CFP Board recommends you spend at least 250 hours studying for the exam. While that sounds overwhelming, the time goes pretty quickly between pre-study, the Candidate Handbook, required education courses, question bank time, review, practice exams, and your own preparations.

Is 3 months enough to study for CFP?

Completing all pre-study materials is critical to being well prepared so that you’re ready to attend the CFP review class. … That means you’ll need to study for about 2.5 – 3 months (100hrs/10hrs per week) before attending the review class.

How difficult is the CFP?

The overall pass rate for the CFP® exam in 2020 was 63%. … That pass rate has remained relatively consistent since CFP Board introduced a new exam blueprint prior to the March 2016 CFP® exam.