Customer Call Center Availability During the Week of July 18

The Pension Boards will be hosting several company-wide events during the week of July 18, 2022, and as a result, our Customer Care Representatives (1.800.642.6543) may not be available to answer your calls during certain times. Your call is very important to us, so please leave your message. We will return your call as soon as possible.

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Q&A on Bear Markets

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Learn the bear markets basics in this Q&A article which highlights the causes of bear markets in a slowing economy. Read more.

Discerning the Necessary and the Optional

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Rev. Bruce G. Epperly, PhD

Often my fellow retirees tell me some version of the following: “I’ve got so much to do now. I don’t know how I held a job before I retired.” They often share how busy they are, and how they don’t have time for taking a walk, exercising, recreational activities, or getting together with friends, not to mention volunteer projects. I’m usually tempted to ask, “Have you looked at your schedule? What activities are optional, a matter of choice, and what are absolutely necessary, given your commitments and values?”

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