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Identifying and Managing Stress in Your Life
Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the demands of life. EFFECTS OF STRESS… …on your body • Headache • Back pain • Chest pain • Heart disease • Heart palpitations • High blood pressure • Decreased immunity • Stomach upset • Sleep problems...
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...
Tax Season is Upon Us
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...
Q&A Document and Additional Forms Are Now Available for Auditing Services RFP
The question and answer document for the OPERS Auditing Services request for proposal is now available. Click here to download this document. OMES requires two additional forms to be included with your bid response. Click on the links below to download these forms....
Q&A Document: Investment Consulting Services
The question and answer document for the OPERS Investment Consulting Services request for proposal is now available. Click here to download this document.
By the Numbers – FY 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports Published
We are pleased to announce the most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs) for the Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) and Uniform Retirement System for Justices and Judges (URSJJ), entitled By the Numbers, have been published and are...