Colorado PERA offers optional health insurance called PERACare as a benefit to its retirees. While the details of next year's plans aren't out yet (open enrollment begins October 20th), a presentation at today's Board meeting shared the details on the premium increases (and a change in one of the plans offered). Given all that's going … Continue reading PERACare Premium Increases and the Impact of a Plan Design Change
Month: September 2025
Free In-Person Class: Why FI? Financial Literacy for the Rest of Us and a Path to Financial Independence
You know you need to learn more about personal finance in order to make financial decisions, but you just find it too overwhelming, too intimidating, or too time consuming. This (free!) (really!) class is for you. This class isn’t about “getting rich quickly” (not that there’s anything wrong with that), but it’s about gaining knowledge … Continue reading Free In-Person Class: Why FI? Financial Literacy for the Rest of Us and a Path to Financial Independence
Using Empower As Your Financial Aggregator
I frequently find in both my financial literacy class for educators and when talking with people one-on-one that many folks don't really have a good handle on their various financial accounts. They have a general idea of what they have, but are pretty vague on the specifics (and more often than you might expect discover … Continue reading Using Empower As Your Financial Aggregator
