Serving heroes and their families
First Responders Retirement Group specializes in helping first responders across the country make work optional by strategizing for a long and fulfilling retirement by maximizing their DROP and retirement income options.
Mastering Your Income Planning and DROP Options
At First Responders Retirement Group, we recognize the sacrifices and challenges faced by first responders. Your commitment to our communities is unparalleled, and so should be the support you receive in planning for your retirement income.
We cater our services to the financial needs of the heroes among us—firefighters, law enforcement officers, nurses, and other critical first responders—we’re here to help guide you through the complexities of planning for retirement income, including navigating your DROP (Deferred Retirement Option Plan) options.
Mastering Your Income Planning and DROP Options
Our values are deeply rooted in transparency and service first. We understand the unique needs and concerns of first responders and cater our services to help meet their goals through financial information and proactive strategies.
First Responder Focus
Holistic Approach
30-Years of Client First Service
Ongoing Support and Guidance
Trusted by first responders throughout the U.S., First Responders Retirement Group understands that your dedication to helping others often comes with complex benefits and retirement options, like DROP, that can be overwhelming and confusing to navigate on your own.
With DROP programs offering significant benefits and numerous options, it's important to have a strategy that maximizes these opportunities while protecting your income in retirement. Here’s how we can help:
HOW WE HELP
Are you a firefighter, police officer, or other public servant with a pension and nearing retirement age but want to keep working? If so, consider Deferred Retirement Option Plans, also known as DROP. Exercising your DROP options can help you stay employed and help your employer retain your valuable and needed skills in the workplace. Let us explain how it works.
Beyond DROP, we coordinate all aspects of your retirement income planning. From defined benefit pension maximization, to navigating your 457 plans and making Social Security decisions, we’re here to help ensure a seamless transition into retirement.
Many first responders embark on new careers or ventures after their service. Whether you want to make work optional, or move onto your next adventure, we help plan for this transition, helping to ensure your financial stability is never compromised.
First Responders Retirement Group keeps a first-responder focus to ensure our heroes reduce risk and prepare for their retirement futures. We want you to be ready to live your best retirement life with these services:
OUR SERVICES
“I grew up in a blue-collar family. My heroes and mentors were proud public servants who were called to care for and improve the lives of others. I experienced first-hand what can happen to good-hearted people when they have not adequately prepared for life’s financial risks. I have dedicated my 30-plus year career to helping my clients become retirement ready.”
Chris Walker
Founder, First Responders Retirement Group
WHO WE SERVE
First responders form the foundation of a functioning society, selflessly tending to the needs of others by saving lives, deterring crime, and making our communities safer. First Responders Retirement Group proudly serves those individuals every day to help make a positive difference in their lives.
You’ve battled raging fires and other emergencies often due to neglect. We want to help you make sure your retirement income plan has not been neglected so you can enjoy retirement income stability.
While law enforcement officers uphold order in our community, we help law enforcement offers create an orderly plan for retirement. We can help tame the uncertainty and offer confidence in the future.
Medical professionals are so busy tending to the health of others at the expense of their own health. We can provide a retirement and insurance planning check-up to help improve your future well-being.
We proudly serve first responders in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Michigan, Ohio, and Virginia. You have spent your career serving others. Now, let us serve you as you transition into the retirement you’ve worked so hard for.
First Responder Retirement Group’s FIRST process is designed to uncover your wants and needs in retirement. Together, we then implement customized strategies to address your goals, ensuring we leave no stone unturned.
OUR PROCESS
Focus
Take charge of your future and schedule an appointment.
Idealize
Consider concerns, needs, wants, and goals to envision your ideal future.
Respond
Take action by exploring protective strategies designed to prepare for the future.
Support
Formalize and execute agreed-upon strategies to support your goals.
Transform
Face the future with increased confidence, knowing you are prepared.
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Are you interested in learning more about how we can help you? Contact us to schedule a complimentary, no-obligation appointment.
6802 Orem Drive,
Laurel, Maryland 20707
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6802 Orem Drive,
Laurel, Maryland 20707