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Preserving Your Digital Footprint: The Importance of Digital Estate Planning

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How to Use the Retirement Estimate Calculator: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Navigating Your CalPERS Membership: Your Top Questions Answered

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Protect the Ones You Love: Choose Your CalPERS Power of Attorney

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Do You Need Estate Planning?

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Retiring Soon? Here’s What You Need to Know

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CalPERS 101: A Member’s Guide to Understanding the California Public Employees’ Retirement System

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Estimate Your CalPERS Pension

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What You Need to Know After Retirement

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Saving for College or Retirement: Which Is Right for You?

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New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, entr New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, entrepreneur, and financial feminist Tori Dunlap (@herfirst100k) is bringing her global multimillion-dollar movement to #CalPERSPathways. 

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After years of relaying CalPERS’ promise of reti After years of relaying CalPERS’ promise of retirement and health benefits, Heather Huerta finally finds herself on the other side of the conversation.

Here are some tips on how to approach retirement from a longtime CalPERS team member, and ways to fulfill yourself afterward.

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CalPERS ofrecerá un curso para miembros 24 de Junio en el sur de California.
 
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#ThrowbackThursday In the early 1930s, there was #ThrowbackThursday

In the early 1930s, there was a push to create a retirement system for California's state workers — which eventually came to pass, marking the beginning of CalPERS.

While we now cover far more than just state workers, the same vision is intact to this day.
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All CalPERS offices will be closed Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

Remember, you can use our self-service website https://my.calpers.ca.gov/ to schedule appointments, review account info, or send secure messages.

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CalPERS' website contains a plethora of resources for our members — but we also deliver updates, articles, and news releases for our broader membership that you can receive directly.

Sign up for our newsletters and alerts today: https://www.calpers.ca.gov/newsroom

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