Retirement

Vanderbilt University is introducing improvements to its retirement plan that aim to make saving for the future even easier. These enhancements, designed with the financial well-being of employees in mind, include an auto-advance adjustment, annual auto-enrollment and an annual increase program. Read More

If you contribute to a non-Vanderbilt University retirement plan through an outside business in which you are at least a 50 percent owner, you need to report your 2023 contributions to Human Resources by April 1.  Read More

Vanderbilt community members recently received marketing materials in the mail for a Retirement Planning University event on Monday, Jan. 29, and Tuesday, Jan. 30. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC, a Vanderbilt Athletics sponsor, is hosting the two-night event; it is not sponsored by the university. Read More

Join Robin Fountain, public affairs specialist with Social Security Administration, as she discusses when you are eligible to receive retirement benefits, how does early retirement affect your benefits, how do you get the most from your benefit, and when should you file for Medicare. Read More

The Faculty Life Committee of the Faculty Senate will host informational workshops focused on two important topics of interest to our faculty: retirement and classroom resources. These two topics were the main areas of interest when Faculty Senators were surveyed as representatives of their faculty constituencies. Read More

If you contribute to a non-Vanderbilt University retirement plan through an outside business in which you are at least a 50 percent owner, you need to report your 2022 contributions to Human Resources by April 1.  Read More

"Make the Most of Your Retirement Savings" will be held online on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Read More

Do you want to create a retirement income plan that can help you determine how to use your financial resources to generate income?  Join Brock Goodwin with Fidelity Investments as he explains how to plan for the income you’ll need in retirement.  Read More

To help employees avoid taxes and penalties, Vanderbilt University Human Resources collects information each spring regarding contributions made to outside retirement plans to help ensure employees don’t exceed IRS limits. Read More

The Golden Dores employee affinity group will host Catherine Wood, university benefits executive director, on Thursday, Dec. 9, for an online discussion about employee retirement. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. CT. Read More

During this unprecedented and challenging time, Fidelity continues to serve you in ways both new and familiar. Brandon Hall and Brock Goodwin, your Fidelity retirement planners, are available to help during times of volatility. Read More

Are you saving enough to live the life you want in retirement? Not sure where to start? Join Fidelity for a complimentary online workshop, "Get Started and Save for Your Future," on Thursday, March 19, at 11 a.m. Read More

Because of the need to convert current retirement plan contributions to Oracle Cloud, there will be a period of time when employees are unable to make changes to their retirement plan contribution percentages. Read More

The Vanderbilt Recreation and Wellness Center presents “Take the First Step to Investing” with Brock Goodwin, a retirement planner with Fidelity Investments, from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, at Medical Center East, Room 8380B. Read More

Roberta Bell, who has led Vanderbilt’s institutional research arm since 2003, will retire from the university July 31. As executive director of the Vanderbilt Institutional Research Group, Bell has overseen the data-gathering and analysis efforts that help inform critical campus decision-making and planning. Read More

Cpl. Gauge, Vanderbilt’s longest-serving K-9 officer, retired July 1 after 10 years of service to VUPD. Due to his strong work ethic, however, Gauge may have some trouble settling into retirement. Read More

Vanderbilt’s retirement plan provider, Fidelity Investments, has added an extra layer of security to the NetBenefits website. Read More

Vanderbilt University periodically reviews the investments offered by its Retirement Plan to ensure it continues to help you meet your retirement and financial goals, and that the plan offers a variety of options to fit different risk tolerance levels. Read More

Each year, the Internal Revenue Service reviews the limits for retirement plan contributions and makes necessary adjustments to reflect price and wage inflation. For the 2017 calendar year, the voluntary limits will remain the same. Read More

On Oct. 12, Fidelity began sending the government-required retirement plan participant fee disclosure to employees who are eligible to participate in the Vanderbilt University 403(b) Retirement Plan. You do not need to take any action. The disclosure is for your information only. Read More