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Instructor-Led Online FastPass

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Our Instructor-Led Online FastPass offers the same comprehensive curriculum as our traditional program but in a condensed format. This intensive option allows professionals to fulfill their CFP® coursework requirements in significantly less time.

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Same elite content

Covers all 8 Principal

Knowledge Topics on the CFP® exam

Accelerated Timeline

Complete your educational

requirements in just 6 months

Immersive Format

Concentrated 3-day live sessions for focusing on highly tested concepts

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Instructor-Led Online FastPass

This program is designed for self-motivated financial professionals with strong time management skills who can commit approximately 15 hours hours weekly to coursework.

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PERSONALIZED SUPPORT

Instructor access by email
Student Success Coach
Live Instruction with On-Demand Access

STUDY MATERIALS

Textbooks (e-books)
Testbank Question Pool
Calculator Book

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100% money-back guarantee for students who successfully complete The Dalton Review.

EXAM PREP

Textbooks (e-books)
Live Exam Prep (Online or In-Person)
Review Readiness Quiz
Question Bank, Mini-Cases, and Comprehensive Cases
Mock Exams
Recorded Lectures
Exam Readiness Predictor
Live Office Hours

SUPPLEMENTAL SUPPORT

Digital Flashcards
Individual Coaching (Pre & Post Review)
Supplemental Lectures
Supplemental Q&A Sessions
Calculator Book

Instructor-Led Online

PERSONALIZED SUPPORT

Instructor access by email
Student Success Coach
Live Instruction with On-Demand Access

STUDY MATERIALS

Textbooks (e-books)
Testbank Question Pool
Calculator Book

2026

Upcoming Cohorts

Out Virtual Classroom for FastPass starts every four months with a 3-day immersive live session held at the end of each course.

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Instructor-Led Online FastPass

CFP® Certification Education

Target Exam Date

March 2027

Class Schedule

3-Day Live Sessions per Course

10:00 AM - 5:30 PM ET (See detailed cohort schedule for dates.)

Orientation Sessions

June 5th 1 pm ET

Curriculum

Our curriculum is structured on the 8 principal knowledge domains you’ll be tested on for the CFP® exam. Our faculty come from the CFP Board and provide you with the best content and education in the industry.

Weeks 1–5 – Class 1

Fundamentals of Financial Planning and Insurance

The program’s first course provides the foundation of knowledge students need as working financial services professionals. It covers the financial planning process, best practices in communication, time value of money concepts, as well as the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues affecting financial planners. The course continues with a discussion of the principles of risk management and insurance, allowing the student to identify a client’s risk exposure and select appropriate risk management techniques.

Weeks 6–9 – Class 2

Investment Planning

This course provides students with an introduction to investment planning and portfolio management. It covers the theoretical and statistical rationale building a diversified portfolio, the measurement and calculation of risk and return metrics, as well as the features of stock, bonds, cash-equivalents, and alternative investments such as real estate and derivatives. Additionally, the course covers the application of these concepts when working with clients, including best practices from studies of behavioral finance.

Weeks 10-14 - Class 3

Income Tax Planning

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to individual income tax fundamentals and the calculation of income tax. Closely following the 1040 tax return, students will learn what’s included and excluded from gross income as well as all deductions before adjusted gross income such as IRA contributions, business expenses, and HSA contributions. In addition, the course covers the tax issues and strategies surrounding business entities, disposition of property, adjusting tax basis, AMT, passive activity rules, charitable contributions, and tax minimization.

Weeks 15-19 - Class 4

Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits

This course provides an overview of retirement planning and employee benefits, including public and private retirement plans. Students are introduced to the administration, taxation and distribution rules of retirement plans as well as the characteristics of various plans including qualified, non-qualified, and other tax advantaged plans. The course also details employee group and fringe benefits and the taxation of these benefit plans. And, students learn about the unique issues individuals face in retirement and how to determine which retirement plan to recommend to a client based on the client’s goals.

Weeks 20-23 - Class 5

Estate Planning

This course provides an overview of estate planning laws and strategies. Issues discussed include the various types of property interest and the probate process. In addition, students learn about gift tax and how to align a client’s gifting strategy with their goals. The course also covers the estate tax system including what’s included and excluded from the gross estate, various deductions to determine the taxable estate, and calculating the potential estate tax. In addition, students learn various strategies to minimize estate tax consequences through the use of power of appointment trusts, by-pass trusts, and QTIP trusts.

45 Hours

Capstone

In the final course of the program, students learn and apply various approaches to analyzing, developing, and presenting financial plan recommendations for clients. Course information is presented through a series of videos, including software tutorial, and live virtual classroom sessions with the course instructor. Students use software to help prepare financial statements, conduct ratio analysis, and identify financial strengths and weaknesses. Through the use of representative case studies, students apply the knowledge and strategies they learned in earlier courses. The capstone course culminates with students preparing and presenting a comprehensive financial plan.

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Learn on the go with 20+ hours of the most important CFP® exam material, plus tips on how to approach the exam. Stream online or download for easy offline listening. The Audio Review is always up-to-date for the current CFP® exam cycle. To listen to a sample and purchase, just click on the Add to Cart button below. You’ll be taken to Awesound, a third party website that hosts the audio files for playback. You’ll also get instructions on how to add the files to your favorite podcast app for offline listening. For CFP® Exam Audio Review purchases made outside of Dalton Education’s regular business hours (8AM to 5PM ET), your order and audio access will be processed the following business day.

$205

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