{"id":36615,"date":"2025-08-12T15:42:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/?p=36615"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T20:42:24","slug":"etf-in-person-group-retirement-appointments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ohrwd\/blog\/2025\/08\/12\/etf-in-person-group-retirement-appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"ETF In-Person Group Retirement Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) is offering in-person group retirement appointments statewide. In these 2\u00bd hour sessions, ETF will guide you through the steps of applying for retirement to help you make decisions that are right for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Requirement to Register<\/strong><br \/>\nBefore you can <a href=\"https:\/\/appointments.etf.wi.gov\/WA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register for a group appointment<\/a>, you must first have received a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/etf.wi.gov\/resource\/how-fill-out-your-retirement-benefit-estimates-and-application\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retirement Benefit Estimates and Application\u00a0(ET-4301)<\/a>. You may request an estimate if you are within 12 months of your minimum retirement age (for most employees age 55).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why a group\u00a0retirement appointment?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Wait times for group appointments are usually much shorter than for individual appointments. The ETF benefits specialist reviews the same topics covered in an individual appointment, and attendees will have the benefit of learning from other members\u2019 questions. No individual or personal information is shared with the group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The retirement benefit estimates and application<\/li>\n<li>Health\/life insurance<\/li>\n<li>Beneficiaries and death benefits<\/li>\n<li>Mailings you can expect to receive from ETF after retirement<\/li>\n<li>Annual annuity adjustments<\/li>\n<li>Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) return to work rules<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSchedule an Appointment:<br \/>\n<\/strong>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXRmLndpLmdvdi9ldmVudHM_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.8OZl4yLmwcZBuWBqq9DYZ86oaCNiGXQGEF3oTb_sJGc\/s\/636559678\/br\/204154075476-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complete schedule<\/a> of group retirement appointments to find one in your area.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etf.wi.gov\/retirement\/wrs-retirement-benefit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRS Retirement Benefit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> Universities of Wisconsin Office of Human Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) is offering in-person group retirement appointments statewide. In these 2\u00bd hour sessions, ETF will guide you through the steps of applying for retirement to help you make decisions that are right for you. 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