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Retirement Planning
Retirement Planning Seminars
NYSTRS' daylong Retirement Planning Seminars are designed to help members prepare for retirement. Among the topics discussed during these group sessions are:
- Retirement Income: Your NYSTRS pension, Social Security and personal savings.
- Benefit Payment Options: A review of your pension payment choices, including a comparison of option selections and private life insurance.
- Adjusting to Retirement: Acclimating to the emotional and physical changes you face in retirement.
- Legal Considerations: Maintaining essential estate planning documents and planning for possible long-term care.
- Financial Planning: Comparing income and expenses before and after retirement; the basics of tax-deferred annuity accounts; and, getting financial planning assistance.
These seminars are not designed for individual retirement counseling.
Below is the schedule of upcoming seminars, which are held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., with registration beginning at 8 a.m. There is no fee to attend and your spouse/companion is welcome to attend; however, advance registration is required. See below for important information about making a reservation.
2009 Fall Schedule
Location |
Date(s) |
Address |
Albany |
Friday, Nov. 6 |
10 Corporate Woods Drive (Get directions) |
Buffalo |
Wednesday, Nov. 11 |
2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga (Get directions) |
Fishkill |
Friday, Nov. 20 |
Route 9, Exit 13 of I-84 (Get directions) |
| Ithaca The Clarion |
Thursday, Dec. 3 | Triphammer Road & Route 13 (Get directions) |
L.I.-Hauppauge |
Wednesday, Nov. 18 (This seminar is closed) | 3635 Express Drive North, Exit 58 of LIE (Get directions) |
| L.I.-Melville Melville Marriott |
Friday, Dec. 11 | 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road, Exit 49N of LIE (Get directions) |
| L.I.-Uniondale Long Island Marriott |
Saturday, Dec. 12 (This seminar is closed) |
101 James Doolittle Blvd. (Get directions) |
| Mount Kisco Holiday Inn |
Thursday, Nov. 19 (This seminar is closed) | 1 Holiday Inn Drive, Exit 37 of Saw Mill River Parkway (Get directions) |
| Owego Owego Treadway Inn and Conference Center |
Saturday, Oct. 31 | 1100 State Route 17C (Get directions) |
| Rochester Rochester Marriott Airport Hotel |
Thursday, Nov. 12 Friday, Dec. 4 |
1890 Ridge Road West (Get directions) |
| Syracuse Holiday Inn |
Friday, Nov. 13 (This seminar is closed) | 441 Electronics Parkway, Liverpool, Exit 37 of NYS Thruway (Get directions) |
Making a Reservation
You now have two ways to make a reservation for a Retirement Planning Seminar:
- Online using your MyNYSTRS account. After logging into your account, select the "My Tools" tab and then "Schedule Appointments." (If you don't already have an account, take a tour.)
- By calling NYSTRS at (800) 356-3128, Ext. 6180 weekdays between 8:30
a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Please provide your:
- NYSTRS EmplID or Social Security number;
- Date of birth; and,
- Home address and telephone number.
If your spouse/companion is attending and is also a member, please have the above information available for him/her as well.
Please bring photo identification and your most-recent Benefit Profile to the seminar.
If you make a reservation and subsequently cannot attend, please cancel by calling the number above or via your MyNYSTRS account so your place can be made available to another member.
Future Seminars
The following chart indicates when the schedules of other seasonal sessions will be posted.
Season |
Sessions Held |
Schedule Posted |
Fall |
October – December |
Mid-September |
Winter/Spring |
January – May |
Mid-December |
Summer |
July – August |
Mid-May |
