Welcome to the PSRS/PEERS Member Education Podcast! Tune in to stay informed about your retirement system, gain valuable insights, and hear from experts on how to make the most of your benefits. Join us for engaging discussions and essential updates designed with your needs in mind.
If you’ve ever looked for answers about your benefits, this episode is for you. Director of Communications Susan Wood shares tips for using the PSRS/PEERS website, Web Member Services, newsletters, email blasts, annual statements, and other resources to stay informed. She also explores the ongoing shift from paper communications to digital delivery and how PSRS/PEERS always strives to meet members where they are.
You’ll come away with practical ways to stay informed and connected to the information you need, when you need it throughout your career.
Behind every PSRS/PEERS benefit is a quiet but essential partnership: the one between our systems and your employer. In this episode, PSRS/PEERS Director of Employer Services Stacie Verslues breaks down how the salary reported by employers is captured in the member’s account — and is the foundation for vesting, service purchases, retirement eligibility, and final benefit calculations.
What’s it really like to serve on the PSRS/PEERS Board of Trustees? In our newest episode of Benefit Connection, Board Trustee Katie Webb shares her journey from classroom teacher to trustee — and what she’s learned along the way.
In this conversation, Katie talks about:
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of the Public School and Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri. Any examples used are for demonstrative purposes and are not designed to be member specific. This podcast is intended to serve as a resource and is not a substitute for the law. If differences are stated between this podcast and the law, the law must prevail.
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