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Free educational seminars are provided by webinar by Mo Deferred comp, MSU’s 457b plan provider. Wide range of topics can help you with your financial wellness by answering retirement savings questions.
Recommended for All employees:
What is Market Volatility & How Should you Manage It? April 23, May 1 or May 16
It’s human nature to panic when there are market downturns and your investments decline, but remember, market volatility is completely normal. In this presentation, you’ll learn about volatility, inflation, past market performance, and more.
Pocket Change April 24, May 16 or May 24
The Pocket Change webinar teaches you that saving money—whether it’s for a short-term purchase or a long-term goal like retirement – truly is a journey. After you’ve attended this unique training session, you should have a better understanding of your financial situation as a state of Missouri employee. Visit the Pocket Change website for a number of additional resources to help keep you on track along the way.
This webinar is for those employees who would like to gain a better understanding of their retirement benefits with the state. Please have your gross monthly pay for the Pocket Change webinar. This will allow you to closely follow along with the presentation and develop a personalized estimate as to how much you need to save each month in order to meet your financial retirement goals and needs.
Mo Deferred Comp ‘How To’ April 25, May 17 or May 20
The MO Deferred Comp ‘How To’ webinar will walk you through different aspects of managing your deferred comp account online. In this webinar, we’ll cover logging in to your account, changing your contribution amount, investment option(s), and future investment choice(s), and updating your beneficiary(ies).
Recommended for Early to Mid-Career employees:
The Essentials April 18, May 10 or May 20
Looking for some basic information on saving for retirement? The Essentials webinar will supply you with all the information you need to know about the deferred comp plan; covering topics such as Roth and Pre-Tax contributions, investment options, the power of compounding, online calculators, savings tips, examples, and much more.
The Essential 2.0 April 25, May 6 or May 31
The Essentials 2.0 presentation builds off of the material covered in the original The Essentials seminar. This short 30-minute session dives deeper into basic investing topics, market risk and volatility, plan investments and strategies, and your income replacement in retirement.
Completing the Retirement Paycheck Puzzle May 10 or May 31
This webinar helps you examine your retirement-income sources, how your retirement plan works, and how much you’ll need to save for your desired retirement lifestyle. You’ll learn about available tools, including personalized financial plans and other education resources, to help you achieve your retirement goals.
This webinar is for those employees who would like to gain a better understanding of their retirement benefits with the state.
Recommended for Late-Career employees (Typically those within 5 years of retirement)
Retirement Income Spend-Down Strategies May 10 or May 31
Do you have a plan for spending down your savings in retirement? If you need a little help with your strategy, your deferred comp financial education professional will be presenting the Retirement Income Spend-Down Strategies webinar soon. Learn which strategies are most popular and the pros and cons of each, discuss annuity basics, and provide you with tips for working with financial professionals.