403(b) Guidance for Teachers
Your 403(b) Can Play a Bigger Role in Your Retirement
Your pension may provide a foundation, but your 403(b) gives you another way to build retirement savings, make contribution decisions, and create more flexibility for the future.
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Why a 403(b) Matters
Your Pension Provides Income. Your 403(b) Can Build More Flexibility.
A pension can provide predictable retirement income, while a 403(b) gives you another way to build retirement assets through your own contributions. Together, they can serve different roles in your retirement strategy.
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What You Contribute—and What You Review—Can Shape What You Build
Your contribution rate, tax treatment, time, and account choices all influence your 403(b). Reviewing those decisions along the way can help keep your strategy aligned with where you are headed.
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403(b) & Student Loans
Your Retirement Savings and Student Loans May Be More Connected Than You Think
Traditional 403(b) contributions can lower your current federal taxable income, which may affect certain federal student-loan payment calculations while you continue building retirement savings.
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Look at the Bigger Picture
Your 403(b) Is One Part of the Retirement You Are Building
Whether you are starting a 403(b), reviewing an existing account, or trying to understand how it fits alongside your pension and other financial priorities, we can help you look at the bigger picture.
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