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The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds for the year ended December 31, 2022 provides comprehensive information about ETF, the Wisconsin Retirement System, and other benefit programs administered by ETF.

The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds for the year ended December 31, 2023 provides comprehensive information about ETF, the Wisconsin Retirement System, and other benefit programs administered by ETF.

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.

If you wish to specify who shall receive a primary beneficiary’s share of a death or life insurance benefit if a primary beneficiary is deceased, you must use this alternate beneficiary designation form.

Your financial power of attorney document determines the scope of your agent's authority. You may give your agent the ability to make many changes to your WRS account or limit them to a few actions.

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

Checklist for a new employer agent or an employer’s new retirement/insurance contact with the ETF.

The costs of providing care are high and demands on a caregiver's time are significant. Even if you are not a caregiver currently, there is a good chance you will be at some point in your life. Use the information and resources on this page to help you learn about caregiving and make a plan for financial security.

Due to 2023 Wisconsin Act 4, county correctional officers (jailers) who are categorized as general employees will become protective occupation employees under the Wisconsin Retirement System, unless they opt out. Learn about who is affected, decision deadlines, and what this means for a jailer’s WRS benefits.

If you are the owner of a WRS account from which a WRS death benefit or life insurance benefit would be payable upon your death, you may file a beneficiary designation.