We have the experience and the talent in-house to help you plan for retirement.

​At Federal Retirement Strategies (FRS), we can help you break down the complexity of federal benefits into easy-to-understand straight talk, while answering common questions that you and your loved ones might have. We can talk to you about any retirement income issue you may be facing today or surrounding your future.
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Federal benefits can be confusing and that’s where our years of experience and value are helpful. One of the many benefits of helping so many federal employees is that we’ve seen it all. We’ve seen employees who have planned well, and we’ve seen employees that haven’t done so well. So, when we partner with you, you’re getting a team who understands your benefits and knows how to maximize their value for you.

Meet the Team

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Jay Davidson, CPIA
PRESIDENT

Passionate and knowledgeable, Jay Davidson prides himself on dedicating his career to helping individuals understand their federal benefits and conveying that knowledge in simple terms so they can make informed decisions.

Prior to FRS, Jay worked for Edward Jones, PaineWebber and was a VP with USBank investments before going independent in 2006.

Having been in the industry for more than 20 years, and as president of Federal Retirement Strategies, Jay is committed to ensuring clients come first, and he believes in forming long-lasting relationships where clients feel confident coming to him with their questions and concerns. His expertise lies in understanding the government employee and his/her benefits and his philosophy is to not sell you anything you don’t need. He’s a straight shooter who finds satisfaction from helping people understand something they didn’t before and assisting them in making the best decisions for them and their family.
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Outside of work, Jay enjoys spending time with his wife Callie and his stepsons, Tyler and Cole. You can also find him playing tennis, water skiing, being involved with his church, or working out.

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Trey Fowler
Partner

Born and raised in Arkansas, Trey Fowler has spent almost 20 years in the financial industry, dedicating his time to retirement income protection-based strategies. As a Partner of Federal Retirement Strategies, Trey also maintains his life insurance and annuity license in Arkansas. Trey was in agency management for two large firms; he had a three-state territory and partnered with one of the largest insurance companies nationally.

After playing football himself for 22 years, he decided to lend his expertise in the sport by coaching youth football for the past 10 years. He brings that same dedication and team environment to Federal Retirement Strategies.
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Trey has been married to his wife, Lori, for more than 20 years and together they have two boys whom he loves to spend his free time with outside of work.