IRS Announces 2016 Plan Contribution and Benefit Limits

On October 21, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items beginning January 1, 2016. See the chart below for further details. 2015 2016 RETIREMENT PLANS Annual Compensation Limits For Retirement Program Purposes 265,000 265,000 Elective Deferrals 403(b) – (for under age 50) 18,000 18,000…Continue Reading IRS Announces 2016 Plan Contribution and Benefit Limits

Are You Exploring the Idea of Retiring Within the Next Couple of Years?

If you are considering whether (or when) to move on to the post-work phase of your life it is very likely that you have many questions. For example, you may be wondering: What will happen with my retirement account when I retire? Can someone explain the options I will have for retirement plan distributions? Could…Continue Reading Are You Exploring the Idea of Retiring Within the Next Couple of Years?

TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau

October– December, 2015 Thursday October 8, Marble Works, Suite 203 Tuesday October 20, Davis Library 150D Wednesday October 28, Davis Library 150D Thursday November 12, Marble Works, Suite 203 Wednesday November 18, Davis Library 150D Wednesday December 2, Davis Library 150D Tuesday December 15, Davis Library 150D To schedule an appointment with Erik Moreau, please call the Field…Continue Reading TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau

TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau

July– September 2015 Thursday July 2, Marble Works, Suite 203 Wednesday July 15, Davis Library 150D Tuesday July 28, Davis Library 150D Wednesday August 12, Davis Library 150D Thursday August 27, Marble Works Suite 203 Wednesday September 9, Davis Library 150D Wednesday September 16, Davis Library 150D Wednesday September 30, Davis Library 150D To schedule an appointment with…Continue Reading TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau

TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau

April – June 2015 Wednesday April 8, Davis Library 150D Tuesday April 14, Davis Library 150D Thursday April 30, Marble Works 201 Thursday May 7, Marble Works 201 Wednesday May 20, Davis Library 150D Tuesday June 2, Davis Library 150D Thursday June 11, Marble Works 201 Thursday June 25, Marble Works 201 To schedule an…Continue Reading TIAA-CREF One-on-One Counseling Sessions with Erik Moreau

Are You Exploring the Idea of Retiring Within the Next Couple of Years?

If you are considering whether (or when) to move on to the post-work phase of your life it is very likely that you have many questions. For example, you may be wondering: What will happen with my retirement account when I retire? Can someone explain the options I will have for retirement plan distributions? Could…Continue Reading Are You Exploring the Idea of Retiring Within the Next Couple of Years?

IRS Announces 2014 Plan Contribution and Benefit Limits

On October 31, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2014. See the chart below for further details.   2013 2014 RETIREMENT PLANS Annual Compensation Limits  For Retirement Program Purposes 255,000 260,000 Elective Deferrals 403(b) – (for under age 50) 17,500…Continue Reading IRS Announces 2014 Plan Contribution and Benefit Limits

Important Benefits Reminders

Trouble-free employee benefit plan administration requires a strong partnership between employees and Human Resources.  The Human Resources Dept. works diligently each year-end to accurately process the thousands of required or requested benefit record changes, and then we check and double-check our work.  However, in the end, we also must rely on you, the employee, to…Continue Reading Important Benefits Reminders

Seeing the Unseen

Seeing the Unseen In honor of Professor Frank Winkler on his retirement Professor, friend, our class’s true astronomer, whom a blackboard can’t erase. Who’s taken us beyond the seen, and unseen stars. Where space is anybody’s second guess. Where, it seems, we’re more and less and everything that matters. Who uses up three boards to…Continue Reading Seeing the Unseen