Pension elections
Benefit options, survivor elections, service credit and buybacks, and what each choice means for your monthly check.
Free for teachers and school staff
Your pension questions, answered.
Tell us a little about your situation and we will connect you with a licensed retirement professional for a free 30-minute call. There is no cost, no obligation, and you are never required to buy anything.
- Free 30-minute call
- Licensed professionals
- Your info goes to one professional, never sold around
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Tell us what you need
Two minutes. Your state, your retirement system if you know it, and what you want help with.
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We match you with a licensed professional
One licensed retirement professional in your state receives your request. Exactly one.
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You pick the time
A free 30-minute call on your schedule, before school, after school, or on a break.
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Answer a few questions and a licensed retirement professional will reach out to schedule your free 30-minute call.
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What teachers ask about
The questions worth thirty minutes.
403(b) and 457 plans
What you are actually paying in fees, whether to roll over an old account, and how these fit next to your pension.
Retirement timing
What your income would look like if you retired at 55, 60, or 65, and how many more years actually move the number.
The full picture
Social Security timing, Medicare, life insurance, and how your pension decision touches all of them.
Questions
Before you fill out the form.
Yes. The call costs you nothing and you are never required to buy anything. You can cancel or reschedule at any time, and you can tell us to stop contacting you at any time.
A licensed retirement professional who works with educators in your state. We are the matchmaker, not the advisor: Pension Appointment Network does not give financial, tax, or legal advice.
It goes to exactly one licensed professional, the one handling your request. We never sell your information to data brokers and we never pass it to multiple firms. The details are in our Privacy Policy.
No. We are a private company, not affiliated with any government agency, pension system, or school district. For official benefit figures, your pension system is always the source of record; the call helps you understand your options around them.
Thirty minutes now beats guessing for thirty years.
Most teachers have one or two questions standing between them and a confident retirement date. Ask them.
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