Welcome
If you are an active employee covered by the Public Employees Retirement Fund-PERF-or a retiree of PERF and not a RIPEA member, please consider joining our association of over 42,000 members. The membership dues are only $15.00 per year.
If you are a RIPEA member we appreciate your support and solicit your suggestions to make RIPEA the most effective association it can be. We are blessed with an effective Board of Directors comprised of PERF retirees and active employee members of PERF. The staff is dedicated to fulfilling the RIPEA Mission and fully implementing the policies of the Board.
We will assist you in any way possible and appreciate your interest in RIPEA.
Bill Murphy, Executive Director
Why Join RIPEA?
Protecting Your Retirement Benefit
RIPEA has grown from a very small Association established in 1972 to an Association with 42,912 members. The reason for this growth is simple – WE GET RESULTS!
News from RIPEA!
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Retirement Planning Advice for Public Employees
Most retirement planning articles talk about 401(k)s, because these retirement plans are aimed at people who work for companies. But public employees who work for government agencies…
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2018 Legislative Update
SB 229- Cost of Living Adjustment- Senator David Niezgodski
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Provides for a Cost of Living Adjustment – COLA- for PERF retirees as well as retirees of 3 other… -
2018 Pension Deductions
We have mailed out your 2018 RIPEA membership card. You recall that you authorized RIPEA to deduct the $15.00 annual dues from your January 15, 2018 PERF…
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Pre-Retirement Planning Guide
The Pre-Retirement Planning Guide for Working Members of PERF includes a guide to Social Security and Medicare benefits, insurance issues and what happens to benefits if a retired state employee takes a new job.