According to an OPERS New Retirements survey, 20% of recent retirees are planning to travel. Vacation rental stays are on the rise, across all age demographics. Unfortunately, this presents an increased opportunity for scammers. Here are 4 things to keep in mind before booking your next trip. (more)

What's Your Net Worth? Fretting over your finances can be discouraging. Some people would rather not know the whole picture when it comes to how much money they have saved versus how much they owe. However, unless we can find a way to quantify our personal financial situation, we will struggle to get on a positive financial footing. Another way to say it is: if you can measure it, you can manage it. (more)

The Pre-Retirement seminar in Weatherford, OK has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Members who were registered for the February date have been contacted. As space is still available, registration has been reopened for the seminar in Weatherford. (more)

One important aspect of retirement planning includes understanding a new set of risks and rewards in retirement. The obvious reward is more time spent on the people and/or activities we may have put off during our hectic working years. Two of the primary risks in retirement are longevity (outliving your savings) and inflation (decreased purchasing power over time). The good news is we are living longer, which also means we must be prepared financially to protect against outliving our saving. (more)