Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re diving into the topic of service credit. And the reason this is so important is because the amount of service credit you have when you retire affects your pension amount, how much you’re getting paid. So, if you missed some…
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Episode 22 – Investing when the stock market is down
It can be frustrating to invest when the stock market is going down or sideways. Find out how to stay calm, invest for the long-run and take advantage of compound interest. Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And we wanted to take some time on our podcast, to….…
Episode 21 – DCP earnings and annuities
Your DCP funds are like a large savings account. When you retire, you have several options for how you can use that money. We look at the options for taking money out of the account. One popular choice includes purchasing an annuity that will guarantee the funds last for your lifetime. Episode transcript: [musical intro]…
Episode 20 – Book review: “Financial Feminist” by Tori Dunlap
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. Today we’re doing a book review and one of the best financial books that I’ve probably come across in my short years. The book is called “Financial Feminist” written by Tori Dunlap. And I actually started following Tori a few years ago…
Episode 19 – How SHIBA helps with Medicare questions
Some of the biggest decisions you’ll make in retirement are around your health care. Luckily, the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) offer a free, unbiased service. Our guest Tim explains how SHIBA volunteers help people of all ages and backgrounds with their Medicare questions and options. Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to…
Episode 18 – Student loan forgiveness and PSLF
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with the DRS. And in addition to managing money and saving for retirement and paying off loans, one of the largest sort of loan debts that Americans have is student loan debt. And so, we’re happy to have an episode today to talk about…
Episode 17 – How to save for a child’s future with WA529
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Well, welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And of course, on the program, we talk about all sorts of savings goals for retirement. And a great one we’re talking about today is how to save for college. Seth, yeah… Seth Yeah, I’m super excited. We have Luke and…
Episode 16 – Options for those who only work a few years
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Well, welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re looking at a particular topic where we know that a lot of employees who work here may not work here their entire career. They may leave public employment and go to work for the private sector or start…
Episode 15 – How to choose a financial advisor
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we have a great guest in our podcast studio to talk about how to choose a financial advisor. And before we get started, we just want to remind listeners that this podcast is provided as a public service, but it…
Episode 14 – Choosing between Plans 2 and 3
Episode transcript: [musical intro] Jenny Welcome back to Fund Your Future with DRS. And today we’re exploring a great topic that we get questions all the time about, which is: when you’re starting as a new state employee, how do you choose between Plan 2 and Plan 3? Seth I’m so excited that we’re having…
