Although the qualification has grown in leaps & bounds in US, its a new field in INDIA,even the RETAIL FINANCE market hasnt grown yet, Moreover today a layman feels that the qualification is similar to an INVESTMENT CONSULTANT, they fail to realise that he is much more than that,they prefer to go to a CA for investment advice,Moreover even the members of FPSB do not recruit CFPs on a larger scale, so currently its better to take CFP as an add-on qualification rather than taking it as the first choice, i.e. Do take a professional qualification other than CFP so that you have something to back you up in the recent future, probably in around about 10-15 yrs from now this qualification will be known by each & everyone in INDIA, & they will the importance of this qualfication,till then ...... DO SHARE YOUR VIEWS REGARDING THIS....
Its really appalling to find for the 3rd time in a single day that the links aren't working... It's difficult 2 understand why isn't anybody taking heed of so many complaining msgs... Thanks for this opportunity for posting my msg.
Spoke with the a consellor at afpindia. The website is up for some changes. They are in the process of some name changes to the organization. It will take around ten days for it to be up.
