Ready to Retire
A
guide for SamCERA’s
Safety Members
& Probation Members
who are
preparing
to embark
on the
great
adventure.
We
hope this guide helps you understand and assemble all of
the pieces of your SamCERA retirement puzzle.
Before you get serious about retiring make sure your post-retirement
income will equal at least 75% of your pre-retirement income so
that you can live as comfortably as you do now.
If you
would like to view and print Ready to Retire in Adobe Acrobat PDF 
,
click Here.
Q1.
How can I estimate My Monthly Benefit?
Q2. Am I Eligible to Retire?
Q3. What can I do to Enhance My SamCERA Benefit?
Q4. What do I Need to do before I Retire?
Q5. What are My Retirement Options?
Q6. How do I get Paid Once I Retire?
Q7. How does the Cost-of-Living Adjustment work?
Q8. What Should I do about Taxes?
Q9. What Should I do about Health Insurance, Life Insurance and
Deferred Compensation?
Q10. What Questions do Retirees ask Most Often?
Q11. Sample Application for Service Retirement
Q12. Sample Election of Monthly Retirement Allowance form
SamCERA - FAQ - Ready to Retire (Safety & Probation)