Keir designed this textbook using our well proven methodology of structuring each book to follow the 78 topic list provided by the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Board of Standards. We have used this methodology for over 10 years to help thousands of students pass the CFP® Certification Examination. The 78 topic list is the current basis for the CFP® Certification Examination. This textbook covers Financial Planning (Topics 1—12), Interpersonal Communication (Topics 74—75), and Professional Conduct and Fiduciary Responsibility (Topics 76—78). Since we designed this textbook to follow the CFP Board's topic list, a Certificate program's students and instructors will find this unique format to be the most effective and concise way to learn just the topics specifically tested on the CFP® Certification Examination.