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AFP Exam 2 Cheat Sheet — Route Fit, Competency Weights, and Case Instincts

April 21, 2026

High-yield AFP Exam 2 cheat sheet covering route fit, major domain weights, and better later-stage applied-planning instincts.

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  • Route: later follow-through stage in the CSI applied-planning path
  • Best fit: candidates already beyond PFSA, FP I, FP II, and AFP Exam 1

Fast route check

If you need…Better route
early advisory workflowPFSA
broad planning foundationFP I
deeper planning-development stageFP II
first later applied-planning stageAFP Exam 1
later applied-planning follow-throughAFP Exam 2

Common traps

  • treating AFP Exam 2 like a simple retake of AFP Exam 1
  • underweighting retirement planning
  • missing the case-integration logic even when the domain is identified correctly
Revised on Thursday, April 23, 2026
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