Lump-Sum Payment Options

If I resign before my retirement date and am vested is there an option to take a lump sum payment? To either rollover into a personal IRA or...

MOSERS' Appropriations

Now that the House has passed and sent to the Senate HB 2005, could you tell me whether the amounts appropriated for MOSERS ($417,959,249) i...

BackDROP Overview

What is BackDROP? BackDROP , or the Deferred Retirement Option Provision, gives you the option of receiving a lump-sum payment, in addition...

Rule of 80 & Retirement Eligibility

What happens if I leave state employment prior to my eligible retirement date under the Rule of 80? How is my monthly retirement benefit cal...

BackDROP & Social Security

In looking over my Social Security application, I see that they want to know what my earnings will be in 2018. I plan to roll over my MOSERS...

COLA Cap

With regard to the following statement in the most recent MOSERS emailed information: If you retire under the MSEP and were hired before Au...

MSEP 2011 Retirement Eligibility

Vesting is changed to 5 years, so why is the monthly benefit not payable until 10 years? If I were to retire after 8 years, would I receive ...

Comparison of MSEP & MSEP 2000

What are the major differences between MSEP & MSEP 2000? The MSEP and the MSEP 2000 have various differences including different multip...

Rollovers & MO Deferred Comp

When I began employment with the State I did a 401k rollover of my previous employer. How does this effect my retirement and Backdrop ? Is i...

Base Benefit & COLA Cap

Where can one find one's base benefit for the purpose of determining the 65% of base benefit when COLA's will end? Your COLA does n...