Like all financial planners, you have specific interests that are significant to you personally and professionally. As your partner in planning, FPA provides opportunities to drive those interests.

Through FPA Knowledge Circles, you can coalesce around shared interests and connect globally with your peers. These vibrant communities offer you an opportunity to engage in discussion, hear from experts, and build valuable connections with peers. With 15 unique communities on planning-focused or community-based topics and issues, there is a Knowledge Circle for you.

Our Planning-Focused Knowledge Circles

Applied Behavioral Economics

A Knowledge Circle exploring the human side of money.
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Business Success

A Knowledge Circle focused on the business of financial planning.
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CFP Board’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct

A Knowledge Circle exploring the standards CFP® professionals live by.
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Investment Planning

A Knowledge Circle focused on the latest investments and trends in investment management.
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Public Policy and Regulation

A Knowledge Circle exploring the latest laws and regulations impacting financial planners.
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Retirement Planning

A Knowledge Circle focused on serving the retirement needs of clients.
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Tax and Estate Planning

A Knowledge Circle exploring the latest in tax and estate planning.
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Theory in Practice

A Knowledge Circle focused on bringing the academic and practitioner communities together.
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Our Community-Based Knowledge Circles

African American

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to the African American financial planning community.
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Asian American/Pacific Islander

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to the AAPI financial planning community.
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FPA Latino

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to the LatinX financial planning community.
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International/Cross Border

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to the international financial planning community.
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Neurodivergent Planners

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to the neurodiverse financial planning community.
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PridePlanners

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to the LGBTQ+ financial planning community.
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Women and Finance

A Knowledge Circle exploring the issues relevant to women in financial planning.
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