After reading the following article on the pass rates for Financial Advisor exams for the Chartered Institute of Insurance, no one can accuse them of dumbing down for the extra qualification requirements. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/adviser-news/wide-variations-in-cii-pass-rates/1046283.article I hope in the next few years Chartered Financial Planners will have the same perception amoungst the general public as Chartered Tax Advisors or Solicitors of the Supreme Court.