High 5 CFP Board’s Standards of Professional Conduct Flashcards
denotes a person who has applied to CFP Board to take the CFP® Certification
Examination, but who has not yet met all of CFP Board’s certification requirements
“Candidate for CFP® certification”
denotes individuals who are currently certified by CFP Board
Certificant
denotes any person or entity that employs a certificant or registrant to provide services to a
third party on behalf of the employer, including certificants and registrants who are retained as independent contractors or
agents.
Certificant employer
denotes a person, persons, or entity who engages a certificant and for whom professional services are
rendered
client
denotes the compensation generated from a transaction involving a product or service and received by an agent or broker, usually calculated as a percentage on the amount of his or her sales or purchase transactions
commission
a ______ includes includes 12(b)1 fees, trailing commissions, surrender charges and contingent deferred sales charges.
commission
any non-trivial economic benefit, whether monetary or non-monetary, that a certificant or related
party receives or is entitled to receive for providing professional activities
compensation
exists when a certificant’s financial, business, property and/or personal interests, relationships or
circumstances reasonably may impair his/her ability to offer objective advice, recommendations or services
conflict of interest
” A certificant may describe his or her practice as “fee-only” if, and only if, all of the certificant’s compensation
from all of his or her client work comes exclusively from the clients in the form of _____ , _________, ______ or _______ fees
fixed, flat, hourly, percentage or
performance-based
One who acts in utmost good faith, in a manner he or she reasonably believes to be in the best interest of
the client
fiduciary
exists when a certificant performs any type of mutually agreed upon financial planning service for a client
financial planning engagement
a person who provides financial planning services to clients
financial planning practicioner
denotes the process of determining whether and how an individual
can meet life goals through the proper management of financial resources
personal financial planning or financial planning
In determining whether the certificant is providing financial planning or material elements of financial planning, factors that may be considered include, but are not limited to
- _____
- ________
- ____
- __________
The client’s understanding and intent in engaging the certificant.
The degree to which multiple financial planning subject areas are involved.
The comprehensiveness of data gathering
The breadth and depth of recommendations
true or false?
it is necessary to provide a written financial plan to engage in financial planning
false
6 steps to the financial planning process
Establishing and defining the client-planner relationship,
Gathering client data including goals,
Analyzing and evaluating the client’s current financial status,
Developing and presenting recommendations and/or alternatives,
Implementing the recommendations
Monitoring the recommendations
denotes an individual who is not currently certified but has been certified by CFP Board in the past and has an entitlement, direct or indirect, to use the CFP® marks
“Professional Eligible for Reinstatement” (PER)
7 principles of Code of Ethics
integrity objectivity competence fairness confidentiality professionalism diligence
demands honesty and candor which must not be subordinated to personal gain and advantage.
Certificants are placed in positions of trust by clients, and the ultimate source of that trust is the
certificant’s personal ________
integrity
requires intellectual honesty and impartiality
objectivty
Regardless of the particular service rendered or
the capacity in which a certificant functions, certificants should protect the integrity of their work, maintain
______ and avoid subordination of their judgment
objectivty
Maintain the knowledge and skill necessary to provide professional services competently
competence
_____means attaining and maintaining an adequate level of knowledge and skill, and application of that knowledge and skill in providing services to clients. ______ also includes the wisdom to recognize the limitations of that knowledge and when consultation with other professionals is appropriate or referral to other professionals necessary
competence
Be fair and reasonable in all professional relationships. Disclose conflicts of interest
fairness
_____ requires impartiality, intellectual honesty and disclosure of material conflicts of interest. It
involves a subordination of one’s own feelings, prejudices and desires so as to achieve a proper balance of conflicting interests
fairness
______ means ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorized to have access. A
relationship of trust and confidence with the client can only be built upon the understanding that the
client’s information will remain ______
confidentiality ; confidential
______ requires behaving with dignity and courtesy to clients, fellow professionals, and others in
business-related activities. Certificants cooperate with fellow certificants to enhance and maintain the
profession’s public image and improve the quality of services
professionalism
______ is the provision of services in a reasonably prompt and thorough manner, including the proper
planning for, and supervision of, the rendering of professional services
diligence
acronym to remember the 7 principles
FDIC COP
true or false?
a certificant shall disclose to a prospective client or client an accurate and understandable description of the compensation arrangements being offered
true
A certificant shall not borrow money from a client. Exceptions to this Rule include:
a. ________
b. ________
The client is a member of the certificant’s immediate family
The client is an institution in the business of lending money and the borrowing is unrelated to the professional services performed by the certificant
A certificant shall notify CFP Board of changes to contact information, including, but not
limited to, e-mail address, telephone number(s) and physical address, within ___ days
45
A certificant shall notify CFP Board in writing of any conviction of a crime, except
misdemeanor traffic offenses or traffic ordinance violations unless such offense involves the use
of alcohol or drugs, or of any professional suspension or bar within ___ calendar days after the
date on which the certificant is notified of the conviction, suspension or bar
30
Practice standard series 100 involves what step of the financial planning process?
establishing a defining the client-planner relationship
Practice standard series 200 involves what step of the financial planning process?
gathering relevant client info and data
Practice standard series 300 involves what step of the financial planning process?
analyzing and evaluating data
Practice standard series 400 involves what step of the financial planning process?
developing recommendations and communicating them to client
Practice standard series 500 involves what step of the financial planning process?
implementing recommendations
Practice standard series 600 involves what step of the financial planning process?
monitoring
Practice standard 100-1 is _____
Defining the scope of the engagement
Practice standard 200-1 is _____
Determining a Client’s Personal
and Financial Goals, Needs, and
Priorities
Practice standard 200-2 is _____
Obtaining Quantitative Information and Documents
Practice standard 300-1 is _____
analyzing and evaluating client info
practice standard 400-1 is ____
Identifying and Evaluating Financial Planning Alternative(s
practice standard 400-2 is ____
developing the financial planning recommendations
practice standard 400-3 is _______
presenting the financial planning recommendations
practice standard 500-1 is ______
agreeing on implementation responsibilities
practice standard 500-2 is ______
selecting products and services for implementation
practice standard 600-1 is ________
defining monitoring responsibilities
identifying the client is part of domain ____ or also known as ________
1 ; establishing and defining the client-planner relationship
discussing the financial planning needs and expectations is part of domain ___
1
explaining the scope of services is part of domain ___
1
assessing and communicating the CFP’s ability to meet the clients needs and expectations is part of domain ___
1
Identify and resolve apparent and potential conflicts of interest in client relationships is part of domain ___
1
____ to providing any financial planning service, the financial planning practitioner and the client
shall ___ define the scope of the engagement
prior ; mutually
what are the 3 compensation arrangements allowed for a CFP to use?
fee only
commission only
fee plus commission
Activities that CFP Board would not likely consider to be material elements of financial planning include 1. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 2. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 3. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 4. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 5. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 6. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 7. \_\_\_\_\_\_
opening an account or completing an application
fact finding
solely providing brokerage and or insurance services
engaging in activity solely related to the sale of a specific product
acting as a mortgage broker only
completing tax returns only
teaching a financial class
(CATFOES)
Identify the client’s values and attitudes is part of domain ___ or _______
2 ; gathering info necessary to fulfill the engagement