Start today, secure tomorrow: Grow your money long-term
Pension Sense blog | February 11, 2025 | Thomas Lawrence
It’s never too early to start planning for retirement.
As a new CalSTRS member, the first step is to become familiar with your CalSTRS membership and the benefits available to you. Explore your options for supplemental savings and learn how investing early can help you benefit from long-term compound interest.
Taking small actions now—such as participating in workshops, seeking guidance from experienced public educators and reviewing your retirement strategy—can pave the way for your future success. By dedicating some time today to your future, you’re ensuring that your efforts as an educator will be rewarded in the years ahead.
Join us for this year’s Early Career Educator Event: February 18–28, 2025.
Not sure where to start? Attend a live webinar where you can ask questions.
Topics include:
- My First Steps
- Early Career: Learn and Discover
- Start Saving Now & My Retirement System
- Save For Your Future
- Fundamentals of 403(b) and 457(b) Plans
- Part-time Educator: Learn and Discover
Want to know if you're on the right track?
Take advantage of our in-person events where you’ll have a chance to chat with a financial representative to get answers to your 403(b) and 457(b) savings questions and see how your current 403(b), 457(b), 401(k) and IRA accounts compare with our low-cost Pension2 investment options. If you already have a supplemental savings account, you are encouraged to bring your account statement for a free comparison.
Want to learn more about supplemental savings in-person?
Unfamiliar with the 403(b) and 457(b) plans? Attend these in-person workshops in Riverside and San Diego to learn the basics of 403(b) and 457(b) plans.
To register, call 800-228-5453 and select option 3.
Spots are limited, so sign-up soon!
Riverside Member Service Center
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Financial representatives will be on site.
- 4 p.m. – Fundamentals of 403(b) and 457(b) Plans workshop
San Diego Member Service Center
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Financial representatives will be on site.
- 4 p.m. – Fundamentals of 403(b) and 457(b) Plans workshop
Help yourself today
You might not be retiring anytime soon, but you can enrich your future self with knowledge, and, perhaps more importantly, the power of compound interest.