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Build Your Nest Egg

Build Your Nest Egg is a partnership between LASERS and Empower to address the needs of members planning for retirement without guaranteed cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs).

Build Your Nest Egg is designed to provide active members with resources so they can take proactive and necessary steps to prepare for a potential gap in personal income once they retire.

Financial Tips from Empower Retirement

TIP #1: Deferred Compensation

As a public employee of the State of Louisiana, you can choose to participate in the Louisiana Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan.

Administered by Empower, this 457 Plan allows eligible employees to supplement their existing retirement/pension benefits by saving and investing before-tax dollars through voluntary salary contributions.

View the benefits of enrolling in the Deferred Compensation Plan.

TIP #2: Finding Extra Dollars

If you are finding it hard to start setting aside hard-earned cash for a better retirement, take some simple advice to impact your savings.

View the Save More infographic.

TIP #3: Investing Early Makes All the Difference

Get a head start on retirement by beginning early in your career. See the difference between investing early as opposed to starting later in life by checking out this chart from Empower.

TIP #4: Check Your Lifetime Income Score

Are you looking for guidance to see if you are on track to reach your retirement income goals?  Check out this powerful tool offered exclusively on the Empower website to see if you are on the right path to retirement readiness.

Check my Lifetime Income Score.

EMPOWER RETIREMENT

For more information on Deferred Compensation, contact Empower Retirement:

State of Louisiana Public Employees Deferred Compensation Plan

Local Address:

9100 Bluebonnet Centre Blvd., Suite 203
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Phone:
225.926.8082 or 1.800.937.7604

Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time


Representatives of GWFS Equities, Inc. are not registered investment advisers and cannot offer financial, legal or tax advice. Please consult with your financial planner, attorney and/or tax adviser as needed. Empower refers to products and services provided by Empower and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Empower is a registered trademark of Empower. All rights reserved.

LASERS does not offer financial, legal, or tax advice.

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