Planning for your future is important, but sometimes it’s hard to know where or when to start. We offer webinars to help you plan for retirement during your early, mid, and/or late career. If you want to know more about your ACERA retirement and how it works, attend a webinar.
However, if you are already familiar with the retirement system, and are ready to submit retirement paperwork, visit our Applying to Retire page.
Webinar Options
New Employee / Mid-Career Webinar (3 hr.)
For new employees and mid-career members wanting to plan for retirement
You will learn about:
- How to start your retirement preparation now
- How to utilize a 457(b) account to supercharge your retirement savings while lowering your taxes now—guest experts from the Deferred Compensation Program will tell you how
- Your benefits as an ACERA member
- Your options if you leave employment
- Reciprocity with other agencies, service credit purchases, and vesting
- Much more
New Employee / Mid-Career Seminar Presentation Handout
Deferred Compensation 457(b) Handout - Pursuing the Future You Imagine
Pre-Retirement Webinar (3 hr. 15 min. + 45 min. optional post session)
For members retiring in the next 3 years
You will learn about:
- How to get an estimate of your future retirement benefit
- How the retirement benefit calculation works
- How selling or cashing out vacation affects your retirement
- How to choose your retirement date
- How to choose your retirement option
- What medical, dental, vision, and death benefits are available
- How to actually retire
Pre-Retirement Seminar Presentation Handout
Retirement Planning Worksheet
Deferred Compensation 457(b) Retirement Readiness Post Session (45 minutes)
Starts Directly After Pre-Retirement Webinar
Experts from the Deferred Compensation Program will tell you how you can utilize a 457(b) account to supercharge your retirement savings while lowering your income taxes. Learn about catch up payments you can make leading up to retirement. Find out about how you need to take disbursements from your 457(b) account after retirement.
Deferred Compensation 457(b) Retirement Readiness Presentation Handout
Watch Anytime: Past Webinar Recordings
New Employee/Mid-Career Webinars
2024
August New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
May New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February 23 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February 22 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
2023
November 15 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
November 14 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
August 23 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
August 22 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
May 2 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
May 3 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February 15 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February 14 New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
2022
August New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar
May New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
2021
August New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
May New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar
February Post Session – The Importance of Your 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
2020
October New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar
June New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar
May New Employee/Mid-Career Seminar
Pre-Retirement Webinars
2024
August Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
May Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
January Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
2023
November Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
August Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
May Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
March Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
February Pre-Retirement Seminar (Includes 457(b) Presentation)
January Pre-Retirement Seminar
January Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
2022
November Pre-Retirement Seminar
November Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
August Pre-Retirement Seminar
August Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
May Pre-Retirement Seminar
May Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
March Pre-Retirement Seminar
March Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
February Pre-Retirement Seminar
February Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
January Pre-Retirement Seminar
January Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
2021
November Pre-Retirement Seminar
November Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
August Pre-Retirement Seminar
August Deferred Compensation 457(b) Post Session
Note: We’ve removed all of the previous seminar video links because they contained outdated information.
Special Webinars
2023
August WIC Special Retirement Planning Webinar
2022
October LARPD Special Retirement Planning Webinar
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