America Saves Week

Monday, APRIL 8 through Friday, APRIL 12, 2024

The Universities of Wisconsin is committed to promoting financial well-being by providing you resources to help you plan and achieve your savings goals. We are proud to be a participant of America Saves Week and coordinate events available system-wide for you at no cost.

 

At the links below find events during America Saves Week and financial wellness resources:

• Events and Event Descriptions: Descriptions of events.
• Credit Check Up & Individual Counseling Session Registration: Credit Check Up information and options for individual counseling sessions.
• Webinar Registration: Links to webinars.
• Partners: Background information on participating partners.
• Resources: Links to financial wellness materials.

Background

America Saves Week is a national campaign co-sponsored by America Saves and the American Savings Education Council. It encourages individuals and families to save money and build personal wealth. Take the Pledge today and commit to reaching your savings and debt reduction goals!

The following Universities of Wisconsin partners will be providing system-wide events:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provider (Acentra Health)
• UW 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Program (SRP) providers (Fidelity and TIAA)
• UW Credit Union, and Summit Credit Union
• Wisconsin’s College Savings Program provider (Edvest)
• Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (WDC) 457 Program provider (Empower)

All events aim to educate you on a variety of financial wellness topics. You are welcome to attend as many events as you choose.

Daily Themes

Topics that we will be focusing on during the week are:

• Monday, April 8, 2024 | Saving Automatically
• Tuesday, April 9, 2024 | Saving for the Unexpected
• Wednesday, April 10, 2024 | Saving for Major Milestones
• Thursday, April 11, 2024 | Paying Down Debt is Saving
• Friday, April 12, 2024 | Saving at Any Age

Start Saving

If you are looking for resources to start saving, the following links can help:

• UW 403(b) Supplement Retirement Program (SRP) web page
  The 403(b) Program is a voluntary supplemental retirement savings program, administered by the Universities of Wisconsin.
• Wisconsin Deferred Compensation (WDC) 457 Program web page
  You can also save for retirement with the WDC 457 Program, administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF).
• Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS)
  The Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) is administered by the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF).

Access additional webinars on financial wellness and other areas of wellness by visiting the Employee Well-being Webinars web page.

Attendance is on your own time. Consult with your supervisor for approval to attend during working hours.