Take a free, 12-question CFP® exam practice test and get an instant score — no signup required. The questions span all eight of CFP Board’s Principal Knowledge Domains, from professional conduct and tax to retirement, estate planning and the psychology of financial planning, and use 2026 tax law, the law the March 2027 exam tests.
This free test is a small sample. The full CFP® Exam course has 1,708 practice questions with step-by-step explanations, 10 case studies written like the exam’s, a quiz for each domain, four capstone practice exams and two timed mastery exams, and a live readiness score that tells you when you are ready to sit.
What the CFP® exam covers
The exam is 170 multiple-choice questions, stand-alone and case-based, in two 3-hour sections. CFP Board weights its eight domains like this:
- Retirement Savings and Income Planning: 18%
- Investment Planning: 17%
- General Principles of Financial Planning: 15%
- Tax Planning: 14%
- Risk Management and Insurance Planning: 11%
- Estate Planning: 10%
- Professional Conduct and Regulation: 8%
- Psychology of Financial Planning: 7%
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