FAQs
You’ll have 2.5 hours to complete the exam. It can take up to three business days before you are delivered your results. This gives the team time to review your proctored exam.
- Fiduciary Management Under ERISA
- ERISA Plan Management I
- ERISA Plan Investment Management
- ERISA Plan Management II
- Course Reading Material
- Case studies based on real life situations.
- Test your knowledge questions and Assessments which mimic the questions found on the exam.
- Additional resources for continuous learning
If you are in a Virtual Classroom, you will have 60 days to register for the designation exam from the date of the live event. This will be available via a course in your Course Catalog from the learning management system. Questions about exam registration can be directed to rpa@usaretirement.org.
$405
NAPA CPFA® Modules
$500
NAPA’s Broker-Dealer and RIA Firm Partners are eligible for volume discounts on proctored exam. For more information please contact SAMTeam@usaretirement.org
NAPA Credentialed Maintenance Fees/NAPA Membership Dues
$75 with NAPA Firm Partner *
$665 with no NAPA Firm Partner affiliation **
* Please Note: If you currently hold other designations in other American Retirement Association organizations and add a CPFATM to your current designations, your dues will be different than above. Contact Customer Care with questions.
** Membership dues include your credential maintenance fee.
Online Course | Ten (10) CE credits Ten (10) ERPA CE credits 7.5 CFP CE Credits |
Proctored Examination | Ten (10) CE credits Ten (10) ERPA CE credits |
You can sign-up for the NAPA CPFA® by purchasing the education modules or going straight to purchasing the exam. If you have been invited to a CPFA™ virtual classroom, please reference your confirmation email or reach out to Customer Care.
Names appear on the NAPA Credential Check website in the beginning of the month following when your designation was approved. Example: Your application to earn the CPFA/QPFC is approved on November 10, 2021. Your name will appear on the NAPA Credential Check website sometime in the first two weeks of December