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ABFP

Accredited Behavioral Finance Professional (ABFP)

Designation Essentials
Status Currently offered and recognized by the issuing organization
Issuing Organization College for Financial Planning – a Kaplan Company
Qualification and Training Requirements
Prerequisites

None

Designation Training Requirements

Online self-study ABFP course and exam to be completed within 120 days of receiving program access; instructor-led option based on availability

Designation Exam Type

Online, closed-book final exam

Continuing Education Requirements

16 hours every two years

Verification and Complaints
Online Designation Resource

Online at Find a Financial Advisor

Investor Complaint Process

Complete complaint form, and send it via mail to the College for Financial Planning, Attn: Ethical Conduct Committee, 9000 E. Nichols Ave, Ste 200, Centennial, CO 80112, or fax to 602-626-2466.

Published List of Disciplined Designees

Online under Standards of Conduct - Disciplinary Actions

Garrison Bowers Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

It is critical for the restoration of both the stability of the US markets and the confidence of the investors within it that any and all regulation changes regarding short interest reporting be effective in every known circumstance where effective short positions, synthetic or not, can go unaccounted for for any length of time greater than any other short position reporting deadline. FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change.

John Strathearn Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

FINRA 21-19 is long overdue. The US markets are not trusted given the massive class of billionaires that make the markets and conduct back-end deals to manipulate the markets along with hedgefunds. Given these players have ultimate transparency on retail investors using payment for order flow (PFOF), it's only fair that retail investors can see the daily (or per transaction) movements of these players. Transparency is key to an efficient market.

Geofferey Winter Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.

Kevin Wagner Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

The traction this GME/AMC saga has gained will continue. It is in the best interest of FINRA to increase accountability for short interest, if a few market makers have to power to shift stock prices then where has the free market gone? Cellar Boxing is a form of manipulation hedge funds can use to bankrupt and profit (without taxes) what may become great companies. Please require reporting of any and all short positions in AT LEAST a 24 hour time frame. If this is allowed to continue, America will drown in its own greed.

Dom Covello Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

I would like to see accurate daily reporting of short interest of stocks including how many synthetic shares have been produced to short a stock. I would like all methods of "can kicking" FTDs through options chains eliminated. Short hedge funds should only be allowed to short a stock by actually borrowing real shares of stock for a specified period of time and must return those shares at a predetermined date. Too many loop holes exist for smoke and mirror tactics to be used to hid short positions seemingly indefinitely.

Anonymous-AG Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.

David Lincoln Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

FINRA 21-19 is a long overdue change. It is clear that the integrity of the United States market has been strained to the edge of disaster, in large part due to systemic risk developed under the regulatory authority of FINRA's outdated short interest reporting policy. While many of the policies mentioned in Regulatory Notice 21-19 address the general breadth of exploitable and ineffective reporting, they also leave significant specific gaps that could compromise the entirety of 21-19's purpose.

Bernhard Langer Comment On Regulatory Notice 21-19

Please note my comments as below: Rule 1. All short sale shall be reported to finra by end of each settlement day. Rule 2. Finra shall make public report the day to day short sale by end of settlement day or the trading week. Rule 3. All unused loaned shares shall be reported to finra by end of settlement day. Rule 4. Finra shall make public the outstanding unused loaned share by end of settlement day of a trading week. Rule 5. All threshold securities sho regulation shall be reported daily with full accounting of fail to deliver end by end of settlement day. Rule 6.