Life is a garden. You\u2019ve spent the time nurturing your seed money, preparing for retirement, and looking forward to reaping the rewards. As retirement grows closer, you may have neglected one of the hardest questions: What happens next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the things I ask people to do is to recall the other transitions that they have made in their life and work. All of us have navigated lots of changes. This is just the next one,\u201d said Mark Saine, managing director of Client Leadership Solutions with TIAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As University of Colorado faculty and staff enter this next transition, Employee Services is here to help. Each year, we host Retirement Ready \u2014 a series of educational sessions designed to help faculty and staff nearing retirement age tend to important details before they reap the fruits of their labor in retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Saine\u2019s Feb. 26 Retirement Ready webinar, \u201cThe Retirement Mosaic,\u201d attendees will not only look at the financial part of retirement, but what they want to do with their time and energy. That may be working a small part-time job, travelling with friends or spending more time with loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cRetirement consists of many different but related parts. The idea of a mosaic is that when you combine all these pieces, you create a picture,\u201d Saine said. \u201cWhile the money part is obviously important, retirement is not about the nest egg you have built. Retirement is about what you have saved that money for. Planning for a satisfactory retirement is about the broad view.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone within five years of retirement should begin planning as soon as possible, and the Retirement Ready virtual series is a great way to dig in. This year\u2019s Retirement Ready presentations include webinars hosted by TIAA, PERA, Social Security and Medicare, as well as on-demand courses from Employee Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Employees should prepare for the speaker series by visiting the Retirement Ready website to access details on CU\u2019s benefits for retirees, review guides and checklists and watch one of our retirement prep courses: University of Colorado 401(a) Retiree Benefits<\/a><\/strong> or University of Colorado PERA DB Retiree Benefits<\/a><\/strong>. These courses are available year-round from the Retirement Ready homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Register for the Retirement Ready virtual sessions that apply to your retirement plan enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWebinar schedule<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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