course, there ...
Live review is a nightmare scenario for me (ADHD). I'm currently about to start week 7/10 of the BIF review. Check out their website, listen to some BIF Bites podcasts to see if their vibe works for you. The instructors are awesome and very involved. ...
Does anyone have a feel what CFP board practice exam results we should be getting that would equate to a passing score on the real CFP exam? When I tested for the series 7 and 66, I was told that getting practice test scores around 80% was a good target ...
Daniel, I appreciate your ethical viewpoint as well and as someone who mentors and supports other CFP(R) candidates, I fully agree that you want to find a place that suits your ethical pursuits. Several of us have some clients that like commission options ...