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Understanding WRS – On Demand Seminar

The Wisconsin Retirement System (the state pension plan) will be a source of retirement income for most Wisconsin public school employees. How much do you know about this important benefit? In this three-part series, learn about WRS, how it works, how to read your statement, how benefits are calculated, the different payout options available at retirement, core versus variable fund participation, and much more.

Video series coming soon.

Contribution rates and other figures are subject to change each year. Please visit etf.wi.gov for more information.

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Kelly Behnke, TGPC, CIC, CISR, ACSR™

Kelly has been with WEA Member Benefits since 2000. She has a high level of knowledge regarding 403(b) plan documents and compliance that she has shared with public school districts around the state. Kelly also assists districts and school employees by providing financial education, information, and product opportunities to assist them with building their financial security and making sound financial decisions.

Kelly holds a BBA from Edgewood College, Series 6 and 63 securities licenses, and life, health, property and casualty licenses. She is also holds Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), Certified Insurance Service Representative (CISR), Accredited Customer Service Representative (ACSR,) and Tax-Exempt and Governmental Plan Consultant (TGPC) designations.  She is a registered representative of WEA Investment Services, Inc., a broker/dealer.

Kelly lives in Portage with her husband and son Calvin and has three grown daughters, Courtney, Kendra, and Sierra. She is a grandma to the cutest grandsons ever and enjoys spending time with her family and friends along with skiing, hunting, curling, camping, and many other outdoor activities.

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Dave Stelmaszewski

Dave has over 10 years of experience providing insurance and retirement products to Wisconsin individuals. He has taught continuing education classes to insurance professionals and is passionate about assisting districts as well as school employees with financial education, answers to their questions, and products to build their financial security in retirement.

Member Benefits has a wide variety of resources designed to educate and inform members as to how to make good financial decisions in order to obtain a secure future and retirement. Dave would love to set up a presentation for your school district and discuss the financial resources available to you and your staff.

Dave lives near Madison with his wife Ember and their two dogs. They enjoy checking out music concerts, outdoor festivals, and spending time playing with their four grandchildren around the southwestern Wisconsin area.

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Ben Sloma

Ben joins WEA Member Benefits after spending 25 years as a Wisconsin public school teacher. His experience in the profession affords him a unique understanding of the importance that financial literacy and planning has for members, and he is enthusiastic about providing them with the information and services needed to help them achieve their investment goals and a secure retirement.

Member Benefits supports districts with a variety of financial planning presentations and instructional materials appropriate for those new to education, approaching retirement, and all steps in between. Having been an educator himself, Ben knows firsthand the value placed by public school employees on the opportunities their districts provide to ensure their financial health. He looks forward to working with you toward this goal and welcomes the opportunity to discuss the many resources and presentations available to you and your staff.

Ben lives in Mequon. In his free time, he enjoys rehabbing old homes, reading, exercise, and collecting paintings by Wisconsin artists of the early 1900s.

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