Member & Retiree E-News Archive — 2024

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December 2024

Members

  • Now Scheduling In-Person Consultations in Our NYC Office
  • Preparing for Retirement with Confidence

Retirees

  • Last Chance to Update Your Contact Information is 12/31
  • Retirees Contribute to New York State’s Economy

 


November 2024

Members

  • Protecting Yourself from Scams
  • How School Employees Earn NYSLRS Service Credit
  • Requesting Additional Service Credit

Retirees

  • Update Your Contact Information by 12/31
    • Make Sure You Receive Your 1099-R and Annual Statement
    • Schedule a Change of Address with Retirement Online
    • Go Paperless With Retirement Online

 


October 2024

Members

  • National Retirement Security Month
    • NYSLRS and Retirement Security
    • The 3-Legged Stool Approach to Retirement Confidence
    • Compounding: Use Time to Grow Your Money More

Retirees

  • 1099-Rs and Annual Statements Coming Soon: Make Sure Your Contact Information is Up to Date
    • Update Your Contact Information
    • Schedule a Change of Address
    • Get Your 1099-R and Statement Sooner with Email Notifications

 


September 2024

Members

  • Manage Your NYSLRS Account in Retirement Online
    • Designate and Update Your Beneficiaries
    • Applying for a NYSLRS Loan

Retirees

  • COLA is Coming at the End of September

 


August 2024

Featured Story

  • Retirement: Myths vs Facts

Members

  • Working for a Public Employer While Receiving a NYSLRS Pension Benefit

Retirees

  • COLA is Coming at the End of September

 


July 2024

Members

  • PFRS Milestones
  • ERS Milestones

Retirees

  • Working After Retirement: Retiree Earnings Limit
  • Power of Attorney

 


June 2024

New Laws Affect NYSLRS Benefits

  • Members: Benefit Improvements for Tier 6
    • Tier 6 Final Average Earnings Based on Highest 3 Years
    • Excluding OT Pay from Tier 6 Contribution Rates May Reduce Contribution Rates for Some
  • Retirees: Earnings Limit Suspended for School District and BOCES Employees

Did You Know?

  • Annual Statements Available Online

 


May 2024

E-News was not published in May.

 


April 2024

National Financial Literacy Month

  • Financial Literacy and Retirement
  • DiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
  • The 3-Legged Stool
  • Age Milestones for Retirement Planning

 


March 2024

Featured Story

  • Protect Your Account

Retirees 

  • Get Your 1099-R in Retirement Online

Members

  • How Your Tier 6 Contribution Rate Can Change

Did You Know?

  • Get Your Member Annual Statement Faster With Retirement Online
     

February 2024

Retirees 

  • Your Retiree Annual Statement: Now Available in Retirement Online
  • Retirement Online for Retirees Keeps Getting Better

Members

  • Get Your Member Annual Statement Faster with Retirement Online
  • Supplement Your NYSLRS Pension with Retirement Savings

 


January 2024

Retirees 

  • Your 1099-R is Available Online
  • Working After Retirement: Retiree Earnings Limit

Members

  • Apply for Retirement in Retirement Online
  • 10 Things All NYSLRS Members Should Know