13 episodes
The Pension Blueprint OMERS
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4.6 • 12 Ratings
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Welcome to The Pension Blueprint by OMERS! Each episode explores different aspects of the pension landscape across Ontario, helping listeners learn about the OMERS Plan and kick-start their retirement planning. Episodes feature conversations led by the OMERS Pensions team with educational pension content.
Information presented in the episodes is provided for general purposes only and the views of external speakers are their own. OMERS Plan members should review all resources available to them on omers.com to understand their benefits and seek independent professional advice where necessary.
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Episode 12: Expanding your portfolio with AVCs
Discover whether an Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) account is right for you. OMERS Pension Education team provides some background on registered retirement vehicles, how to contribute to the AVC account and what the AVC Income Option means for members who are over age 71.
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Episode 11: Demystifying disability benefits
Hear about what to expect when claiming disability benefit with OMERS, the difference between a disability waiver of contributions and a disability pension, and the options for members with a shortened life expectancy.
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Episode 10: What happens to my pension when I die?
Learn about why you should keep your beneficiaries up to date, what spousal entitlement means and who else might be entitled to survivor benefits if you pass away.
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Episode 9: How big life changes could affect your pension
Life changes such as leaving a job, taking a parental leave or going through a separation/divorce could affect your pension. OMERS Pension Education team considers these and other life changes, and explains how to use myOMERS to assist you along the way.
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Episode 8: How to maximize your pension
Fotini Eliopoulos, OMERS Vice President of Member Experience, elaborates on what a defined benefit pension is, the formula used to calculate a member’s OMERS Plan benefit, and how to maximize your pension if you can purchase or transfer service.
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Episode 7: When should I retire?
OMERS Pension Education team weighs in on the most frequently asked question from our members: What factors should I consider when I am deciding when to retire? Our pension staff discuss how they talk to members about this question and also discuss the psychology of retirement and how to mentally prepare for that next chapter.
Customer Reviews
Required listening
I am geeking out on this podcast. It should be required listening for all employees. Please do an episode on the various types of jobs at OMERS and where you might be hiring. Thanks from a proud and grateful member
Ongoing podcast?
Lots if useful information very much like the annual roadshow you conduct. Is this a one-time drop of episodes or will it be an ongoing series? If the former, great! If the latter, can a short wrap-up concluding episode be published in case others were also wondering the same thing?
Very organized and informative
Thank you for doing this. They are very helpful and give good information about how omers operates.
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