Road to Retirement begins Wednesday; financial wellness, retirement planning sessions offered

The spring 2025 Road to Retirement three-day virtual conference begins Wednesday (March 5). All Purdue, Purdue Global, Purdue for Life and Purdue Research Foundation employees and planning partners are encouraged to attend.

Attendees will find sessions that speak to newcomers at Purdue, as well as topics geared toward employees further along in their Purdue careers. The wide variety of presentation topics offer helpful information to all employees.

Those interested can choose as many of the sessions as they’d like to attend throughout the three-day conference. Individuals should register for live sessions at the link provided below.

Featured live sessions for employees based on length of service

Although there are many topics to choose from, and all are welcome to attend each presentation, employees who are within the first five years of their career or service time at Purdue may find the following live, virtual sessions of particular interest:

• Wednesday, March 5
  • Retirement Basics
  • Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning
  • HSAs, From Safety Net to Nest Egg

• Thursday, March 6
  • Get to Know Your Retirement Program
    • Purdue UniversityPurdue Global
    • Purdue Research Foundation
  • Get Started and Save for the Future You
  • Make the Move Toward Long-Term Financial Security

• Friday, March 7
  • Understanding Roth Contributions in Your Workplace Savings Plan
  • Five Money Musts
  • Target Date Investments

The following featured live sessions are aimed toward employees within 10 years or fewer from retirement, but all employees and retirement planning partners are welcome to attend:

• Wednesday, March 5
  • Under 65 Retiree Health Care Options
  • PURA Health Care Plans for Medicare-Eligible Retirees
  • Understanding Social Security Retirement Benefits for Purdue University
    
    
• Thursday, March 6
  • PERF-Retirement Program Overview
  • How Consolidating Accounts Could Help You Save Time and Money
  • Staying Connected in Retirement

• Friday, March 7  
  • Learn the Basics of When and How to Claim Social Security
  • Purdue Police Officers and Firefighters Retirement Plan
  • Purpose After Retirement

The complete conference schedule, including reservation links, is available here.

Questions

Those with questions can contact Human Resources at 765-494-2222 or via email at hr@purdue.edu.