Everything you need to become a federal benefits expert.
Learn the federal retirement system inside and out and earn the most distinguished designation for federal benefits, the Federal Retirement Consultant. Available self-study or as a fast, live express course.
The leading designation in federal retirement benefits
The Federal Retirement Consultant℠ is a professionally listed designation on FINRA, one of the few designations for financial advisors built specifically for the federal market. It demonstrates the highest ethical standards on federal employee retirement benefits, and opens a market most advisors never reach.
The most recognized federal designation
Get the credibility to win in the federal market with the most recognized designation for serving federal employees, professionally listed with FINRA.
A niche market of 3M+ employees
Per the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, federal employees keep filing for retirement at a growing pace, a large, underserved market that keeps expanding.
Federal appointments, on demand
The FRC designation unlocks the ability to purchase appointments with federal employees delivered directly to your calendar, when you want them.
The opportunity
A fast-growing niche most advisors never reach.
Federal employees have their own retirement systems, CSRS, FERS, the TSP, FEGLI, FEHB, and very few advisors truly understand them. The FRC's federal benefits training for financial advisors teaches you to navigate that complexity so you can serve federal employees well and stand apart in a market of millions.
Over 3 million federal employees, filing for retirement at a growing pace.
A credential clients recognize, listed publicly with FINRA.
Qualified federal appointments you can add to your calendar on demand.
The FRC course focuses on teaching professionals how to navigate the complexities of the federal retirement systems and benefit programs, so you can help federal employees make informed decisions about their retirement.
What the designation is for
Curriculum
15 modules. Every federal system.
From CSRS and FERS to the TSP, FEGLI, FEHB, Social Security, and Medicare, the whole federal benefits landscape, taught lesson by lesson.