The Department of Retirement Systems’ Education & Outreach team has updated the webinar schedule for April - June, 2025. To view the schedule and sign up for a live DRS Zoom webinar, select DRS Webinars.

If you’re unable to attend a live webinar, these webinar video recordings are available on-demand:

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Get to know the plans

Choosing a plan (new members of PERS, SERS, TRS)

DCP (Washington State Deferred Compensation Program)

PERS Plan 1

WSPRS Plan 1

LEOFF Plan 2

PSERS Plan 2

WSPRS Plan 2

Plan 2 (PERS, SERS, TRS)

Plan 3 (PERS, SERS, TRS)

Multiple Plans (dual membership)

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Financial Wellness

Budget, debt management & prioritizing savings

Estimate your benefit

Investment basics

Financial independence in retirement

What should I do when retirement is years away?

If I knew then what I know now

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Withdrawals and retirement

Early retirement (PERS, SERS, TRS)

Purchasing an annuity and service credit

DCP withdrawals (distributions from supplemental savings)

Plan 3 withdrawals (distributions from investments)

Benefit options (survivorship)

Taking the fear out of retirement

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Specialty topics

Working after retirement (PERS, SERS, TRS)

Disability and death benefits (PERS, SERS, TRS)

Disability and death benefits (LEOFF 2)

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People with disabilities who need assistance, or those who require an alternate format, contact Tina Greene at 360.664.7005 (TTY: 711).

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