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Why Prepare with Danko Education?

We have the highest pass rate and fastest pace.

How? For over 20 years, Brett Danko and the Danko team put students first. Our students receive the best support in the industry - from our instructors, our support team, and our awesome community of learners.

Personal Attention

Have a problem or concern? Send a message or give us a call and we will help you figure it out - even after hours.

Leading Educators

Our classes are taught by practicing CFP® pros with years of real-world experience and proven results in the classroom.

Vibrant Community

We maintain forums and Facebook groups so you can create student groups, ask questions, and stay up to date with important information.

About Danko Education

Partners in Learning

Brett Danko, John Choi, and Amy Leis are a dynamic team. They are all CFP® professionals and have decades of financial planning experience. Each brings their unique personality, knowledge, and expertise to the classroom to help you understand the material instead of just memorizing it. Understanding these complex CFP® concepts will not only help you PASS the exam, but it will also help you apply them in your professional practice, making you a better financial planner.

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Register For the March 2026 Education Program

This program is for students who are ready to start their CFP® Certification Professional Education Program in November 2025. 

Upon completion, participants are eligible to PASS the CFP Board exam in July 2026.  A pre-exam certification review course will be offered in June 2026 (location/dates TBA) at an additional cost.

Important - program registration form must be completed before you can sign up for classes. After completing your registration form, you will have access to the links to sign up for the class(es) you will take to prepare for the exam. 

Class Schedule:

Cost:

$950/class (Total for 7 classes - $6,650).

We prefer purchase of one class at a time. Credit cards are accepted. It works best, to purchase one class, complete the final and then purchase the next class.

Fee includes shipping of materials, practice cases, final exam for each module, and access to our online materials. Students will receive the course material when payment is received for the course.

DO NOT PURCHASE FLASH CARDS AT THIS TIME - THEY ARE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME YOU PURCHASE YOUR LIVE REVIEW.

Please login or create an account to access the  pre-registration form.

What Our Students Say:

"I wanted to follow up and let you know how much I enjoyed the Live Review. John Choi is by far the best teacher I’ve ever had! He did an unbelievable job of keeping the class engaged by explaining concepts in relatable, and usually humorous terms."

T.R.

"Very grateful to say that I passed! Thank you to the Brett Danko team for all the help, and thank you to you all for the support as well. I was a second time test taker, and it truly takes a village to get through this thing. I highly recommend doing a series of tutoring sessions with Amy Leis. She really got my mindset right after I wasn't successful in my first attempt, and gave me so many useful pointers that truly made a difference in my approach going into this exam."

G.B.

"Passed! Huge relief. I owe it to Brett and Amy big time! Thanks to all for the support and help, it was huge."

M.T.

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