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ALAN Certification Exams

Pass a proctored exam and earn a verifiable credential with a shareable public URL. Credentials are signed by ALAN and can be added directly to a LinkedIn profile. Exams are timed, questions are randomized per attempt, and grading happens on our servers — the answer key is never sent to your browser.

ALAN Terminal Proficiency

General platform proficiency — financial statement literacy, valuation, technical analysis, options basics, portfolio construction, and platform workflows.

Questions
80
Time Limit
90 min
Passing
85%
Study First — Alan Academy Prep

These Alan Academy modules teach every topic on this exam. Work through them before sitting the proctored test.

  • → Reading the Scoreboard (8 lessons)
  • → The SEC Filing Toolkit (5 lessons)
  • → What's It Actually Worth? (4 lessons)
  • → Technical Analysis Mastery (8 lessons)
  • → ALAN Terminal Proficiency — Exam Prep (8 lessons)
Tier required: ADVISOR
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Federal Retirement Analyst

Specialty credential: FERS, CSRS, military retirement, TSP, Social Security claiming strategies, and VA disability interplay.

Questions
60
Time Limit
75 min
Passing
85%
Study First — Alan Academy Prep

These Alan Academy modules teach every topic on this exam. Work through them before sitting the proctored test.

  • → Federal Retirement Analyst — Exam Prep (8 lessons)
Tier required: ADVISOR
Start Exam
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