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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 21, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk89337712"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pre-Retirement Planning Virtual Webinar Series</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is important to take an active role in planning for a secure retirement. UC offers education and counseling to support you along the way—all available at no cost to you. The UCR Human Resources Benefits Office
is sponsoring a </span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/preretirementplanningwebinarseries_2024schedule.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Pre-Retirement Planning Webinar Series</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
open to all UCR faculty and staff to provide information about resources and steps you will need to take in order to plan for your retirement from UC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk89336700"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Pathway to Retirement</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Retirement Service Administration Center (RASC) is offering the Pathway to Retirement Planning Webinar to help employees from UC Riverside plan for financial security and enjoy all that retirement brings. Whether
its months or years away, your pathway to retirement starts here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Register, please </span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/pathway_toretirement_2024.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">View the Pathway to Retirement program flyer.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Medicare session is co-sponsored and presented by a Kaiser Permanente Medicare Consultant; information will be applicable to all faculty, staff and retirees, regardless of retiree health insurance plan—all are
welcome to attend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Attend, please<b> </b></span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/medicarewebinar_ucr_2024.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">View the Medicare Webinar Series flyer</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Wednesday, January 31, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Making the Most of Social Security Webinar will teach you how Social Security works and things to consider when deciding when and how to claim social security at retirement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Register please </span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/makingthemostofsocialsecurity_2024.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">View the Making the Most of Social Security program
flyer.</span></a><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Wednesday, February 7, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Fundamentals of Retirement Income Planning Webinar will show you how to best plan for the retirement you envision by building a retirement income plan. This Webinar will review key concepts, considerations and
resources for determining when you are ready to retire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Register, please </span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/fundamentalsofretirementincome_2024.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">View the Fundamentals of Retirement Income
program flyer</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E74B5">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="_Hlk89337239"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Internal Retirement Process Webinar</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The UCR Central Benefits Office will be providing a overview of the pre-retirement planning process including the review of a checklist of items required to be prepared to retire.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Attend,<b> </b>please<b> </b></span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/internalretirementprocesswebinar_2024.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">View the Internal Retirement
Process Webinar flyer.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">New! ROTH Webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Wednesday | February 14, 2024 |12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University of California has enhanced the UC Retirement Savings Program with a new ROTH contribution option for the UC 403(b) and UC 457(b) Plans, giving you more flexibility to save and plan for your future
through regular pretax contributions, new ROTH contributions, or both.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To Register, please </span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/2023-12/rothwebinar_2024.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">View the ROTH program flyer.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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