IFP
FPSB® Curriculum · CFP® Fast Track Pathway
CFP® certification mark
For experienced professionals · the capstone of your CFP® journey

One exam.
Every domain.
One answer.

Integrated Financial Planning is where the CFP® curriculum stops testing subjects and starts testing you as a planner. Prepare the way the exam thinks — full-length integrated cases, solved on video, backed by the complete FPSB® study library, with a tutor beside you from first module to result day.

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Hybrid program: recorded lectures + live tutor support
A tutor with you till you clear
All three official FPSB® textbooks
Full integrated case library
Solved video walkthroughs
Question banks with answer keys
Content updated continuously
Not a recorded course · A guided program

Recordings teach.
A mentor gets you through.

This is a hybrid program. The lectures are recorded so you learn on your schedule — but you are never studying alone. A tutor walks with you through the entire journey: doubts, strategy, exam, result.

Doubt-clearing sessions

Regular live doubt-clearing with faculty — no question stays unanswered, no concept stays half-understood.

One-on-one coaching

Personal coaching available when you need focused attention — on a case type, a calculation, or your weak domain.

Exam mentorship

Guidance on registration, attempt planning, time strategy and the Financial Plan Assessment — from mentors who've taken students through it.

Flexible & backed up

Learn online or offline; backup lectures make sure life's interruptions never cost you the syllabus.

How we teach

The HOFP method is built the way the IFP exam is built — integration first. You don't just cover subjects; you learn to think across them, the way a planner does in front of a client.

1

Learn

Recorded classes and subject-wise notes rebuild every domain — investments to estate — in exam-ready form.

2

Integrate

Full-length cases force the domains to talk to each other: one family, one fact pattern, every planning decision at once.

3

Watch

Recorded walkthroughs show a CFP® professional attacking the same case — how to read it, what to compute first, where marks hide.

4

Drill

Progressive question banks with answer keys turn understanding into speed — the difference on exam day.

The HOFP difference

Learn from practitioners, not just academicians.

Every faculty member teaching this course runs a real advisory practice. The cases you solve are full of practical scenarios pulled from real client work — Indian products, Indian tax, real trade-offs — so you get a real-world view of financial planning, not just the academic side. And behind every step sits your tutor: stuck anywhere, you ask, we solve, you move.

What's inside the course

Every resource you need for the IFP module, organised the way you'll actually study it — theory first, then cases, then question practice.

01

Introduction

Orientation to the IFP module — how it fits into your CFP® certification and how to get the most out of this course.

Orientation
02

Class Notes

Subject-wise notes across all domains — from personal finance management and investments to retirement, tax, risk and estate.

Theory
03

Study Material

The three official FPSB® textbooks with HOFP study material and the complete formula sheet.

Textbooks
04

Extra Material

Curated readings — practice standards, competency profiles, sample engagement letters, data-gathering documents and more.

Readings
05

Case Studies

Full-length integrated cases spanning every planning domain — the heart of the IFP exam.

Cases
06

Case Study Solutions

Worked solutions with recorded video walkthroughs showing exactly how to attack each case.

Video Solutions
07

Question Bank

Progressive theory question sets with answer keys and revision drills to lock in every domain.

Practice

The library keeps growing. New cases, solutions and question sets are added as the curriculum evolves — everything lands in your course automatically, at no extra cost.

The official FPSB® syllabus, covered end to end

The IFP module is built on three FPSB® course books. This program covers all three, with Indian context layered on top.

Book One

Financial Planning Principles, Process & Skills

  • The financial planning process & practice standards
  • Ethics and professional responsibility
  • Client engagement & communication
  • Critical thinking for planners
Book Two

Engaging Clients in the Financial Planning Process

  • The discovery process
  • Appreciative inquiry
  • Developing recommendations
  • Presenting recommendations to clients
Book Three

Developing Effective Financial Plans

  • Financial planning background & frameworks
  • Constructing the comprehensive plan
  • Sample plans, checklists & disclosures
  • The complete financial plan document
CFP® marks — CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER

CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® and FPSB® are trademarks owned outside the U.S. by Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd.

The institute behind the course

House of Financial Planners, the education division of Siddhanam Capital, is an authorized education provider of CFP® education in India. We master one curriculum instead of teaching many — and it shows in the depth: realistic scenarios, ethical teaching, honest guidance, and premium education priced to be accessible. Beyond the classroom: resume crafting, career counselling, placement assistance and AI-powered learning tools.

236,300CFP® professionals worldwide
3,534CFP® professionals in India
+9.9%India growth in 2025
29Territories recognise CFP®

Source: FPSB · data as of 31 December 2025. India remains massively under-supplied against demand.

Why a professional should pursue CFP® certification

The value of CFP® certification

Regulators

CFP® professionals rate compliance with laws, adherence to an ethical code and acting in the client's best interest as most important when giving advice.

The public

Consumers rely on the CFP® marks to identify competent, ethical planners who have committed to putting clients' interests first.

Firms & practitioners

Financial services firms value CFP® professionals for productivity and profitability, lower compliance risk and higher client satisfaction.

Where CFP® certificants work

Wealth ManagementPrivate BankingInvestment ConsultancyTax, Retirement & Estate PlanningInsuranceFund ManagementFinancial AdvisoryProduct Design & Marketing

Fast Track eligibility

The Fast Track Pathway lets qualified, experienced professionals skip the Specialist courses and move directly to the capstone stage.

Any one qualification

  • CFA (CFA Institute, USA)
  • CPA (AICPA) · CMA · ACCA
  • CA — or CA (Inter) + 3-yr articleship + B.Com
  • Fellow, Insurance Institute of India
  • CAIIB Advanced Wealth Mgmt + B.Com (IIBF)
  • PG in Economics / Commerce / Finance / FP
  • MBA or PGDM (any stream)

Plus work experience

  • 3+ years in the finance industry
  • Bank · NBFC · AMC · insurance · securities
  • PMS · brokerage · RIA · corporate treasury
  • Academic / FPSB® education provider

Also fast-trackable

  • CFP® lapsed or exam passed 5+ yrs ago
  • SEBI RIA with active licence
  • CFP® in good standing, FPSB affiliate
  • Eligible Regular Pathway candidates

Not sure you qualify? Talk to us — we'll check for you.

Fast Track roadmap to CFP® certification

Four steps from eligibility to the marks. This course is your companion for steps 2 and 3 — the education and exam stage where preparation decides everything.

Step 1

Eligibility check & registration

Apply online with scanned documents and the verification fee; on approval, pay a consolidated fee for registration and course material.

Step 2

EducationThis course

Complete the education on the myFPSBLearning student portal — including the Global Ethics course — to become eligible for the CFP® Exam and Financial Plan Assessment. This program carries you through it: theory, cases, mentorship.

Step 3

CFP® Exam & FPAWe prepare you

3-hour exam: 25 stand-alone + 25 case-study questions, online proctored or at test centres, held every alternate month (registration window 1st–5th). For the FPA you prepare a full financial plan on a given case — exactly what our case library trains you for.

Step 4

Certification

Clear both, complete the CFP® Professional Ethics Declaration, pay the initial certification fee — and you're a CFP® professional. Renewal: 15 CPD points and an annual fee.

Exam pattern and cadence as per FPSB India, verified September 2026.

Who this is for

Experienced professionals on the Fast Track

You're a CA, CFA, CPA, MBA or finance postgraduate with 3+ years in the industry — eligible to skip the Specialist courses and go straight for the CFP® marks. This course is your exam engine.

FPA candidates

You're preparing to submit your Financial Plan Assessment and want to see how complete, compliant financial plans are actually constructed.

Practising advisors

You want a structured framework for client discovery, engagement and plan presentation that you can apply in your practice tomorrow.

Students speak

HOFP students who walked this exact road — from first module to CFP® certification.

Before HOFP, CFP felt like a maths exam I was going to fail. Time value of money, retirement corpus calculations, tax workings — I’d freeze. The Integrated Financial Planning course changed how I saw it: every lecture started from a client’s situation and only then went to the numbers, and the question banks made me practise the same calculation ten different ways until it was just a step, not a fear. I cleared my exams, and today I work with the House of Financial Planners team helping the next batch do the same. If maths is what’s stopping you, it stopped me too — and it’s the part the course fixes first.

Vritti Lohana · CFP® course alumna, now with House of Financial Planners
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Full Program Access
₹29,999
₹19,999
+ 18% GST · one-time payment · introductory price, for a limited period
  • Every module unlocked immediately — and every future addition included
  • The complete integrated case library with worked solutions
  • Recorded video walkthroughs of full-length cases
  • All three official FPSB® textbooks + HOFP formula sheet
  • Question banks with answer keys
  • Learn at your own pace on the HOFP platform
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Frequently asked questions

How much does the IFP course cost?

₹19,999 plus GST for a limited period (regular price ₹29,999), one-time payment covering full course access, materials and mentorship.

How long does it take to finish the IFP course?

The course is self-paced with lifetime access to lectures, case studies and question banks, so you can pace yourself against FPSB's alternate-month exam calendar.

Am I eligible for IFP if I haven't cleared all three Specialist modules?

Only through FPSB India's Fast Track pathway if you meet its qualification and experience criteria. Otherwise, the Regular Pathway requires clearing IPS, RTPS and REPS first.

Is IFP harder than the Specialist modules?

IFP tests whether you can combine investment, retirement, tax, risk and estate planning inside one client case, rather than testing each subject separately — a change in structure rather than a change in subject difficulty.

I'm not naturally strong at maths — can I still do this?

IFP uses the same financial maths from the Specialist modules applied inside a case. No new or advanced mathematics is introduced, and calculations are taught from first principles.

What happens after I clear IFP?

You move to the Financial Plan Assessment and then the CFP certification exam. Clearing both and meeting FPSB's experience and ethics requirements leads to CFP certification.

Do I get support if I get stuck on a topic?

Yes — live doubt-clearing sessions, one-on-one coaching, and exam mentorship through registration and result day are included.

Can I try before I pay?

Yes, a free demo lecture is available before enrolling, with sign-up requiring only name, mobile, email and city.

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