Pre-Retirement Seminar

Plan to attend the Spring Pre-Retirement Seminar on April 26, 2025, 8:00am-2:30pm at the Guaranteed Rate Field (Sox Park) in the Wintrust Conference and Learning Center.. The seminar will cover the FABF application process, healthcare options in retirement, social security, wills and estate planning, wellness, long-term care planning, deferred compensation utilization, and overall financial planning. Please contact the Fund at (312) 726-5823 or via email at seminar@fabf.org to confirm participation - seating is limited to 120 and spouses are welcome. 

Pre-Retirement Seminar Materials

The presentations below cover information that will be shared at the upcoming Pre-Retirement Seminar.

Pre-Retirement Seminar Announcement

FABF Retirement Process Handout
—Tier 1 Estimator (Estimator Example)
—Sample Estimate Letter (Request an Estimate Here)
—T Cody Sounder Retirement Article 2024

City of Chicago Retiree Healthcare Overview
—City of Chicago Resources Handout

Source 1 Benefits Retiree Healthcare Overview

Social Security and Government Pensions
—Chicago Police & Fire Book— Order Form
—Government Pension Offset
—Windfall Elimination Provision

Will and Estate Planning

Self Care in Retirement 
—FireStrong.org

Approaching Retirement— Nationwide Deferred Compensation Plan

Longterm Care Retirement Planning

"Let's put this together— A Financial Blueprint."