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    New Member Workshop Resources

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    download this documentNew Member Workshop Participant Guide

    Watch the New Member Workshop on demand

    Slide 1: Welcome

    Slide 2: Gift of Time

    Slide 3: What is Covered

    Slide 4: How to Participate in Session

    Slide 5: PERA’s Defined Benefit Plan

    Slide 6: What is the Defined Benefit?

    • New Member in the Defined Benefit Plan

    Slide 7: How the Defined Benefit Works?

    • Member Contribution Rates
    • Employer Contribution Rates

    Slide 8: PERA Membership

    Slide 9: Colorado PERA Employers

    • Affiliated Employers | Colorado PERA

    Slide 10: Advantages of PERA Membership

    • Your Benefit Options at Retirement | Colorado PERA

    Slide 11: Personal Savings Plans

    Slide 12: Pieces of Retirement Income

    Slide 13: The Power of Starting Now

    Live Demonstration: Future Value of an Investment Calculator

    • https://secure.copera.org/secure/calcs/FutureValue.jsp
    • Why You Should Start Saving for Retirement Early in Your Career | Colorado PERA

    Slide 14: What’s My Story?

    Slide 15: PERAPlus Advantages

    • PERAPlus | Quick Tips | Colorado PERA

    Slide 16: More About PERAPlus Webinars

    • Webinar Library

    Slide 17: Sign Up for a PERAPlus Account

    • https://www.copera.org/retirees/peraplus-401-k-457-plans

    Slide 18: Your PERA Account

    Slide 19: Access to PERA Mobile App

    • https://www.copera.org/pera-mobile-app

    Slide 20: PERA Mobile Dashboard

    Slide 21: PERA Mobile Dashboard (Cont’d)

    Slide 22: Access Your Account at Copera.org

    • https://www.copera.org

    Slide 23: Build a Future You Imagine with PERA

    Slide 24: Next Steps as a New PERA Member

    Slide 25: Contact Colorado PERA

    • Website: copera.org
    • Phone: 800-759-7372

    Slide 26: Member Feedback Survey

    • https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/peramtgfeedback

    Live Demonstration

    Log into your PERA account for the first time in this 10-minute session.

    Reference Slides 27 – 38

    • https://www.copera.org/pera-mobile-app (Mobile App)
    • Learn more about your PERA account (New User Registration)
    • Your Online PERA Account: Convenient and Secure | Colorado PERA (Online Account)
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