Educate Me

UT System provides many resources to help you learn how to plan for your retirement. In addition, the approved providers are also on hand to help you as you consider your contributions and investments.

Learn How to Save

How much is enough? Find out with My Retirement Overview–TRS and My Retirement Overview–ORP, comprehensive tools that allows you to predict just what you can expect to receive during your retirement and what it will take to get to where you want to be.

My Retirement Overview–TRS

My Retirement Overview–ORP

How Much to Save

Find out what expenses you could cut back on today and how much that could help you save over 10, 20, and 30 years.

Find How Much do you Need to Save?

Why Should You Participate?

Quite simply, there is no savings opportunity like it. The UT System Voluntary Savings Plans offer a unique combination of investment choices and convenience.

Retirement Planning Interactive Game

Retirement Planning interactive board game

What's Your Financial IQ?

How does your financial know-how measure up? Take the What's Your Financial IQ Challenge below to test your financial knowledge.

What is your Financial IQ? game

 

Online Presentations

The NEW My Retirement Manager (6.5 min) 
Are you interested in participating in the UT Retirement Programs but need help actually signing up? This presentation will give you a comprehensive walk-through of the UT Retirement Manager Program, from how to log-in for the first time, to how to enroll in one of the UT Retirement Retirement Savings programs and view your balances.

Demystifying Social Security (9:59 min) This presentation provides an overview of Social Security and its projected shortfall in the near future, and what you can expect for yourself.

Roth vs Pretax Contributions (5:20 min)

Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (1.5 min)
This short video illustrates how much an impact saving even as little as $10.00 more a week in a retirement plan can have for your future savings.

Why Women Should Save For Retirement (8.5 min)
Women have different savings needs and priorities, and those needs make participation in a UTSaver retirement savings plan that much more important. Find out why in this presentation.

Federal Tax Saver's Credit
If you're eligible and contribute as much as $2,000, you could qualify for a Saver's Tax Credit of up to 50% of your contributions--$1,000 subtracted from your income tax payment. Learn More.

Other Resources

Fund Performance Report

Tax Savings Calculator

Review your personalized pre-tax out-of-pocket expenses and tax savings. Access this calculator by logging in to My UT Benefits.

Need help choosing an investment mix?

Each provider has advisors available to meet with you to help put together your retirement portfolio. In addition, many provider websites offer online planning tools to help you manage and track your portfolio on your own.

Approved Providers