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Benefits Summaries & Orientation

Retirement
Grand Valley State University
RETIREMENT
PLAN A
Defined Benefit
Clerical, Office and Technical
 
Eligibility: COT staff members hired prior to 02/02/2006 and POLC staff members hired before 03/04/2007 are members in the Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (Plan A). The Clerical, Office and Technical Employees Defined Benefit Retirement Plan is funded by the University.
Vesting: Participants are vested 100% upon completion of ten years of vesting service. 
Get the Summary Plan Description.  This document provides further details of the Base Retirement Plan and an example of how benefits are calculated.
Financial Planning
Supplemental Retirement Accounts
Faculty and Staff are encouraged to make a pretax contribution to a supplemental retirement account to supplement their retirement income and reduce their current tax burden. Participants can contribute up to the maximum permitted by law to any of the approved retirement investment options.
Faculty and Staff have the opportunity to participate in a 403b or 457b tax-deferred compensation plan. You can view the comparison chart below to assist you in determining which account(s) are most appropriate for your investment plans.
Additional information and supplemental retirement account applications for each vendor are available in Human Resources.
If you are a current GVSU faculty or staff member with an existing supplemental retirement account and wish to change your contribution amount, forms are available online.
If you are a current GVSU faculty or staff member with an existing supplemental retirement account and wish to change your asset allocations, you must change those allocations directly with your vendor.
Supplemental Retirement Account
Approved Investment Firm Vendor List
403(b) and 457(b)
TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
(800) 842-2776
Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services
Po Box 1823
Boston, MA 02105-9916
(800) 343-0860
403(b)
Mr. Paul Springer
New England Financial
50 Louis NW Ste 400
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616)456-1434
Compounding Interest Calculator
This Calculator shows how much you can accumulate in a tax deferred account based on various hypothetical
monthly contributions, at various rates of return, over a period of 5 to 30 years.

Accumulations after 5 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
3,237
3,491
3,671
3,859
100
6,474
6,982
7,341
7,717
200
12,948
13,965
14,683
17,434
400
25,896
27,930
29,366
30,869

 

Accumulations after 10 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
6,990
8,163
9,064
10,073
100
13,979
16,326
18,128
20,146
200
27,958
32,653
36,257
40,292
400
55,917
65,306
72,513
80,583

 

Accumulations after 20 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
16,383
22,782
28,633
36,199
100
32,766
45,565
57,266
72,399
200
65,532
91,129
144,532
144,797
400
131,064
182,258
229,064
289,595

 

Accumulations after 30 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
29,007
48,963
70,881
103,965
100
58,104
97,926
141,761
207,929
200
116,028
195,851
283,523
415,859
400
232,056
391,703
567,045
831,717

Tax Savings Calculator
This calculator shows the reduction in your take home pay and your monthly federal and state tax savings based on equal monthly contributions.

15% Federal Tax Bracket
Monthly Contributions
Reduction in Take Home Pay
Monthly Tax Savings
50
41
9
100
81
19
200
162
38
400
324
76

 

28% Federal Tax Bracket
Monthly Contributions
Reduction in Take Home Pay
Monthly Tax Savings
50
34
16
100
68
32
200
135
65
400
270
130

 

31% Federal Tax Bracket
Monthly Contributions
Reduction in Take Home Pay
Monthly Tax Savings
50
32
18
100
64
36
200
128
72
400
256
144

Financial Planning
Supplemental Retirement Accounts

Faculty and Staff are encouraged to make a pretax contribution to a supplemental retirement account to supplement their retirement income and reduce their current tax burden. Participants can contribute up to the maximum permitted by law to any of the approved retirement investment options.

Faculty and Staff have the opportunity to participate in a 403b or 457b tax-deferred compensation plan. You can view the comparison chart below to assist you in determining which account(s) are most appropriate for your investment plans.

Notice Regarding Eligibility to Make Elective Deferrals to our 403(b) Plan

Get the 403b v. 457b Comparison Chart

Additional information and supplemental retirement account applications for each vendor are available in Human Resources.

If you are a current GVSU faculty or staff member with an existing supplemental retirement account and wish to change your contribution amount, forms are available online.

If you are a current GVSU faculty or staff member with an existing supplemental retirement account and wish to change your asset allocations, you must change those allocations directly with your vendor.

Supplemental Retirement Account
Approved Investment Firm Vendor List

403(b) and 457(b)

TIAA-CREF
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-3206
(800) 842-2776

Fidelity Investments Tax-Exempt Services
Po Box 1823
Boston, MA 02105-9916
(800) 343-0860

403(b)
Mr. Paul Springer
New England Financial
50 Louis NW Ste 400
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616)456-1434

Compounding Interest Calculator
This Calculator shows how much you can accumulate in a tax deferred account based on various hypothetical
monthly contributions, at various rates of return, over a period of 5 to 30 years.

Accumulations after 5 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
3,237
3,491
3,671
3,859
100
6,474
6,982
7,341
7,717
200
12,948
13,965
14,683
17,434
400
25,896
27,930
29,366
30,869

 

Accumulations after 10 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
6,990
8,163
9,064
10,073
100
13,979
16,326
18,128
20,146
200
27,958
32,653
36,257
40,292
400
55,917
65,306
72,513
80,583

 

Accumulations after 20 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
16,383
22,782
28,633
36,199
100
32,766
45,565
57,266
72,399
200
65,532
91,129
144,532
144,797
400
131,064
182,258
229,064
289,595

 

Accumulations after 30 Years
Monthly Contributions
Rate of Return
3%
6%
8%
10%
50
29,007
48,963
70,881
103,965
100
58,104
97,926
141,761
207,929
200
116,028
195,851
283,523
415,859
400
232,056
391,703
567,045
831,717

Tax Savings Calculator
This calculator shows the reduction in your take home pay and your monthly federal and state tax savings based on equal monthly contributions.

15% Federal Tax Bracket
Monthly Contributions
Reduction in Take Home Pay
Monthly Tax Savings
50
41
9
100
81
19
200
162
38
400
324
76

 

28% Federal Tax Bracket
Monthly Contributions
Reduction in Take Home Pay
Monthly Tax Savings
50
34
16
100
68
32
200
135
65
400
270
130

 

31% Federal Tax Bracket
Monthly Contributions
Reduction in Take Home Pay
Monthly Tax Savings
50
32
18
100
64
36
200
128
72
400
256
144
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