Financial Planner By reynrach1919 Dec 12, 1969 Loren Dunton sets up the Society for Financial Counselling Ethics Sep 19, 1970 International Association for Financial Planning (IAFP) formed Mar 13, 1972 College for Financial Planning incorporates Jun 3, 1973 First CFP class of 42 graduates Oct 17, 1973 Institute of Certified Financial Planners (ICFP) formed Apr 7, 1985 CFP Board-originally International Board of Standards and Practices for Certified Financial Planners, or IBCFP-founded Jul 16, 1985 National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) emerges Sep 5, 1987 First 20 universities recognized by CFP Board as offering registered educational programs Sep 17, 1990 Australia becomes first member of International CFP Council Feb 20, 1992 First comprehensive CFP examination offered Nov 19, 1994 I WAS BORN(: Jan 18, 1995 Development of Financial Planning Practice Standards begins Aug 29, 2000 IAFP and ICFP merge to form Financial Planning Association May 19, 2004 Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) established to maintain international certification requirements for CFP Jun 14, 2005 Nearly 100,000 individuals in 18 countries throughout the world hold CFP marks Sep 26, 2007 Bachelor's degree required to earn CFP certification