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How well do you understand your retirement benefits? Test your knowledge by attending the first workshop in the Retirement Building Blocks series: Navigating the Basics. Beginning in June, TVA Retirement System (TVARS) members can attend and learn more about the basics of their retirement benefits along with available services and tools to help with their retirement planning. During this virtual workshop, a TVARS Consultant and Fidelity Retirement Planners will navigate through the following topics: Review of the different TVARS retirement groups Overview of the pension, 401(k) Plan and other benefits How TVARS and Fidelity Investments can assist in your retirement…

At its March 12, 2021, quarterly meeting, the TVA Retirement System (TVARS) board approved an amendment to Section 3(2) of the TVARS Rules and Regulations that would restrict any individual who is or was a participant in TVA’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) from being eligible to serve as a director on the TVARS board. TVARS presented notice of this amendment to TVA on April 12, 2021, for its review and consideration. The amendment would become effective May 12, 2021, unless vetoed by TVA within 30 days of the notice. On May 6, 2021, TVA provided notice of veto of…

When it comes to preparing employees for retirement, TVA continues to excel. In fact, a leading national publication has just recognized TVA’s 401(k) plan as “Best-in-Class” for a second time. Each year, PLANSPONSOR completes a rigorous review of the nation’s 401(k) plans and names a best-in-class list. TVA made the list for the first time in 2016. In 2021, TVA again joins such venerable names as DuPont, IBM, and Pfizer. “We have one of the best 401(k) retirement plans available,” said Mark Meigs, executive secretary of the TVA Retirement System (TVARS), which administers the 401(k) plan. “We are pleased that…

At its March 12, 2021, quarterly meeting, the TVA Retirement System (TVARS) board approved an amendment to Section 3(2) of the TVARS Rules and Regulations that would restrict any individual who is or was a participant in TVA’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) from being eligible to serve as a director on the TVARS board. Please see the Notice of Amendment.