ETF is offering a series of 30-minute, live, interactive webinars designed to increase your understanding of Wisconsin Retirement System benefits. Individuals can also ask questions at the end of these sessions.
Additional Contributions
Find out how making additional contributions to your WRS account can potentially increase your retirement. This webinar also provides examples of how contributions grow over time with interest, how to pay additional contributions (payroll deduction or direct pay), etc.
- Mon, Dec 4, 2017 11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m
- Thu, Dec 14, 2017 11:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m
- Tue, Dec 19, 2017 12:00 p.m – 12:30 p.m
Choosing When to Retire
This webinar will focus primarily on choosing your optimal termination and WRS benefit effective dates. The focus will include not only the “December versus January” decision, but also how retirement timing at any point during the year can affect your retirement annuity amount and other employee retirement benefits as well.
- Tue, Nov 21, 2017 11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m
- Thu, Nov 30, 2017 11:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m
- Tue, Dec 5, 2017 11:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m
- Mon, Dec 11, 2017 12:30 p.m – 1:00 p.m
- Tue, Dec 12, 2017 6:00 p.m – 6:30 p.m
- Thu, Dec 21, 2017 12:00 p.m – 12:30 p.m
Beneficiary Designations-What Happens to My Account When I Die?
Do you have a beneficiary designation on file with ETF and does it reflect how you’d want your WRS death benefits paid? This webinar reviews the importance of having a beneficiary designation on file and keeping it updated as life events occur. We’ll also review the process of how to correctly complete a designation form, what it means if you do not have one on file with ETF, and how to request a copy of your current form.
- Tue, Dec 5, 2017 12:30 p.m – 1:00 p.m
- Fri, Dec 8, 2017 11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m
- Tue, Dec 12, 2017 11:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m
- Mon, Dec 18, 2017 12:00 p.m – 12:30 p.m
Retirement Annuity Options
Choosing a WRS annuity option is one of the most important decisions you will face. This webinar will cover all of the WRS annuity options and help you understand them so that you can make an informed decision. We will also explain the important differences between a beneficiary and a named survivor.
- Wed, Dec 13, 2017 6:00 p.m – 6:30 p.m
- Thu, Dec 14, 2017 12:30 p.m – 1:00 p.m
- Wed, Dec 20, 2017 11:30 a.m – 12:00 p.m
- Thu, Dec 21, 2017 11:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m
Please contact Human Resources at (920) 465-2390 or payrollandbenefits@uwgb.edu with any questions.