The New York State Teacher’s Retirement System (NYSTRS) Announces Winter/Spring 2025 PREP Seminars February 19th and April 15th
To help active members avoid that pitfall, The New York State Teacher’s Retirement System (NYSTRS) offers a proactive approach to prepare for retirement: the Pension & Retirement Education Program (PREP).
The half-day PREP seminars, which are free and will be held at the Buffalo Airport Hotel, 4600 Genesee Street, Cheektowaga, NY, February 19th and April 15th to help educate members of all ages and career stages on the value of careful financial and retirement planning. Topics covered during this half-day seminar include:
- NYSTRS Benefits: Your pension, disability coverage, loans, vesting and death benefits.
- Financial Planning: Saving early, catching up, withdrawals and financial advisors.
- Social Security: Benefits, eligibility rules, when to collect and earning limits.
- Estate Planning: Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies and living wills.
- The Retirement Process: Retirement options, “resigning” vs. “retiring,” choosing a retirement date, retirement checklist, monthly payments, taxes and earnings limitations on NYS public employment.
Seminars are held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., with registration beginning at 8 a.m. There is no fee to attend and members are welcome to bring a guest, but all attendees must make a reservation in advance. There are two ways to make a reservation:
Online using your MyNYSTRS account. After logging into your account, visit the Tools/Schedule a Consultation or PREP page.
By calling NYSTRS at 800-348-7298, ext. 6180, Monday – Friday 8:3- am – 4:15 pm
When calling for a reservation you must provide your or Social Security number, email address and home phone number (and the same information for your spouse/companion if they are a member and will attend too).
Please bring your latest Benefit Profile with you to the seminar. For the most up-to-date estimate of your retirement benefits, use our online MyNYSTRS Pension Estimator. This tool allows you to create estimates using various retirement dates. If you make a reservation but cannot attend, please call the number above to cancel (or cancel using your MyNYSTRS account) so that we can offer this reservation to another member.