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Three Steps to Financial Wellness

Falling short of your retirement savings goals or having trouble paying the bills? You are not alone. Many people are financially out of balance. Financial wellness means finding a balance between living for today and preparing and planning for tomorrow.

1. Protect what you have with insurance.

   “Life, disability, and long-term care are vital components of a comprehensive financial strategy,” says financial planner Nick Ventura, president and CEO at Ewing, N.J.-based Ventura Wealth Management. “Having these elements in place will offset the risks of catastrophic events.”

2. Plan for life after you’re gone.

   Most people don’t want to contemplate their mortality, but putting off estate planning is ill-advised. In addition to arranging for an authenticated will and a trust, you should designate beneficiaries for your retirement accounts.

3. Prepare for your future with a supplemental retirement savings plan.

   This type of plan can help educators bridge the gap between a pension and social security. Benefit from our resources to help you prepare for the retirement lifestyle you want and deserve.

NEA Member Benefits can help. Get started with benefits for insurance, retirement, and more at neamb.com/Overview.
 

Virtual Civil Rights History Tours for Your Classroom

The International Civil Rights Center and Museum offers educators an invaluable resource for teaching social justice and civil rights history. Located in the historic F.W. Woolworth’s Building, in Greensboro, N.C.—site of the famous 1960 lunch counter sit-ins—the museum now offers virtual tours for classrooms nationwide. These immersive online experiences bring history to life, engaging students with the powerful stories and artifacts that shaped the Civil Rights Movement. Perfect for sparking critical discussions and deepening students’ understanding of activism and equality, virtual tours can help your students connect past struggles to present-day lessons.

Learn more at sitinmovement.org.

Find Tools for Your Practice

• Looking for professional learning opportunities and resources to bolster your lessons?
• Seeking legal guidance on educator rights?
• Searching for good advice from fellow educators?

Check out NEA’s online resource library, where you can search by keyword, issue, resource type, and more to find the latest and best professional resources from NEA.

Visit nea.org/Resource-Library.