Volume 1
Summer 2010

• Summer 2010
• Ravitch Offers A Counter Punch To Obama's Education Plan
• Members Forum
• Lessons Learned from a Teacher's Travels: Chapter 2 - A Reflection
• New Teacher Profile
• Faculty Rep Profile
• Safe Schools
• Assessment Without Victims
• CTAInvest.org Is Up and Running
• Electronic Registrar Online
• Just A Thought
• It's Just Around the Corner
• Need Some New? Try The Zoo!
• Mike & Me
• Ventilation
• We Tip Our Hats
• Attention Members
• SJTA Programs for Social Justice Sponsors

CTAInvest.org Is Up and Running

 

Educators who want to take more control over their financial futures now have a new tool at their disposal. CTA's financial education Web site, ctainvest.org, launched in late August. This financial resource, developed exclusively for California educators, provides information about voluntary retirement savings plans and education on financial and investing topics. Educators can find the answers to questions such as: "Will I have enough money to support my retirement lifestyle?" "What types of investments should I consider?" and "How does my 403(b) plan work?"

"We've created this resource for educators to help them make informed choices about retirement planning and investing," says David A. Sanchez, CTA president. "We know that our members are eager to learn more about what is available to them, and this site provides a wealth of information in one convenient package."

The ctainvest.org Web site features:

• Financial articles on a range of topics, including CalSTRS and CalPERS basics, 403(b) and 457 plan basics, investing strategies, saving for education, insurance, estate planning and much more.
• 10 calculators licensed through Standard & Poor's that can help educators estimate everything from retirement income needs to college savings to the potential benefits of refinancing.
• Webinars, also licensed through Standard & Poor's, that take a step-by-step approach to explaining asset allocation, investment risk, managing debt and credit and understanding mutual funds.
• Case studies, which are real-life stories from educators navigating the waters of retirement planning and investing.

Visit ctainvest.org today.

CTA developed this site for California educators. So visit ctainvest.org soon to learn more about taking control over your financial future.

"Before I attended a CTA training, I had no idea what a 403(b) plan was."
~ Claudia Sandberg-Larsen, Educator

"Teachers get into the business because they love kids and they love to teach Ð not because they necessarily understand finances."
~ Executive Director, Pomona Teachers Association, former Chair, CTA State Council Retirement Committee

Contact: ctainvest.org