Financial Planning and Education

Financial education and wellness webinars are offered by the Retirement Board of Allegheny County as a courtesy to active and retired members of the plan to assist with financial planning, budgeting and working toward a goal of a healthy retirement. View the monthly Did You Know retirement bulletin(PDF, 136KB) for more information on making key decisions about retirement.

The Retirement Office staff offers two webinars for each topic: an afternoon and evening session to accommodate schedules. All final webinar sessions, dates, and times will be announced through HR Notifications. Registration is required to attend. The dates and webinar topics below are tentative and subject to change. 

Webinar Schedule

2024 Schedule

01/17/2024 Social Security
02/07/2024 Paperwork
03/20/2024 Medicare
04/17/2024 ID Theft
05/14/2024     Paperwork 
06/12/2024 Financial Planning
07/17/2024 Social Security
08/14/2024 Paperwork
09/18/2024 Long Term Care
10/16/2024 Financial Lit 101
11/20/2024 Medicare
12/06/2024 Open House
12/18/2024 Paperwork

Webinar Topics

Social Security
Learn about Social Security planning. Duncan Financial Group’s Social Security Expert, Nancy Conner, will discuss strategies to get the best Social Security benefits for not only retirement, also while still employed. She will also discuss which benefits are right for you and when you need to apply.

Completing Pension Paperwork
This seminar is for employees that are vested, of retirement age and planning to retire within a year. Completing Pension Paperwork is offered quarterly, typically in February, May, August and December. Please plan to attend one of the sessions if planning to retire within a year. 

Medicare
Some of the question that will be addressed include: What is it? When do I apply? Do I apply if I am still working? What does it cost? What does it cover? How much does it pay?

Identity Theft
What happens when someone steals personal information to commit fraud? How can it be quickly identified to prevent the use of information to fraudulently apply for credit, file taxes, or get medical services? These acts can damage credit status and cost time and money to correct.

Financial Planning
Financial Planning creates a (Financial) Road Map for your future. Join us for this informative webinar to hear about what is necessary to successfully plan for Retirement for both new and seasoned employees.

Long Term Care

Financial Lit 101