TL;DR: Financial Literacy for Lousiana Public School Teachers: Optimizing Financial Decisions Based on Your TRSL Benefits

I just wanted to share my latest book, this one for teachers in Louisiana Public Schools, focusing on financial literacy and making the most of their TRSL pension benefits.

Please consider sharing with any educators you know in Louisiana.

This is the latest in the TL;DR Financial Literacy series. If you know educators in the following 39 states/pension plans, or a young adult for the standalone young adult book, please consider sharing the appropriate book with them as well. And, if you happen to know a superintendent, school board member, principal, or union/association leader, you might suggest that this would make a great, inexpensive, possibly life-changing gift for new teachers.

Young Adults

Alabama (TRS, over 300,000 members)

Alaska (TRS, over 25,000 members)

Arizona (ASRS, over 625,000 members)

California (CalSTRS, almost 1,000,000 members)

Colorado (PERA, over 600,000 members)

District of Columbia (DCRB, over 11,000 members)

Connecticut (CTRB, over 100,000 members)

Florida (FRS, over 1,000,000 members)

Georgia (TRS, over 375,000 members)

Idaho (PERSI, over 175,000 members)

Illinois (TRS, over 430,000 members)

Indiana (INPRS, over 500,000 members)

Iowa (IPERS, over 325,000 members)

Kansas (KPERS, over 320,000 members)

Louisiana (TRSL, over 160,000 members)

Maine (MainePERS, over 120,000 members)

Maryland (SRPS, over 420,000 members)

Massachusetts (MTRS, over 195,000 members)

Michigan (MPSERS, over 600,000 members)

Minnesota (TRA, over 143,000 members)

Missouri (PSRS/PEERS, over 289,000 members)

Nebraska (NPERS, over 140,000 members)

New Hampshire (NHRS, over 110,000 members)

New Jersey (TPAF/PERS, over 590,000 members)

New York City (TRSNYC, over 217,000 members)

New York State (NYSTRS, over 435,000 members)

North Carolina (TSERS, over 550,000 members)

Ohio (STRS, over 500,000 members)

Oregon (PERS, over 378,000 members)

Pennsylvania (PSERS, over 500,000 members)

South Carolina (PEBA, over 700,000 members)

St. Paul (SPTRFA, over 12,000 members)

Tennessee (TCRS, over 585,000 members)

Texas (TRS, over 1.9 million members)

Utah (URS, over 250,000 members)

Virginia (VRS, over 740,000 members)

Washington (TRS, over 590,000 members)

Wisconsin (WRS, over 678,000 members)

Wyoming (WRS, over 80,000 members)

This series now covers 91% of the public school teachers in the 50 states plus DC. If you know of any educators in a state/pension plan not listed who might be interested in being a co-author for their state’s book, please have them complete this google form (or contact me directly).

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