New Educator Event
August 20–30, 2024
As you embark on your career, it’s important to become familiar with your CalSTRS membership.
Looking for a quick and easy way to learn about CalSTRS and how we play a large part in your retirement? This webinar is designed to help you learn about your benefits and how you can save more for retirement with Pension2® 403(b) and 457(b) plans.
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Now that you’ve begun your career as a California educator, it’s a good time to start learning about, and saving for, retirement. As a CalSTRS member, you have access to valuable tools and resources, including this webinar, designed specifically for early career educators.
Join us to learn about:
- Your retirement benefits, including survivor and disability benefits.
- Why it’s important to check your Retirement Progress Report each year.
- Eligible service and how to purchase service credit.
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The lifetime monthly retirement benefit you’ll receive from CalSTRS is an excellent start, but you’ll likely need more to meet your retirement income goal. Join us to better understand your CalSTRS retirement benefit, why it’s important to start saving now and what resources are available to help you along the way. Plus, we’ll cover some common misconceptions about Social Security and explain what steps you can take now to secure a better financial future for yourself and your loved ones.
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A spending plan gives you control of your money, keeps you focused on your financial goals, and helps you organize your expenses, debt and savings. Spend some time learning how to create a spending plan, understand your credit report, build and keep good credit, and manage your debt. You’ll also get worksheets, strategies for creating a spending plan, and more.
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Have you thought about how you'll spend your days in retirement? It's not too early to start planning for your future. Learn how to create an action plan for your retirement picture and how to identify your expenses in retirement and how they’ll likely change over time. Also explore Medicare basics and Social Security offsets and strategies for managing your current and future expenses.
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Are you trying to decide when to retire? Understand your retirement options, access CalSTRS’ online resources and calculate your own retirement estimates with the guidance of a CalSTRS benefit specialist. Learn how to determine if you can retire now or later.
You’ll use myCalSTRS during this webinar, so be sure you’re registered and that your account information is up to date.
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Once you retire from CalSTRS, you’ll receive a lifetime monthly pension. Yet saving additional money for retirement is an essential part of reaching your retirement savings goal. Learn how CalSTRS Pension2® can help you close any gap between the amount your pension provides and your retirement income needs. Also explore a few scenarios to help you understand how long you may need to work and how much money you may need to save to achieve the retirement you desire.