Economic woes cause many to put off retirement — but not us
Now for the good news: Teachers’ Retirement System members, even though they are younger than the 65-year-olds described above, are still retiring at the same pace as previous retirees. The major reason is that we have a defined benefit pension plan, which is something that only a minority of Americans outside of public employment or a heavily unionized industry have. Read More...
Annual update on the state of Social Security and Medicare
In March, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees issued their annual report on the finances of the Social Security System and the finances of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust . The report covers the near term and the outlook over the next 75 years. Read More...
Now is time to consider changes in your TRS investments
Both in-service and retired members in Tiers I and II have the right to invest their Annuity Savings Fund (ASF) and Increased-Take-Home pay (ITHP) accounts in the three existing and three new investment choices. Read More...
