Planning for your Retirement
Retirement involves complex choicesDROP, health care, annuities. Please use this page to help plan for your retirement.
OP&F encourages you to visit our offices for a one-on-one pre-retirement interview three to four months before your retirement date. During this interview, retirement counselors provide an overview of the retirement process, provide an estimate of your pension benefits.
Service Retirement and DROP interview appointments are available Monday through Friday at 9:00, 1:00 and 2:00. Disability appointments are available at 11:00 only. Parking is provided at no charge. You should plan to spend approximately two hours in the interview. To schedule an interview, call customer service at 1-888-864-8363.
The Ohio Retirement & Saving Awareness Initiative is a collaborative effort that promotes personal finance education and personal savings. The partnership ultimately seeks long-term benefits for members of the state’s retirement systems and Ohioans by placing focus on their overall financial health and encouraging them to PLAN for retirement.
Members of the initiative include:
- Ohio Deferred Compensation www.ohio457.org
- Ohio Public Employees Retirement System www.opers.org
- Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund www.op-f.org
- State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio www.strsoh.org
- School Employees Retirement System of Ohio www.ohsers.org
- Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System www.ohprs.org
- Ohio Attorney General www.ag.state.oh.us
- Ohio Treasurer of State www.ohiotreasurer.org
- Ohio Tuition Trust www.collegeadvantage.com
- Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Securities www.com.ohio.gov/secu
- Ohio Department of Administrative Services www.das.ohio.gov
Additional supporters include:
Look for this logo on members’ web sites. Then follow the link to common resources to help you Prepare for retirement, Learn about saving, and Act Now!

- Member Handbook
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- 2010 Pre-Retirement seminars
- Pre-Retirement Seminar Registration Form
- Schedule a pre-retirement interview
- Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)
- Booklets & brochures
- OP&F-sponsored health care plan
- Member Guide Booklets
- Retirement tools and calculators
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