I want to help fellow first responders and others retire comfortably. - I am a young fireman in Florida. I was fortunate enough to have a father who stressed the importance of investing from a young age. I have learned enough to support my own retirement and would stress the importance to any rookie fireman who came through my station. I developed a reputation as someone who knew the ins and outs of our retirement system and our deferred compensation plan.

During covid, the representative that offered a presentation to our new hires (2-3 classes of 30 per year) stopped showing up. I developed a presentation, had it approved and took over the responsibility of providing an overview of retirement options with basic insight of the importance of investing early.

I have since changed departments and even though I offered to come back for each new hire class, the last 3 have not received any education on investing or retirement beyond a basic Florida retirement system booklet. The deferred compensation representative doesn't even show up or answer calls which infuriates me.

I fell in love with doing these presentations. Even with my fairly basic knowledge on the subject, I absolutely loved standing in front of the new guys and showing them how to make the most of what is offered to them.

What steps can I take to educate myself further and begin helping others understand the basics of saving, investing, and retirement? Do I need my CFP? Do I need a bachelor's degree? I have spoken to several financial planners in my area and all but one swapped the angle to try to get me to move my tax advantaged accounts to their brokerage accounts with promises of unrealistic returns instead of guiding me.

So I turn to Reddit. Where should I start?