Fundamentals Newsletter
Active Member Under 40 Edition
IMRF members under 40 have different life challenges and priorities than members who are closer to retirement. We've designed this newsletter to better meet these members' needs.
The newsletter is mailed four times a year. Current year issues are available on this page. If you are looking for an earlier issue, please contact us.
- Do you have one of these types of past service? Buying it back could increase your pension!
- How do I know if I should buy back my past service?
- Board of Trustees: 2019 Employee Trustee election
- IMRF named Plan Sponsor of the Year
- “Your Glass is Half Full” workshop schedule
Summer 2016 (v9, n2 - 75th Anniversary Edition)
Fall 2015 (v8, n4 - Special Election Edition)
Active Member Over 40 Edition
The newsletter is mailed four times a year. Issues from recent years are available on this page. If you are looking for an earlier issue, please contact us.
- How reciprocal retirement could benefit your bottom line
- Exceptions: When reciprocal retirement may not benefit you
- IMRF named Plan Sponsor of the Year
- Board of Trustees: 2019 Employee Trustee election
- Do you have one of these types of past service? Buying it back could increase your pension!
- How do I know if I should buy back my past service?
- Pre-Retirement Workshop and PBR schedules
Summer 2016 (v31, n2 - 75th Anniversary Edition)
Inactive Member Edition
The newsletter is mailed twice a year. Issues from the current and previous year are available on this page. If you are looking for an earlier issue, please contact us.
- How IMRF keeps your information safe
- How you can protect your personal data
- 2017 Annual Financial Report: Investment portfolio returns 15.73%
- Don't leave money on the table!
- New Executive Director Brian Collins joins IMRF
- IMRF earns ILPEx Gold Award
- IMRF’s Journey of Excellence: It’s about serving you better
- Financial Corner
- Your Personal Statement of Benefits
From the Summer 2015 Under 40 Newsletter
Thinking Money
Why is it so hard to save—or sometimes, even think about saving—when we know it’s in our long-term best interest? "Thinking Money: The Psychology Behind Our Best and Worst Financial Decisions," is a public television documentary produced in association with the FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Investor Education Foundation. It explores the answers to this question and others, like why we fall victim to fraud, why we have a hard time deciding how to invest, and why we go into debt for momentary pleasure.
Watch the hour-long documentary streamed online at the Maryland Public Television website