ETF
is piloting virtual retirement appointments as another way for you to meet
face-to-face with an ETF benefits specialist. These secure, online appointments
are convenient, personalized and easy, using GoToMeeting
technology. More Virtual Appointments
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Picture Yourself
Financially Fit Who doesn’t love
the fun of taking a great “selfie”? But have you ever focused on something just
as important: Your own financial well-being? ETF’s Financial Fitness Challenge
2016 includes a free 10-minute checkup to assess your financial stress levels
and knowledge. Plus, you’ll get free online tutorials and free financial coaching!
Learn more – watch
this video!
Last Call: End-of-Year Considerations
If you are considering buying service,
making additional contributions, withdrawing a health insurance application or
electing/cancelling Variable Trust Fund participation, please be aware of
important deadlines associated with each. More
End of Year >
According to a national
survey of American workers on retirement confidence, only 21% of
Americans said they were “very confident” they could retire comfortably. What
about you – are you on track to reach your retirement income goals? How can you
be sure? More Retirement Confidence >
Teachers: Your Vote Matters
Teachers Retirement Board Election in February
WRS elementary and secondary school teachers: Watch for your opportunity to elect two members to the Teachers Retirement Board. Balloting will take place in February. The 13-member TR Board advises the Employee Trust Funds Board on retirement and other benefit matters involving public school, vocational, state and university teachers. More Board Election >
Don’t
miss this three-part series of free
pre-retirement webinars from Bob “The Retirement Guy” Schulz, host of Taking the Mystery Out of Retirement.
The first webinar is set for November 17. Series topics include Social
Security, Medicare, Medicaid, long-term care and the secrets for living a “purpose-filled”
retirement. More Retirement Guy >
Check
out the Well Wisconsin
Wednesday Webinars,
a free series of lunchtime webinars for members covered under the
state’s group health insurance program and offered by the StayFit Plan.
WRS Investment Performance
Posted Online
SWIB posts preliminary calendar year-to-date
returns monthly on its website. Final investment performance is also posted
online, once these figures are final. To view investment returns
and other WRS investment performance information, visit SWIB’s
website.
Planning to Retire? Choose a Date,
Request an Estimate
If you are ready to start the retirement process – and it is
a process – within the next six to 12 months, congratulations! Among the
priority to-do items: choose a termination date and request a retirement
estimate. We’ve got the tools to help you get started and make informed
decisions. More Planning >
Upcoming
Board Meetings
The next Group Insurance Board meeting is set for November
30. The Joint Retirement Board Meeting is set for December 15. Both meetings
are in Madison. Find out what’s going on, learn more about the boards. More Board Meetings >
Before You Retire:
Update Your WAMS Account
Many employees set up their WAMS account using their work
email addresses. When you retire, your work email becomes invalid, no longer
allowing you to access systems, such as myETF Benefits, associated with your
WAMS account. In order to access online benefits information during retirement,
please take a few minutes – before you
retire – to change the email address associated with your WAMS account
to a personal one. To update your WAMS user ID (email address) and password, go here or contact ETF
for assistance.
WRS Calculators
Request Benefit Estimate