We dive into the common challenges faced right after retirement. DRS team member John shares insights about handling the transition period and offers practical advice to avoid pitfalls. Whether you’re planning to buy a house, plan to travel, or trying to navigate insurance coverage, this episode provides valuable tips to help ensure a smooth post-retirement…
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Episode 44 – All about the Plan 3 TAP Annuity
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And this episode is especially for all of our Plan 3 members. So, we know that one of the challenges of saving for retirement can be trying to figure out how much you can spend from your investment account once you retire.…
Episode 43 – Millennials and inflation
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re continuing our generational conversation about how different generations are saving for retirement. And we’ve got a DRS team member in the studio with us today from the millennial generation: Durin. Welcome. Durin Thank you, Jenny. Happy to be here.…
Episode 42 – Baby boomers: final advice for retirement
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re continuing our generational conversation. We’ve got two DRS team members who are both in the baby boomer generation – close to retirement. We’ve got Jim and Elisa who are here to talk about how they’re approaching this big life transition.…
Episode 41 – Gen X: growing up without financial advice
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. We’re continuing our discussion of how Gen X is preparing for retirement, and this is the generation that’s starting to get serious about prepping for the next stage of life. Today we’ve got two more DRS team members from Gen X, Sherry…
Episode 40 – Gen X: never too late to start saving for retirement
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today, we’ve got a couple more Gen-Xers in our studio with us. And Gen X is often times referred to as the Lost Generation because it’s sandwiched between two much larger generations, the baby boomers and the millennials. But Gen X…
Episode 39 – Questions from listeners
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And we’re looking at some Frequently Asked Questions today. I think this is our second episode with some FAQs that we’ve been getting from some of our listeners. So, let’s jump into it. So, we have Emily, who asked: Would you mind covering…
Episode 38 – How Gen Z is prepping for retirement
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And we’re continuing our discussion about generational differences when it comes to finances. So, we’re talking with different DRS team members looking at how they’re preparing for retirement and what advice they have. Today, we have Jacob, who’s part of Generation Z.…
Episode 37 – Saving for retirement as a single woman from Gen X
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Well, there’s been a lot of talk in the media recently about financial advice for baby boomers and millennials and Gen X. And so, we decided we wanted to explore this a little more. So, for the next few episodes, we’re going…
Episode 36 – New SRI fund for DCP, Plan 3 and JRA
Episode transcript: [music intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. So, if you’re in Plan 3 or DCP, there are basically two types of funds for your investments. There’s the one step or the Build and Monitor. And all the funds are managed by the Washington State Investment Board, also known as…
