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ChFEBC℠ Blog
Why Work with a ChFEBC℠?
All federal employees should seek this designation when they plan for their financial wellbeing.
ChFEBC℠ means Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant. A ChFEBC℠ has a thorough understanding of CSRS and FERS retirement annuities, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) and other benefits that only federal government workers may have.
A ChFEBC℠ has devoted hours of course study and self-education to master federal benefits and their effective application. Different from other designations, a ChFEBC℠ must be retested annually. Things change and your advisor must be continually current. A ChFEBC℠ may have additional designations and registrations, but the ChFEBC℠ designation is unique to financial factors that affect only you. ChFEBC℠ study mitigates the steep learning curve that other advisors must conquer.
ChFEBC℠ requires highly specialized education in CSRS and FERS annuities and the different rules that apply to CSRS Offset and FERS Transferees, Special Provision FERS like air traffic controllers, law enforcement officers, reservists, and firefighters. This education extends to your FEGLI options, your FEHB (medical plan) options, the Thrift Savings Plan, long-term care, Social Security eligibility and choices, and to the individual concerns of survivor benefits and eligibility of children with special needs. A ChFEBC℠ training goes beyond facts, rules, and constructions. It includes discovering the right mix of information to guide your unique and personal circumstances. You, the federal employee, are the reason for all this learning. It must serve you and your needs, first and foremost.
It isn’t easy to be eligible to earn the ChFEBC℠ designation. First a professional must have a minimum of three years of experience in the financial industry, be a fiduciary and have a thorough knowledge of insurance, benefits planning, retirement planning, estate law, or personal accounting. Next there is a background review with FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) and SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) to assure that our professional has the appropriate registrations. Any findings that prove questionable integrity become disqualifiers. The purpose of this extensive scrutiny is to assure that you receive objective guidance that is in your best interest. A ChFEBC℠ must earn and validate your trust and respect in every facet of the relationship. Snow Federal Retirement Seminars & ChFEBC℠, LLC enforces the highest integrity among the professionals we designate.
A general practitioner may be able to explain the need for a pacemaker, but a cardiac surgeon (a specialist) is the choice to implant one. If you have access to a Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant, a ChFEBC℠, you have a specialist who is uniquely qualified to help you build and maintain your financial wellbeing. If you’d like our help to find a ChFEBC℠ local to you, contact us at www.fedseminars.com,
info@fedseminars.com or
800-696-3505 or visit us at
www.chfebc.com to locate a ChFEBC℠ designee by state.
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ChFEBC℠ of the Month

Nicholas BlattneR
ChFEBC℠, CRPC®
Principal
Martin Haugh Financial
As the Principal of Martin Haugh Financial, I hold Series 7 and 66 securities registrations, as well as life and health insurance licenses. I also carry the professional designations of Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultant (ChFEBC℠) and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC®).
Since 2010, I’ve worked extensively with federal employees, gaining a deep understanding of the unique benefits available to government workers. This specialized knowledge enables me to craft personalized financial strategies that help maximize federal benefits as well as other opportunities in the broader financial market.
My approach is both disciplined and personal—I take the time to understand each client’s goals, concerns, and individual circumstances before crafting a strategy. My areas of focus include retirement preparation, college funding, insurance protection, estate planning, and income distribution strategies for retirement.
I earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon, with a minor in Economics. Before joining Martin Haugh in 2010, I worked as an Agent for Fullerton & Company, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown Insurance, where I specialized in personal and small business protection for individual and corporate clients.
I am a Portland native with a lifelong love for University of Oregon sports. I enjoy an active lifestyle with my wife, Monique, and our two sons, Charlie and Henry. When I’m not in the office, you’ll likely find me on the golf course, exploring the Pacific Northwest, or spending time with family and friends.