The Standard provides PSCI employees and plan members with a series of Retirement on the Brain materials designed to help improve retirement readiness and answer questions related to a range of financial and retirement-related topics. New content is added monthly, so plan to check back next month for more Retirement on the Brain information.
Learn the Basics of the Financial Markets
What are “the Markets”?
Why does everyone follow the Dow? How do mutual funds work? When you’re putting away some of your hard-earned cash for retirement, it’s helpful to know the answers to these questions, along with other information on how the financial world functions.
Watch this short video or download the flyer to help you understand:
- The U.S. investment markets
- The Dow and other market indexes
- Investment categories
- Timing the market
- Time in the market
Diagnose Your Debt and Make Saving for the Future Easier
Is debt keeping you from saving for retirement?
Then take a look at these Financial Health Checkup resources.
Watch the Financial Health Checkup video to learn about remedies to better manage debt and make it easier to save for the future:
Download the Financial Health Checkup flyer and worksheet to figure out your debt-to-income ratio, an important measure of your financial health.
After you’ve set up a plan to manage your debt, start saving by enrolling in your retirement plan or increasing your current contribution. Go to https://www.standard.com/retirement
Don’t Overlook Health Care Costs as You Save for Retirement
Pay close attention to saving enough to cover your health care costs when you’re retired. Check out these resources, from The Standard, to help you prepare to stay healthy in retirement.
Watch the Future Wealth and Health video or download the flyer for tips to help you save enough.
It’s never too late to enroll in your retirement plan or increase your current contribution.
The Power of a Budget: Find Money to Save
Saving for retirement can be easy when you connect with The Power of a Budget resources. Watch the video and read the flyer for valuable information about saving for your future.
Watch The Power of a Budget: Find Money to Save for budgeting tips that can give you power over your finances.
Download the The Power of a Budget flyer to learn ways to remove roadblocks to retirement readiness. Take the next step. To enroll in your plan or increase your contribution, go to standard.com/retirement.
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