Mission
Understanding the benefits of the Federal government is at the core of what we do best.
Federal Training Corporation helps Federal Employees navigate adeptly through their working years and land safely in retirement. We help Federal Employees understand their current Federal Benefits, and how to best position them to complement other resources in retirement, such as Social Security and Medicare.
Our mission is to get to know and understand your specific needs, wants, and goals so you can implement the right benefits training for your employees with ease. We help you to develop and implement a strategy that’s designed to address your individual requirements.
We understand the challenges Federal agencies face today.
All of our energy, commitment, and efforts are focused on you, our client, and your satisfaction.
Our team believes that every Federal employee deserves to get the right training so they fully understand their benefits and can make well informed decisions that are a fit for their needs. The team brings an exceptional level of enthusiasm, dedication, and nuanced perspective that makes our firm the right choice for your Federal Benefits training needs.
Get in touch
We at Federal Training Corporation, LLC know that finding the right people with the right experience to train your employees is a choice not to be taken lightly. Use the contact form to email us so you can get your questions answered.
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Team
Team Lead
Tony Ristaino, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®
More than 30 years ago, Tony Ristaino entered the financial services field with a tenacious, hard-working spirit and a passion for helping people solve problems.
Tony is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designee, having completed a two-year course of study and passed six rigorous exams leading to a comprehensive knowledge of personal finance issues. He earned the Chartered Financial Consultant®, an extensive designation in financial planning, from the American College after having completed ten courses in financial, retirement and tax planning, as well as graduate courses in advanced estate planning and financial counseling. Tony also is a Chartered Life Underwriter® with an in-depth knowledge of the insurance needs of individuals, business owners and professionals. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Tony is known as a financial educator in the Baltimore-Washington area. He has conducted over 20 retirement planning workshops every year since 2000 and has advised retirees and pre-retirees from Proctor & Gamble, Hewlett/Packard and Verizon on pre-saving and strategies for making their retirement nest eggs grow.
In his spare time, Tony serves as Alumni Adviser for Sigma Chi at the University of Maryland, College Park and is actively involved in the Gonzaga College High School Alumni Association. He coached basketball and lacrosse for the Towson Recreation Council for nine years. He enjoys reading and plays tennis twice a week.
Tony is a native of Annapolis, now residing in Towson. He has two adult children, Michael and Christina.
Education
University of Maryland, College Park
Bachelor of Science
College for Financial Planning
CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Designee
American College
Chartered Financial Consultant®
Licenses & Certifications
• Certified Financial Planner® Designee
• Chartered Financial Consultant®
• Chartered Life Underwriter®
Activities & Affiliations
• Alumni Adviser, Sigma Chi, University of Maryland, College Park
• Ganzaga College High School Alumni Association
• Coach for basketball and lacrosse, Towson Recreation Council, former
Team
The Federal Training Corporation Team
Team Lead, Tony Ristaino is supported by a team of experienced financial planners that focus on the various facets of retirement benefits and planning such as portfolio analysis, retirement accumulation, distribution planning and tax advantaged college funding. The team includes Certified Financial Planners, a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Retirement Planning Specialist, individuals licensed in Series 63, 65, 6 & 7, and Life and Health Insurance. They have over twenty years of experience helping people meet their financial goals through strategies designed specifically for each individual’s needs to guide them to the retirement they envision.
Specialties
• Federal Employee Benefits
• Federal Employee Retirement System
• Civil Service Retirement System
• Retirement Planning Strategies
• Planning with Social Security and Medicare
• Thrift Savings Plan
• Debt Management
• Estate Planning
• College Planning
• Late Stage College Funding
• Risk Management
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Insurance and Risk Management
Licenses & Certifications
• Certified Financial Planner® Designee
• Certified Retirement Planning Specialist
• Certified Life and Health Insurance
• Certified Public Accountant
• Series 24, 63, 65, 6 & 7 licenses