{"id":1068,"date":"2024-12-09T11:59:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T17:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2026-03-26T15:46:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:46:24","slug":"retirement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/benefits\/retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">The UWM Benefits office recommends that you meet with your benefits specialist three months before your retirement date to review and prepare for the transition of your health benefits into retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact UWM\u2019s Benefits Office (benefits@uwm.edu) to schedule a time to discuss your retirement plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Universities of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) also provide various online resources to help you plan for your retirement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity \" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pre-retirement-workshops\">Pre-Retirement Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-3\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-3\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Date<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Time<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Location<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Audience<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Register<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 8, 2026<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Teams Webinar<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Faculty<\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/5265a889-8f79-44a0-b35d-c2c0c9bda62e@0bca7ac3-fcb6-4efd-89eb-6de97603cf21\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-3 from cache -->\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pre-retirement-workshop-presentation\">Pre-Retirement Workshop Presentation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:p:\/s\/HR-Web\/IQDggl2C3vXbQrzOUHTKuKb5AeMXlHQwEf2ECliDGIUHKps?e=k3uIt2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 Pre-Retirement Workshop Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity \" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-retirement-savings-plans\">Retirement Savings Plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn about the retirement savings plans please see the Retirement Planning webpage below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/hr\/retirement-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Retirement Planning<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity \" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-insurance-benefits-decision-guide-for-retirees\">Insurance Benefits Decision Guide for Retirees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) publishes the booklet below that provides information about health benefits, health plans, and costs for retirees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"uwm-c-link--external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etf.wi.gov\/resource\/2026-insurance-benefits-decision-guide-state-wisconsin-group-health-insurance-retirees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2026 Insurance Benefits Decision Guide for Retirees<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity \" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-join-the-uwm-retirees-association\">Join the UWM Retirees Association<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Retirement is an opportunity to continue your relationship with the UWM campus community. 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