Be sure to include one or two Employee Trust Fund Department webinars in your busy fall and winter calendars. We have scheduled five topics and 20 different sessions. Join us!
Find out how the benefits of the Wisconsin retirement system work; get your questions answered by an ETF benefits specialist; and make informed decisions throughout your career.
Prepare for retirement
Find out how to maximize the benefits of the Wisconsin Retirement System during your working years and into retirement. Topics include: your WRS account balances; growing your account through investment income; when you can retire; the possibilities of receiving your retirement pension; retirement health and life insurance; return to work rules; and much more.
Dates of sessions: October 28; November 1, 17; 1 December 13
Additional contributions
You can add money (additional contributions) to your WRS account and watch it grow with compound interest. The webinar examines how and when to make a deposit, interest credit, and more.
Dates of sessions: November 4, 8, 16; December 9, 15, 28
Choose when to retire
Attend this webinar for a great overview of the factors involved in choosing a retirement date, including how the timing of your retirement affects your pension amount, the “December vs January” question and other considerations. important.
Dates of sessions: November 1, 17, 22; December 2, 6, 13
Variable fund
Does investing money in the Variable Fund make sense for you? Find out what the Variable Fund is and how it works, how it affects your retirement benefit, learn how to choose to join or cancel participation and review the associated deadlines.
Dates of sessions: November 3, 18, 29
Annuity options
Learn about WRS annuity options so you can make informed decisions. We will also explain the important differences between a beneficiary and a named survivor.
Dates of sessions: December 1, 9, 16
