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Retirement Planning
Pension & Retirement Education Program (PREP)
Schedule | Making a Reservation | Directions to Sites
Many retirees wish they began focusing on financial and retirement planning much earlier in their lives. The truth is: No matter how far along you are in your career, careful financial and retirement planning are critical.
NYSTRS' Pension & Retirement Education Program (PREP) is designed to help members of all ages prepare for retirement. PREP is structured to allow you to tailor the program to fit your needs. Stay for the entire seminar (see the full agenda) or just the modules below that would be of greatest significance to you:
- NYSTRS Benefits: Your pension, death benefits, and disability coverage. (8:45-9:45 a.m.)
- Financial Planning: Tax-deferred investments – starting early and catching up later. (10-10:30 a.m.)
- Social Security: Benefits, eligibility rules, and collecting ASAP or at "normal" retirement age. (10:30-11 a.m.)
- Estate Planning: Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and living wills. (11 a.m.-noon)
- Adjusting to Your New Life: Planning ahead, staying active and healthy, and relocating. (1-2 p.m.)
- Filing for Retirement: Resigning vs. retiring, choosing a retirement date, and benefit payment options. (2-2:40 p.m.)
- Retirement Income: Monthly benefit payments, cost-of-living adjustments, and working in retirement. (2:40-3 p.m.)
Watch our PREP video to learn how NYSTRS can PREP you for retirement. You may also print the PREP poster and brochure.
Seminars 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, but you must make a reservation in advance. (Note: These seminars are not designed for individual retirement counseling.) See below for important information about making a reservation.
2012 Winter/Spring Schedule
Location |
Date(s) |
Address |
| Albany |
Friday, March 2 Friday, April 20 Tuesday, May 8 |
NYSTRS Headquarters 10 Corporate Woods Drive Albany, NY 12211 |
| Buffalo |
Thursday, March 15 Tuesday, April 10 |
Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Highway Amherst, NY 14221 |
| Buffalo | Friday, Feb. 10 | Millennium Airport Hotel 2040 Walden Avenue Cheektowaga, NY 14225 |
| Fishkill |
Thursday, March 8 | Ramada 542 Route 9 Fishkill, NY 12524 |
| Ithaca |
Saturday, March 24 | The Clarion 1 Sheraton Drive Ithaca, NY 14850 |
| L.I. – Hauppauge |
Friday, March 9 Thursday, April 26 | Islandia Marriott Long Island 3635 Express Drive North Islandia, NY 11749 |
| L.I. – Melville |
Saturday, May 12 | Melville Marriott 1350 Old Walt Whitman Road Melville, NY 11747 |
| L.I. –Ronkonkoma | Wednesday, Feb. 22 | Courtyard by Marriott 5000 Express Drive South Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 |
| L.I. – Uniondale |
Friday, April 27 | Long Island Marriott 101 James Doolittle Blvd. Uniondale, NY 11553 |
| Mount Kisco |
Thursday, Feb. 23 Friday, May 11 |
Holiday Inn 1 Holiday Inn Drive Mount Kisco, NY 10549 |
| Owego |
Thursday, May 3 | Owego Treadway Inn and Conference Center 1100 State Route 17C Owego, NY 13827 |
| Rochester |
Thursday, Feb. 9 Friday, March 16 |
Rochester Marriott Airport Hotel 1890 Ridge Road West Rochester, NY 14615 |
| Rochester (Henrietta) |
Wednesday, April 11 | Radisson Hotel Airport 175 Jefferson Road Rochester, NY 14623 |
| Syracuse |
Friday, May 4 | Holiday Inn 441 Electronics Parkway Liverpool, NY 13088 |
| Utica |
Thursday, April 12 | Radisson Hotel 200 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13502 |
Future Programs
This chart indicates when the schedules of other seasonal programs will be posted here.
Season |
Sessions Held |
Schedule Posted |
Fall |
October – December |
Mid-September |
Winter/Spring |
January – May |
Mid-December |
Summer |
July – August |
Mid-May |
Making a Reservation
There are two ways to make a reservation:
- Online using your MyNYSTRS account. After logging into your account, select the "My Tools" tab and then "Schedule Appointments."
- 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 your most-recent Benefit Profile to the seminar. For the most up-to-date estimate of your retirement benefits, use our online Pension Estimator. This tool allows you to create estimates using various retirement dates.
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.
