If retirement is on the horizon, you may have questions about the process and how to start receiving your lifetime pension. To help answer those questions, the ASRS offers our educational webinar, “Route 4: Next Exit Retirement.” This meeting is for members retiring within six months and is designed to help clarify your retirement choices.
Route 4 is available as an online webinar that allows you to ask questions in real-time with a member of our Member Education team, or as a pre-recorded video. This webinar provides essential information as you approach retirement, including;
- The significance of your credited service years and average monthly salary as an active member
- The various retirement annuity options available to you
- How each annuity option determines the amount of your lifetime benefit.
We illustrate our entire application process to help you understand when and how to apply online and when to expect your initial pension payments. You’ll learn what to expect both leading up to your retirement and after. The meeting also includes a personalized benefit estimate to give you a good idea of your potential monthly pension.
To see a list of upcoming meeting times, visit the Member Education page of our website. Meetings are typically scheduled two months out, with more sessions planned during high-volume retirement time periods. Registration is required and is available through your secure myASRS account. After logging in, select the “Communication & Education” dropdown from the left-hand navigation and follow the prompts to register.
To prepare for your Route 4 meeting, we recommended attending a Route 3: Destination in Sight meeting. The Route 3 meeting lays the groundwork for Route 4. For more information on our Route 3 meeting, visit the member education page. Additionally, there are many other great learning resources on the Member Videos page.
This article was updated 2/8/2023
