Education is a key component of retirement planning. UO employees have access to a variety of education resources and workshops provided on the retirement plans' websites (links provided below).
Retirement Education Webinars
Education is a key component of retirement planning. The Benefits Office shares upcoming education opportunities for UO employees. Links to resources are provided below:
PERS Workshops
PERS education sessions now available via webinar. Details and registration information available on the PERS website, which is linked in the webinar titles.
- Retirement Readiness with Financial Planning – Intended for Tier One/Tier Two members within three years of retirement
- Introduction to PERS with Financial Planning – Intended for Tier One/Tier Two members more than three years to retirement
- All About OPSRP with Financial Planning – Intended for OPSRP members at any career point
- Retirement Application Assistance Session (RAAS) – One-on-one session with a PERS representative designed to review your retirement application.
Counseling Sessions
The UO Benefits Office extends to you an invitation to receive one-to-one financial counseling from an investment adviser. This is an excellent opportunity to build a relationship with a Financial Planner as you save for retirement.
Due to the university's current response to COVID-19 (coronavirus), one-on-one retirement counseling sessions will be conducted by phone.
Newsletters
Online Resources
Retirement plan administrators provide a wide variety of online retirement planning resources. Links to resources are provided below:
PERS
ORP Plans
Plan administrators for ORP plans also provide educational materials and information on their websites.
FIDELITY (link is external)
TIAA (link is external)
VALIC (link is external)
