Financial Planning Body of Knowledge

The Financial Planning Body of Knowledge (FP-BoK) describes knowledge expected of CFP^® professionals and QAFP^TM professionals.

knowledge topics

Identify areas of family law for which the federal government has jurisdiction, such as:

Legislative responsibility for marriage
Legislative responsibility for divorce
Legislative responsibility for child and spousal support under the circumstances of divorce

Identify areas of family law for which the provincial/territorial governments have jurisdiction, such as:

Solemnization of marriage
Administration of divorce through the courts
Division of property
Separation
Child and spousal support under the circumstances of non-married individuals or married couples where no application for divorce has been commenced

Define

To state exactly the meaning of
Identify

To be aware of / to recognize and correctly name / to locate an appropriate resource
Explain

To make clear the meaning of / to describe something in more detail or reveal relevant facts or ideas related to it
Compare

To note the similarities and differences between two or more things
Estimate

To determine an approximate value for
Calculate

To find the value using mathematics
Convert

To change from one form or purpose to another
Evaluate

To reach a conclusion or make a judgement through careful study
Interpret

To give the meaning of / to construe or understand / to translate orally

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