New Initiative from MetLife Resources Encourages K-12 Educators to
Strategically Approach Retirement at Each Stage of Their Professional
Life
As the school year begins across the country, teachers are yet again
focused on preparing students for successful futures. For most
educators, students come first, but it’s just as important for teachers
to commit to their own lifetime of learning and financial success.
MetLife is dedicated to helping teachers achieve this goal and expand
their knowledge about retirement planning throughout their careers,
which is why the company has launched its new “MetLife 3 R’s to
RetirementSM” campaign and website: 3r.metlife.com.
“Teachers devote their careers to helping students build promising
lives, but when it comes to planning for their own retirement, there’s
always an opportunity to learn more about the benefits of saving and the
options available to them,” said Derrick Kelson, vice president of
MetLife Premier Client Group, Workplace Initiatives. “With our new
‘MetLife 3 R’s to Retirement’ campaign, we are committed to expanding
the range of resources and guidance that our MetLife financial services
representatives already bring to school employees. We’re encouraging
teachers of all ages to ‘review’ their retirement savings goals,
‘reassess’ their progress, then ‘retire’ when they’re ready. In doing
so, we aim to help them more strategically contribute to their 403(b)
plans and ultimately, achieve a more financially secure retirement.”
A cornerstone of this new initiative is to broaden awareness among K-12
educators of their employer-sponsored retirement plans and the new tools
available to them at 3r.metlife.com.
Tools provided on the website can help educators assess their savings
and align their progress with their overall retirement goals. The
campaign also promotes the one-on-one retirement planning guidance
MetLife financial services representatives provide to educators to
encourage them to take advantage of this available resource.
MetLife understands that greater awareness can spur more confidence and
better retirement outcomes, which are particularly important for
educators. In fact, the LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute 2015 Plan
Sponsor Study reports that K-12 administrators feel that only 41% of
their employees will be financially prepared for retirement.
Visit 3r.metlife.com
to learn how you can benefit from continuing your education on
retirement planning.
About MetLife Resources
MetLife Resources is a division of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(a MetLife company) that specializes in providing retirement plan
products and other financial products and services to healthcare,
educational, governmental and other nonprofit employers and their
employees.
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates
(“MetLife”), is one of the largest life insurance companies in the
world. Founded in 1868, MetLife is a global provider of life insurance,
annuities, employee benefits and asset management. Serving approximately
100 million customers, MetLife has operations in nearly 50 countries and
holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin
America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.
MetLife Premier Client Group is the distribution channel name for the
offices of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), New York, NY
10166. Securities products offered by MetLife Securities, Inc. (MSI)
(member FINRA/SIPC), 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036.
MLIC and MSI are MetLife companies
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