Other Findings
Looking at the national population of CFP certificants, the preferred method of obtaining the educational content needed to sit for the CFP Certification Examination is the self-study format (90%).
The study reported 97% of all respondents use the Internet as a way to gather information. More than four out of five (81%) feel the Internet has increased the amount of information they use in making recommendations to their clients, compared with only 55% in the 1998 study.