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Whether you are a new employee learning about your WRS retirement benefits, a member planning to retire or a retiree, we have the information you need to have a successful retirement.

Cover feature: A Closer Look at WRS Retirees' Impact in Wisconsin's Communities and Economy

Tables showing investment performance of the WRS trust funds and the impact on WRS members since 1986.

A searchable list of members who have unclaimed money in their WRS account.

A separation benefit is a one-time lump-sum payment consisting only of employee contributions, additional contributions (if applicable) and accumulated interest.

Information on how Variable Trust Fund participation affects your WRS annuity and adjustments to monthly benefits, and how to cancel your Variable participation.

Learn the steps to submit, change or terminate Letters of Guardianship.

Find resources for creating a financial power of attorney document, learn how to submit your document to ETF and how to revoke your document.

The WRS Retirement Benefit is a pension plan that is intended to provide you with a lifetime retirement payment. It offers a retirement benefit based on a defined contribution plan or a defined benefit plan.

Some annuitants pursue employment after retirement. Due to legislative changes, the rules regarding returning to work for a WRS employer differ, depending upon your WRS-termination date.