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CFP® Exam Practice — Work the Question Bank, Domain by Domain

An independent, blueprint-weighted question bank and study desk for the CFP® certification exam — practise one domain at a time and read every rationale, or jump straight to the domain you are weakest in.

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This is a question bank for the CFP® certification exam, built the way the exam is built — by domain. The exam is one test written to a published blueprint of eight knowledge domains, each carrying a fixed share of the questions, and the fastest way to waste study hours is to spread them evenly across all eight. So this site does not hand you one undifferentiated pile of questions. It splits the work the way a candidate should: one domain at a time, heaviest first, with a full rationale on every item.

Below is the blueprint, then the four places to work on this site — the practice bank, the exam overview, the domain-by-domain study guide, and two decision pages for anyone still choosing a path. It is independent practice, not the official exam, and it is not affiliated with CFP Board. For the current fee, the pass standard and the exact test dates — all of which change from cycle to cycle — confirm with CFP Board before you register.

Exam structure

The Eight-Domain Blueprint

Read the exam as a weighting problem before you read it as a knowledge problem. Retirement, Investment, General Principles and Tax together carry more than three-fifths of the questions; the remaining four domains split what is left. Put your first study hours where the blueprint puts its questions, and treat the lighter domains as points you defend rather than points you chase.

Retirement Savings & Income Planning17%
Investment Planning16%
General Principles of Financial Planning15%
Tax Planning14%
Risk Management & Insurance Planning11%
Estate Planning10%
Psychology of Financial Planning9%
Professional Conduct & Regulation8%

The four desks

Where to Study on This Site

Practice

Free practice questions

The full question bank as a section stepper — answer, read the rationale, then step back through the ones you missed. Filter by any of the eight domains.

The exam

The CFP® exam, explained

Format, the eight domains, the education and experience requirements, and the testing windows — a candidate's overview in one place.

Study guide

The eight domains, weighted

A section-by-section study plan ordered by exam weight: what each domain actually tests, and where the points are.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CFP Question Bank?

An independent study desk for the CFP® certification exam: a domain-weighted question bank with a full rationale on every item, plus a section-by-section study guide. It is not affiliated with CFP Board, and practising here is not the official exam.

How is the CFP® exam organised?

As one exam written to a published blueprint of eight knowledge domains, each carrying a fixed share of the questions — from Retirement Savings & Income Planning at the top down to Professional Conduct & Regulation. Weight your study to match the blueprint rather than spreading it evenly.

What does the CFP® exam cost, and when is it held?

The exam runs in March, July and November windows, and the registration fee changes from cycle to cycle. This site never prints a fixed figure for either — confirm the current fee and the exact test dates with CFP Board before you register.