Spring 2024 Road to Retirement three-day virtual conference begins Wednesday; all faculty and staff invited to attend

The spring 2024 Road to Retirement virtual conference, which provides benefits-eligible employees with resources and information to help them plan their way toward retirement, begins Wednesday, March 6 and runs through Friday, March 8.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to attend, regardless of where they are on their path to retirement. The virtual financial wellness and retirement planning sessions offer flexibility, allowing attendees to join as many of the sessions as they’d like throughout the three-day conference.

The schedule is available to view online here.

Presentation topics cover a variety of financial wellness and retirement planning topics, including:

• Financial wellness and early career
  • Five Money Musts
  • Get to Know Your Retirement Program
    • Sessions specific to Purdue University, Purdue Global and Purdue Research Foundation are being offered.
  • How Consolidating Accounts Could Help You Save Time and Money
  • HSAs, From Safety Net to Nest Egg
  • HSA Investment Program Overview
  • Identify and Prioritize Your Savings Goals
  • Managing My Money
  • Tackle Debt and Understand Your Credit Score
  • Target Date Investments
  • Strategies for Student Loan Debt
  • Understanding Roth vs. Pre-tax Contributions
• Retirement planning and mid-to-late career
  • Adjusting to Retirement
  • Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning
  • Healthy Aging
  • Making Sense of Medicare
  • Understanding Social Security Retirement Benefits
  • Under 65 Retiree Healthcare Options
  • PURA Healthcare Plans for Medicare-eligible Retirees
  • 7 Steps to Get Retirement-Ready with Your HSA
  • Staying Connected in Retirement
  • Top Things to do Before You Retire

Employees may attend any presentations of interest. Some presentations will be offered live, with others prerecorded for viewing anytime. Note: Individuals should plan to register for the live sessions they choose to attend. Registration links are available within the conference schedule at the above link. 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Human Resources at 765-494-2222 or via email at hr@purdue.edu.