America Saves Week

Monday, February 27 through Friday, March 3, 2023

The UW System is committed to promoting financial well-being by providing you resources to help you plan and achieve your savings goals. The UW System is proud to be a participant of America Saves Week and coordinates events available system-wide for you at no cost.

At the links below find events during America Saves Week and financial wellness resources:

• Events and Event Descriptions: Descriptions of events.
• Credit Check Up & Individual Counseling Session Registration: Credit Check Up information and options for individual counseling sessions.
• Webinar Registration: Links to webinars.
• Partners: Background information on participating partners.
• Resources: Links to financial wellness materials.

Background

America Saves Week is a national campaign that is co-sponsored by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council. It encourages individuals and families to save money and build personal wealth. Take the Pledge today and commit to reaching your savings and debt reduction goals!

The following UW System partners will be providing system-wide events:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider (Kepro)
• UW 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Program (SRP) providers (Fidelity and TIAA)
• UW Credit Union, and Summit Credit Union
• Wisconsin’s College Savings Program provider (Edvest)
• Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (WDC) 457 Program provider (Empower)

All events aim to educate employees on a variety of financial wellness topics. Employees are welcome to attend as many events as they choose.

Daily Themes

Topics that we will be focusing on during the week are:

• Monday, February 27, 2023 | Save Automatically
• Tuesday, February 28, 2023 | Save for the Unexpected
• Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Saving for Major Milestones
• Thursday, March 2, 2023 | Paying Down Debt is Saving
• Friday, March 3, 2023 | Saving at Any Age

Start Saving

If you are looking for resources to start saving, the following links can help:

• UW 403(b) Supplement Retirement Program (SRP) web page
  The 403(b) Program is a voluntary supplemental retirement savings program, administered by the UW System.
• Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (WDC) 457 Program web page
  UW System employees can also save for retirement with the WDC 457 Program, which is administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF).
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)
  The Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) is administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF).

You can also access additional webinars on financial wellness and other areas of wellness by visiting the Employee Well-being Webinars web page.

Event attendance is on your own time. Consult with your supervisor for approval to attend during working hours.