Overview: The Wyoming Retirement System Public Employee Pension Plan

The WRS Public Employee Pension Plan serves more than 450 employers across the state “including state agencies, school districts, counties, cities and towns and other government organizations.” By Wyoming standards, it’s a big pension.

I’ve had the pleasure of helping several employees navigate some of the ins and outs of this pension plan, so it felt timely to do an overview of how the plan works, giving detailed focus to the benefit areas that have carried the most importance for my clients. The complete WRS pension handbook can be found at retirement.wyo.gov in the “Pension Handbooks” subsection under “Members.”

How to Get a Property Tax Refund in Wyoming

At its most recent session, the Wyoming State Legislature passed House Bill 0099 which increases eligibility for a property tax refund program for Wyoming residents. During a time of steep rises in home values, and subsequent soaring property taxes, this is a welcome law. Signed into law by Governor Gordon on March 2nd, the program is now official. 

This law impacts many Wyoming taxpayers, so I felt a quick rundown of how the program works would be helpful.

How Social Security Spousal Benefits Work

I’ve had many conversations with families about the details of Social Security spousal benefits. The rules can be confusing, and the benefit of getting the decision right, such as when and how to file for Social Security spousal benefits, can make a significant impact on your lifetime Social Security benefit.

In this article I’ll take a closer look at this important aspect of Social Security. It impacts most of my clients’ decisions around Social Security, and may benefit yours as well.