Debt and Its Impact on Retirement Savings

According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, nearly 82% of baby boomers (ages 55-64) are carrying significant debt loads. What does this mean for your retirement? Quite simply, the dollars going toward debt are not going toward your retirement security.Why...

Protecting Your Personal Information

Every account you maintain – bank, credit card, even Netflix – has a unique account number that identifies you as a member. The same is true at OPERS. Every member has a unique identifier and you can find this number on most pieces of communication received from...

Reviving your New Year’s Resolution

Did you set lofty goals for the New Year only to fall back on old habits? Have your good intentions for a healthy 2017 begun to wane? Your friendly writer finally polished off the last of the holiday sweets, but I’m not waiting for next January to give it another...

Proposed Rules and Rule Impact Statements

Notice is being provided to all interested parties pursuant to the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act that proposed rules are available for public review and comment. Copies of the proposed administrative rules are available for public inspection and comment...

Returning to Work After Retirement

According to a 2016 Employee Benefit Research Institute survey, 67% of workers say they plan to work for pay after they retire. And while a smaller percentage (27%) of retirees actually reported having worked for pay since retiring, work in retirement remains an...
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